How to Find a Bilingual School for Your Child

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Have you always emphasized learning English as well as your native tongue (mother tongue) for your child? And do you want your child’s school to follow this principle too? If yes, then a bilingual school is the right option for your child. Here is how to find a bilingual school for your child.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1
Go online and look for bilingual schools in your neighborhood. Use keywords such as "bilingual school + name of your state/city/town" in the search box of search engines such as Google and Yahoo.
Step2
Check all the options that appear on the results page. Get more information about the schools mentioned online.
Step3
Make a list of schools that suit your requirements concerning teaching philosophy and techniques, residential versus non-residential, extracurricular activities and fee structure.
Step4
Talk with teachers at any local school as well as with friends and relatives and ask them if they know of a bilingual school. Ask their opinions on the schools that you have short-listed.
Step5
Visit these schools personally to check the infrastructure and environment. Talk to teachers and other staff at the school. Learn how the school updates the parents about their child’s development and how the school expects the parents to play an active part in their education.
Step6
Get information on how the school balances instruction in the 2 languages. A good way to do this would be to check the curriculum and talk to students at the school.
Step7
Get references for current parents at the school and talk to them. Ask about their satisfaction level and in what way they feel that this particular school has benefited their child.
Step8
Choose a school that meets your expectations.

Tips & Warnings

  • Consider taking your child along when you visit a school. This will help you to know if your child feels comfortable in that school’s environment.
  • Never settle for a school without investigating it personally.

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