Selecting the Best Fit International School For Your Family #4

Which curricula does the school subscribe to?

There are international schools abroad that offer what is essentially a national curriculum. You can find international schools that are running the national curriculum from America, Britian, Australia, Canada, France (usually taught in French), and so on.

Securing a teaching contract in an international school that offers the national curriculum that you and your children are used to will help ease the transition into international education for both you and them. When you are doing your research, one clue to whether an international school is running a national curriculum is in the name of the school. For example, the British School of Rome or the British School of the Netherlands.

When you are looking for a good school for your children, you may run up against some curricula that you haven’t come across before. For example, there is the school wide system offered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO). The IBO offers the Primary Years Programme up to Year 6, the Middle Years Programme from Years 7 to 11, and the Diploma Years Programme for Years 12 and 13.

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