When it comes to relocating your family abroad, your children’s education is a paramount concern and plays a huge part in making your relocation a success.
For children moving to India, their new way of life will potentially be very different from what they were used to in their home country, and yet it is possible to find and create many similarities to their existing lifestyle. An added advantage to living in India is the wealth of new cultural opportunities that can be enjoyed, both from the host culture and other international communities.
Crown Relocations helps you identify the right school for your children as you prepare to settle in a new country. Educational Support Services from Crown helps in arranging appointments to visit schools, accompany the transferee and help evaluate the schools in order to choose the right option.
As with many success stories, timing is everything. As parents, you can help your children adjust to the new culture by timing the move so that they commence school at the beginning of the year when the academic sessions begin. It is also a good idea to visit schools for yourself, preferably during school hours. Even better, ask to see the classroom that your child will be in and look at some of the pupils’ work to see if your child is doing similar work.
School options in India
State schools (also known as Public or Government schools) are either partially, or fully funded by the state. The quality of state schools in India varies greatly from a few top-notch institutions to the low-ranking. In addition, most schools have a strong focus on academic subjects, with little scope for creativity and extra-curricular activities tend to be lacking. There is a strong focus on examinations, which makes the educational environment very competitive. Local parents tend to have mixed feelings about the public school system and may opt for lower-end private schools. Likewise, many expats in India prefer private or international schools, which they believe will meet the educational standards that they have established for their children.
Private schools in India are reputed for their quality holistic education – a thrust on both curricular and co-curricular activities, and it is a popular belief that children make better educational progress in private schools. Most private schools will prepare students for public examinations based on one of the following curricula with instructions delivered in English:
- Council for Indian School Certificate Examination – this is a private non-governmental board. It conducts two main public examinations, generally for children in private schools.
- Central Board of Secondary Education – this is one of the main governing bodies for education in India and serves both public and private schools. They conduct two main examinations, alongside several others for specialized college entry.
Though private schools are held in high esteem, children are pushed to perform well, which makes the schools very competitive. Emphasis is placed upon academics, especially mathematics and the sciences, as well as on rote learning, while many examinations are standardized.
If you wish your children to continue their home-country curriculum, international schools may be the ideal choice. These tend to employ experienced teachers from the respective home country who impart similar teaching methods and instructions in their mother tongue. Most of the top international schools have state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure, feature many extra-curricular activities and are keen on personal development. Generally speaking, the standard of teaching at these schools is in line with that of the home (sponsoring) countries, which allows for a smooth transition for children to new schools.
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