Bilingual Schools

One of the principle advantages of education undertaken in bilingual schools is that the child is exposed to new cultures and new languages at a young age, as well as gaining a well rounded and thorough academic education.

Bilingual schools can differ in terms of both the educational programs and the dominance of particular languages. The curriculum of most bilingual schools is designed for those who speak English as a second language, the most common mother tongue of students in American bilingual schools being Spanish. However, most schools also accept children who speak English as a first language (whose usual motivation for enrolling in a bilingual school is that their family is of the origin relative to the school’s first language). This mix of cultures provides a dynamic and interesting learning environment, the results of which propagate through the school’s curriculum and can be seen in the successful results achieved by the alumni.

Classes are taught in English – usually the target language - or in the pupils’ native idiom. If the teaching is in the second language, students are given further tutoring in their first language to maximise their academic learning. Furthermore, in order to support the more complex side of learning English as a second language – the grammar, for example – students are able to enrol in an English as a Second Language course.

The alumni of bilingual schools are typically more mature, broad minded and confident than other children of their age. This is a consequence of having been exposed to new cultures so young and the confidence they gain from being able to express themselves in more than one language.

Whilst all staff in bilingual schools should be experienced in dealing with the circumstances of students being different from the norm, it is important to choose a school which can offer as much student-relevant support as required, with the basic educational factors, language learning and adaptation to new cultures. This choice can only be made after thorough research and consideration, to which we dedicate our site.