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The start of new academic year in schools abroad 

Almost everywhere in North hemisphere school year begins around September 1. Even if in some countries the start date of academic year differs from land to land. Like in Germany, the beginning of the school year in different lands varies from early August to early October, in the United States and Canada it also depends on the state and district, but mainly starts after the first Monday of September, as in the United States and Canada first Sunday is a national holiday - Labor Day. However, some private schools may…

BOARDING SCHOOL TESTERTo choose the right school that will fit your child, I recommend not only to visit the school first, but also to leave your child in the school for a few days. In international abbreviation, this concept is called "Boarding school tester" – literally: to try the taste of the school. Not all schools offer the "tester", but still, quite a few.WHAT HAPPENS DURING A "TESTER"?The future student stays in the school residence and attends classes according to student age for 1-3 days, according to the rules of the school and individual agreement.The…

Quite often, looking at the webpage of a new school abroad, I find that the school belongs to international network Round Square. It is always shown as a distinguish feacherI tried to understand this concept in more details.

What is Round Square?

Round Square is a network of 150 innovative schools in 40 countries on five continents. This comcept is based on experimental approach that helps to prepare a nation of developed, conscious, responsible, principled and confident global citizens.Schools that belong to Round Square organization have the advantage of a mutual…

Gap Year -  break between school and University 

At the time when most of students are preparing for transition from high school to colleges and universities some of them decide to take time out and dedicate a year to travel, work, volunteer activities, careful planning of the future and the most important decisions they can make at such a young age.Unlike many countries of Europe and the world, where the “gap year” — a year between high school and unversity – is common, in Canada it is rare.For example, in Norway, Turkey, Denmark, according to…

How to choose a secondary school abroad

Choosing the right school that suits your child is a difficult and the most responsible moment in the admissions process. After all, it is because the comfortable life of the child at school depends directly on its zainteresovannosti and high results in sports and other nonacademic subjects. This is especially true of boarding schools, where children spend all of their time and the school becomes their family.Of course you can get good recommendations from the Agency, from other parents, whose children study in the school. But what suits…

How to choose the right school abroad for your child

For admission to good schools abroad, the student has to pass the entrance tests (usually language and mathematics). There might be also other tests, depending on student age and subjects to study.In addition, the school organizes an interview with the student either in person or by skype. For admission to British schools or schools in remote countries overseas, the interview is conducted via Skype. For admission in almost all the schools of the continent (especially European schools) — the student is asked to come to…