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27 the November 2017

How to select bilingual schools

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One of the most complex tasks when it comes to being parents, es select the school where are they going to enter. It is a fairly long period of time and which we will have a direct relationship with said institution..

It is for this reason that we have investigated the aspects that we must take into account when selecting it and specifically if we want it to be a bilingual school., since it provides us with additional guidelines

Bilingual Primary in Guadalajara

Keys to selecting a school

These keys or points, they will allow you analyze and select a school in general. Later we will delve deeper into the aspects that a bilingual school must have as well..

  • Educational project

How is the educational project of the entire school structured?, since kindergarten, primary and secondary school.

  • Distance between home and school

The distance and time What does it take for the student to get to school?. It is an important aspect since it will allow us to take into account how many hours our child will spend on a school bus route during all this time..

  • Number of students per class

If they are small groups (approximately 8 a 12 students) o large groups.

  • Work method

Whether they are custom classes or not. This allows us to know if our child's education will be observed in detail., your achievements and progress. This work method should normally be accompanied by the educational project that the school has., since it will not be changed in the future. We will be sure that the education you will receive will be in accordance with this methodology.

how to select bilingual schools

Keys to selecting a bilingual school

However, taking into account the general keys of all schools, Now we can delve into the keys or points that we must analyze when selecting a bilingual school.

  • Total immersion in the second language

This has been done since they are in kindergarten., since it is the moment where children They learn a second language more easily. The total immersion, That is, all the activities they carry out will be immersed in a second language., will provide better and greater learning.

According to many theories of education, It has been observed that they learn both languages ​​simultaneously.

  • Teacher training

It is important to take into account the training that bilingual school teachers have., specifically if they are natives or not in your second language. This point will allow you to make the decision in a better way., since teachers having an advanced level is not the same as having a second language as a native language.

  • Bilingual System

A school is considered to have a bilingual system when it offers 50% of his classes in English. It also considers that these hours are dedicated to teaching a second language and that they are not covered by other activities such as sports or arts..

This point is quite important to take into account in your decision..

  • Number of hours taught in second language

Allows you to evaluate how many hours in the day They will be interacting in a second language. Likewise during all the years that they will be in said school.

  • Bicultural

This means that students will be able to study subjects in a second language., different from the English subject. That is, you will see Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical, etc. in a second language.


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