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23.10.24
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A fascinating and meaningful interview about studying at the IB program in Italy and feedback about the modern boarding school in Treviso H-FARM.1. How did you choose H-FARM International School Treviso to study IB program? What drew your attention to this school?When choosing H-Farm, I didn't know much about international schools. It was something completely new and unknown for me, because before this school I studied at a specialized school in Kyiv. I've seen YouTube videos of kids who have already done IB in different countries, but little was clear when they were…
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26.09.24
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Located in one of the most picturesque areas of Madrid, Tres Cantos, Soto de Viñuelas is a unique educational center that combines British educational traditions with a Spanish flavor. For parents, who are looking for high-quality international education in English in Spain for their children, this school is a real find.Location and surroundingsKing’s College, Soto de Viñuelas is located in the picturesque town of Tres Cantos, just 15 minutes from the center of Madrid. Situated on the M-607 motorway, which is famous for its stunning views, the city offers ideal…
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17.07.23
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Last week I visited IB Primary Day school in the heart of Madrid and I liked it so much that if I were in the situation of looking for a primary school for my child myself, I would seriously consider moving the family to Madrid so that the child would study in this school! This is not my situation, but in this article, I want to share with my readers what exactly struck me at SEK Santa Isabel School.First, let's delve a little into history. The SEK Santa Isabel school is located in the historic center of Madrid, where the SEK educational institution was founded in 1892, giving…
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28.11.22
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I try to attend the UK Secondary Schools Conference at least once a year precisely because the conference is followed up by agent visits to independent schools. I can choose which region I want to see schools in and go on a 3-day tour to the chosen region.This year, I chose to visit Midland School in North West Birmingham, which had some very good schools, but most of all I wanted to visit Bromesgrove School in person.Bromesgrove is a top ten UK IB school, offering such academic programmes in high school: GCSEs, after which you can take both A-levels and IBs.From the…
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14.11.22
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My visit to the boarding school SEK El Castillo in the north of Madrid took place in the fall of 2022, during my stay in Spain on the program to protect Ukrainians from war. SEK International Schools are well known in Spain and Europe and rank high in the rankings due to the high performance of IB graduates. Every year, 4-8 graduates of the Spanish schools of the group score the highest score of 45, while about 20% of IB program graduates across all schools score at least 40 points.SEK El Castillo was the first to offer the IB program in Spain in 1977 and was one of the first schools…
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29.12.19
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International school SEK Catalunya located 35 km North from Barcelona city center in mountainous near the village La Garriga.School accommodates about 900 students, including students of Junior school 3-11 years, Nursery for children 1-3 years, Middle school 12-16 years and 16-19 years of High school.Floors of the school are divided by the age groups while maintaining the same style across the school. Each floor has two wings where 5-6 classrooms sit around a large open area which is used to work on projects.One floor is allocated for science labs, robotics classes, and…
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22.12.19
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I`ve wanted to visit the Agora international schools in Spain, offering the IB program in different parts of the country, for a long time. In the approach of Christmas, Kiev became cold and sad and my choice fell on warm and sunny Valencia, where I could get a direct flight by Ryanair.
Winter in Valencia
Valencia is my favorite city in Spain. Here I started to learn Spanish and, like it was yesterday, I remember the narrow streets of the old city, where I, who had never liked running, were making my record runs 7-8 miles every night, trying quickly overcome the hot blocks…1256
09.08.19
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For whom the exchange program in the public schools of Germany designed?
The short program in the public schools of Germany also referred as the international exchange program, has been created for high school students of the age 14-18 who learn German to promote language learning and have deep experience in the culture of the country and studying in secondary schools of Germany.Despite the name "international exchange programme", the program does not provide free accommodation through the exchange of children between families and Nations. It means a cultural exchange,…1458
14.11.18
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Zinzendorfschulen is one of the largest and most prestigious schools in Germany. Here there are 950 students studying from 5th to 13th grade. The school allows to chose if a student wants to stay in middle school 8 or 9 years, which means each student chooses for how long he wants to study before graduating from high school.Zinzendorfschulen was opened in 1809 by Protestant Church.The school inherits the doctrine of the German philosopher Ludwig Zinzendorf, who even at that time believed that we should not clone children but need to develop their individuality.Even now the school…
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17.10.18
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Internationalism swept over Europe and today, along with a large group of international recruiters, I have visited Schloss-Schule Kirchberg, which was the first to market German private schools for international agencies, trusting us to enroll students to the school.