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Dear all,


hello!


I'm new on the site and I hope I'm opening the thread in the right place. I will be happy if you help me to choose the international school for my boy who will be 3 years old in a bit more than a year. We are thinking of it already because it is evident that there's a big difficulty to get a place. 


The question is: how to choose the school with a good french-english basis. As I understood the international schools like Ecolint and Lancy has very good education in english but what about french.. And the Florimont has the opposite, english appears only in the secondary school, untill then it is maximum 3 hours a week. Of course, at this age i'm talking about language environment not really education but it is still a question. Because at home we may speak english, but we are not speaking french at home. If we move to another country our son will probably go to a French International School (Lycée Français International).  


I'll be very grateful for experiences any thoughts on this subject.


Thank you! 


All the best,


Anastasiya

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Dear all,


hello!


I'm new on the site and I hope I'm opening the thread in the right place. I will be happy if you help me to choose the international school for my boy who will be 3 years old in a bit more than a year. We are thinking of it already because it is evident that there's a big difficulty to get a place. 


The question is: how to choose the school with a good french-english basis. As I understood the international schools like Ecolint and Lancy has very good education in english but what about french.. And the Florimont has the opposite, english appears only in the secondary school, untill then it is maximum 3 hours a week. Of course, at this age i'm talking about language environment not really education but it is still a question. Because at home we may speak english, but we are not speaking french at home. If we move to another country our son will probably go to a French International School (Lycée Français International).  


I'll be very grateful for experiences any thoughts on this subject.


Thank you! 


All the best,


Anastasiya


Anastasiya ESep 1, 2016 @ 20:27
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And forgot to say. Location is Geneve.

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And forgot to say. Location is Geneve.


Anastasiya E, Sep 1, 2016 @ 20:29
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Hi! We were registered in the waiting lists of both Ecole Mosaic and La découverte. both offer English and French programs at bilingual level. Good luck!

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Hi! We were registered in the waiting lists of both Ecole Mosaic and La découverte. both offer English and French programs at bilingual level. Good luck!


Alexandra C, Sep 1, 2016 @ 22:22
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Dear Alexandra,


thanks a lot! It looks like exactly what we need. Could you, please, give me an idea of how long is to stay in the waiting list until you get a place? in your case is it more than a year or even two waiting? 


Thank you!

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Dear Alexandra,


thanks a lot! It looks like exactly what we need. Could you, please, give me an idea of how long is to stay in the waiting list until you get a place? in your case is it more than a year or even two waiting? 


Thank you!


Anastasiya E, Sep 2, 2016 @ 18:10
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If you click on "forum" above


http://www.glocals.com/forums/geneva/


you will be able to do a search in earlier posts as well about schools in Geneve as this topic is discussed from time to time. You may find additional information there as well.

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If you click on "forum" above


http://www.glocals.com/forums/geneva/


you will be able to do a search in earlier posts as well about schools in Geneve as this topic is discussed from time to time. You may find additional information there as well.


Reka Y, Sep 2, 2016 @ 18:51
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Thank you, Reka! I've searched in the forums, it is true, there are lot of discussion on this subject. the reason I created new topic was that no forums answered my questions. all the forums talk about international schools usually meaning English speaking schools, and all schools mentioned there are based on only one language, either English or French. I'm searching for truly bilingual school. 

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Thank you, Reka! I've searched in the forums, it is true, there are lot of discussion on this subject. the reason I created new topic was that no forums answered my questions. all the forums talk about international schools usually meaning English speaking schools, and all schools mentioned there are based on only one language, either English or French. I'm searching for truly bilingual school. 


Anastasiya E, Sep 2, 2016 @ 20:20
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Perhaps this will help:


http://www.knowitall.ch/education-guide

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Perhaps this will help:


http://www.knowitall.ch/education-guide


Reka Y, Sep 2, 2016 @ 20:40
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http://www.genevafamilydiaries.net/expat-life/schools-geneva/


http://www.gsgi.co.uk/countries/switzerland/geneva

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http://www.gsgi.co.uk/countries/switzerland/geneva


Reka Y, Sep 2, 2016 @ 20:56
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Try IIL....caters for both and has a very high academic focus..


Good luck

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Try IIL....caters for both and has a very high academic focus..


Good luck


Jeffery S, Sep 3, 2016 @ 06:05
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Thank you, Jeffery! I saw you recommending this school in a few forums, it is among our options.

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Thank you, Jeffery! I saw you recommending this school in a few forums, it is among our options.


Anastasiya E, Sep 6, 2016 @ 16:47
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Thank you very much!

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Thank you very much!


Anastasiya E, Sep 6, 2016 @ 16:48
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