Expert Reviews

Study at state schools abroad

Few people know that a number of public schools accept international students. At the same time, the study can be either absolutely free or a symbolic fee is charged for the work of the international department. However, as a rule, schools do not engage in student accommodation and guardianship. This concern is undertaken by a foreign agency, the purpose of which is to choose for a foreign student the right school and host family, to provide local health insurance, guardianship. As a rule, study at a public school with all these services is still much…

Oswestry School — special approach to children

My meeting with Sarah, a representative of the British private school Oswestry, was especially interesting. Sarah has been working in the international department of the school since 2010. But she had studied the school well over the previous 12 years, as her own four children graduated one at a time from Oswestry School and went to different universities. Therefore, Sarah could talk about the school from the side of students´ parents.S: When my older children were in high school, I realized that they all need a different…

International school near London — ACS.

I was a pleasant surprise to meet Anastasia as a representative of the ACS at the conference on secondary education in Frankfurt. Many years ago, when we met, Anastasia was representing the famous French school Ecole des Roches. We successfully worked with the Ecole des Roches, while Anastasia, who was responsible for collaboration with the Russian market moved to London. And as is often the case when important part of the team leave the school, to work with it became difficult. And now, a few years later, I felt happy…

A-level program. Public schools of England.

Shrewsbury Six Form College is a state high school in the eponymous town of Shrewsbury, located in Central England.The nearest airports are Birmingham and Liverpool, both a half hour's drive from the city, London – 2.5 hours drive away. This is a daily high school, where 1600 students aged 16-19 study BTEC and A-level programs. Shrewsbury Six Form College is the only public high school in the city, where live about 100 thousand people. Two school campus located along the banks of the river. One campus is designed to study…

British boarding school Nobel International School of Algarve in Portugal

I met Pedro at an international conference on secondary education abroad in Munich and he told me about the history of the school and gave an interesting interview:R: In the mid-60s, many foreigners from northern Europe moved to the Algarve region: families from Great Britain, Scandinavia, Holland, Germany moved here and bought houses to settle in this magnificent region of Portugal. Since by the end of the 60s the population of the region was mainly foreigners, it became necessary to open an international…

French school in Bordeaux

I met with the representative of Ecole de Tersac, Mr. Bastien Gautier, during the international conference on study abroad ALPHE in September 2015 in London. Ecole de Tersac is a family business of the Gautier family.Bastien Gautier develops the school's connections in the international market.L: Tell us about the location of the school and residence.In: The school is located between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Conveniently accessible from two international airports. This region is known for wine production and is therefore very touristy. Students…

Where to study in a private school in Cambridge?

During a conference for international education ALPHE in London, I met with a representative of the private school Cambridge CCSS (Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies) Gregory Horobin. Over the 35-year history, the school achieved very high results, - in 2015, 15 high school graduates were enrolled in Cambridge and Oxford University. Gregory Horobin agreed to give me an interview so that our readers know what influences such high school results. L: Gregory, tell us who studies in school and about the programs CCSS.G:CCSS is…

One of the most successful IB schools in Canada.

Glenlyon Norfolk School is one of the most interesting private schools that I met at the Alphe Secondary Focus conference on secondary education in Frankfurt in October 2015. The school is located on Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada. Interestingly, other British Columbia high school representatives who attended this conference spoke of Glenlyon Norfolk with great reverence, mentioning that of course, Glenlyon Norfolk is an Ivy League-level school (of course, by this they meant that graduates of the school are applying for…