We've got a couple of years yet to plan, but we've just started exploring pre-University options for our oldest DD (should she decide she wants to go), and have some questions about possibly entering her into the IB qualification.
We live abroad and our DCs are all in the local state education system in the language of our country (not English). There is a local-ish private school offering the IB syllabus from Early Years through to Diploma. Whatever we are able to afford for our eldest, we need to be able to offer to all three DCs .... which is flipping expensive. Because of this we wouldn't be able to afford 2 years prior to the Diploma as well as the 2 years for the diploma itself; which would be ideal in order to transition into such a different educational system which is largely taught in English.
So, my question ..... if we transferred her for 1 year before the Diploma (MYP 5) in order for her to settle in to her new school and become used to the new approach (current system very much based on memorising rather than investigating/individual study), could this be a compromise worth doing? We realise her results at the end of this year probably won't be great; but hopefully she'd be geared up for the final 2 years, which I understand to be very demanding.
Thanks for any advice, perspective, comments, reality checks.
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Transition into IB Diploma .... advice, help!
Hecho · 23/09/2015 09:00
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