Tips for Choosing the Right
Looking for the right school for
your children is one of the most difficult decisions you will come across as a
parent. This decision is filled with questions,
uncertainties, and details you may not be aware of at this point in your
parenting journey.
For that reason, I spoke with the
experts at Amman Academy to understand the best way to go about your school
hunting experience:
1. List the type of degree or programmes that are offered
at each school. Even though MYP, IB,
A- Levels and other degrees seem far away
for first-time parents, choosing the right foundation
from the beginning is
crucial. Test results are a great indication of a school's competence in the
degrees
they offer, these results demonstrate the school’s ability to engage
the student even at an early stage.
2. Look into a school's facilities, safety measures,
social events and extra-curricular activities. While
academics are important,
so are sports and other activities which help develop children's emotional,
physical and mental well-being.
3. And finally, the most important of all, is
conducting proper research through schools' websites and
site visits. Talk to
the staff, watch them in action, and interact with the people your child will
be
interacting with for years to come. As school experiences differ from one
child and parent to another,
the best research is your own research.
By taking informed,
well-researched steps, finding the right school for your child can be
an exciting experience for the entire family. Once you have decided, it
might also help to take your child to visit her new school before the start of
the new school year. If she can see the school at her own pace, the shift from
nursery to the "big kids' school" might be easier-check
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