Many of you will have excellent academic backgrounds. You will have worked hard throughout. You will have a solid understanding of whichever education system you moved through as a child and young person. But given your new lifestyle the options available to your children are probably quite different. And even if the exact same system is available to them, it will have changed since we were at school.
Not only that, it turns out that according to the research, the system that a child works through is one of the least important factors in predicting their long term academic, wellbeing and health outcomes. Other factors in schools play far greater roles.
✅ Better understanding what we mean by different curricula e.g. “British”, “IB”, “AP”, “American”, etc.
✅ Exploring current global good practice in education in parent-friendly language so you understand what schools are talking about.
✅ Identifying EXACTLY what you want for your child and what you want from their school.
The guidebook will take you around 3 hours to work through. You should work through it with your parenting partner if you have one and if they are involved in school selection.
🎓 A series of questions to ask schools you are considering no matter the stage your child is in their eduction. From preschool through to college/university. The questions will be based on what you have identified as being top priorities for you.
🎓 A lengthy checklist that you can use as you tour schools to identify how much they are embodying the priorities that you have identified.
🎓 The confidence that you need to advocate for your own and your child's needs.
🎓 The confidence that you need to lead your child through another transition.