| Re: Preparing an English speaking 8 year old for German schools?
Hi, I know of a great initiative in Basel to help English-speaking children aged 6 – 13 years have a smooth transition in Switzerland culturally but more particularly educationally in their move from an English-speaking school into the Swiss school system. It’s called “Step in”. T he curriculum is taught in German and is adapted to “fill the gaps” that each child has between what they've learnt in other school systems and what they need to know at that level in the Swiss school curriculum. This course only lasts a year, is approved by Basel-Stadt and includes culturally integration too and at the end of it all children are fully prepared to enter the Swiss school system. Sound interesting? |