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Choosing the Best International Schools in Spain for your children

Let us help you to find the best International Schools in Spain ... Choosing the best International schools in Spain for your children is one of the most important decisions you will make, whether you are moving abroad, or you are already living abroad. We all do what we believe is best for our

04.20.2013 | Education, Relocation |

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Education in Spain : Division

Education in Spain : Division

As our children grow older, the challenge to keep up with their education in Spain, their schoolwork and their often vast quantities of homework continues. I am currently a very proud mum who has two very intelligent and hard working children (yes I know they are only 5 and 8 and there is time to ch

02.14.2013 | Education |

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Education in Spain: 5 factors to consider when choosing a school.

Education in Spain: 5 factors to consider when choosing a school.

One of the most important decisions you have to make, when moving to Spain with children, is which school to send your children to.  Whether to enroll your children in a Spanish state school or a private international school. The availability of state schools and international schools in Spain v

07.13.2012 | Education, Relocation |

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School Holiday Calendar Spain: Andalucia

School Holiday Calendar Spain: Andalucia

Here is the School Holiday Calendar for Andalucia, Spain for the school year 2012 -2013. As the 2012 school holidays begin, you can use these Spanish school holiday dates to plan any trips and holidays for the coming year.  Please remember that provinces may also have local holidays, such as Se

06.24.2012 | Education |

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School Holidays 2011 - 2012 Malaga, Spain
Education In Spain (Our Story II)

Education In Spain (Our Story II)

In our previous post Education in Spain (Our Story I), we told of how smoothly our eldest son adapted to changes. Our daughter however, appears to have suffered more due to the changes in her young life. At the age of 15 months, she eventually adapted to private Spanish nursery in Velez Malaga.

11.18.2010 | children, Education, Relocation |

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Education In Spain (Our Story I)

Education In Spain (Our Story I)

[caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="212"] Welcome back Josh![/caption] In our post  Education in Spain (part 1), we mentioned that probably, the first decision you have, regarding your child’s education, when moving to Spain is the choice to place them in a state run school o

11.16.2010 | children, Education, Relocation |

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Halloween 2010

Halloween 2010

I am writing this, having just spent almost five hours, with around one hundred and fifty pupils aged five to seven years, at my son’s school, making ghosts! The children had a fantastic time but my fingers are sore from cutting and sticking, that’s for sure. Today is the first of four days o

10.29.2010 | children, Education |

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Education in Spain (Read in English)

Education in Spain (Read in English)

Teaching your Child to Read in English ... “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”    - Emilie Buchwald Anyone who has a little knowledge of the Spanish language will agree with me, I am sure, when I say that I think that teaching your child to read in Spanish is a lot ea

10.23.2010 | children, Education |

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Education in Spain (Your comments)

Education in Spain (Your comments)

On moving to Spain 6 years ago, the one thing my husband and I were determined on, was that our children would have a Spanish School education, this was for a few reasons. We were moving to Spain, to embrace the whole culture,and provide our children with an insight in another way of life .

10.22.2010 | Education, Guests |

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Education in Spain (part 1)

Education in Spain (part 1)

Education in Spain,  is compulsory for children between the ages of six and sixteen. The good news is that state education in Spain, from nursery through to university, is free of charge* for both Spaniards and foreigners (*subject to certain requirements that we will discuss at a later date). E

10.15.2010 | Education, Relocation |

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