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Feature Articles > Transitions: Between School Systems, Hemispheres, Countries

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From American Schools to British (English National Curriculum)

Certainly one of the most difficult of transitions, but not impossible. And then what's needed to get into American unis from the British system?

IB to IB: A Seamless Transition, Wherever You Go?

Touted as the best system for the most seamless transition, country to country, but it ain't necessarily so....

London Educational Overview for Expatriates

A quick and easy snapshot of the wide-ranging schooling possibilities in greater London, with advice on what makes each one different, how to choose for your own children, and how to work that choice into your long-term planning for the end game: sending them off to university.

Transferring Into or Out of the French System

The rigourous French schools are undoubtedly the most difficult to transfer into from other systems, but the best if you want a dependable and seamless transition within the same system, no matter where you go.

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