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ACS School Cobham- What's it like?

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Tupacca · 17/06/2018 09:53

I like the idea of an international school for my son aged 12. Does anyone have experience of ACS Cobham? I had read on an old Mumsnet thread that said the kids who aren't super wealthy are made to feel left out/get less attention(!) Anyone know what the culture is there?

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Tupacca · 13/09/2018 20:09

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Tupacca · 13/09/2018 18:47

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Tupacca · 12/09/2018 20:01

Thank you everyone. Has anyone got children at ACS or had in the past? It is worrying the high turnover. Might mean people are more welcoming/friendly as they know what it's like to be the new kid. But academically I don't know how well they do .

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yougotanygrapes · 12/09/2018 18:42

I would say mostly American. Staff and pupils.

OlennasWimple · 12/09/2018 18:29

Are most students (and staff) at ACS American, or is there more of a mix of international backgrounds?

ksb76 · 12/09/2018 00:29

My two have been at other international schools around the world, and what we have found is that as the poster above has indicated, there can be a huge turnover each year which can make friendships quite hard. For the teaching staff, this also means that there is no long term gratification - the students you have in year 7 and 8 are unlikely to still be with you all the way to years 12 and 13, hence you don't see the eventual results, and we have found that they are relatively uninvested in each individual child.

Caddyshack · 11/09/2018 18:45

With any international school keep in mind that the 25-30% of the population turns over each year, so kids tend to have to say goodbye to friends each summer. All 3 of mine went to another international school when we first moved to the UK and this was one of the toughest things.

Two of mine have since moved to English schools for various reasons so take that for what it's worth...

yougotanygrapes · 11/09/2018 18:37

The older kids seem lovely. Very polite. Educationally- I've heard all good things. Facilities are fab if your little one is sporty.

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Tupacca · 11/09/2018 18:24

Thank yougot! Do you know anything about how it is educationally? or how friendly the kids are to each other?

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yougotanygrapes · 11/09/2018 17:57

From experience....

Nice school, grounds and facilities are amazing.

Parents don't seem to fraternise with the help (nannies). Some very stuck up but I'm sure there are lots of nice ones too.

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Tupacca · 11/09/2018 15:16

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