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| Hello all:
It is our understanding that the swiss school system "tracks" students in the 6th grade into either a vocational/real program or a university/gymnasium path. | |
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True. Given the age of your children, the 8-year old will be O.K. Plenty of time to learn German. With the 11 and 12 year old it is more difficult. I would suggest that you contact the local school authority and discuss the options with them. You must keep in mind that the school system here differs very much from canton to canton, so the experience of people in Vaud is not applicable to the system in Zurich or Geneva etc.
If you do want to have the childeren in the local school (which is what we opted for for our daughter), you could maybe consider having them resit a grade just for the sake of language? As I suggested, talk to your future local authority
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| All of our kids are bright and in the gifted and talented programs at their schools in the US. We would not want them to be limited to vocational education simply because their language knowledge was not sufficient quickly enough.
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This should not happen, and if it is a concern than be open about it when you talk to the teachers at the school(s).
I have several colleges at work who have opted for one of the international schools in the Lehman region (no naming) for the schooling of their children and I can only say that I am very happy to have opted for the state schools for my daughter. You can PM me if you want details
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