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Originally Posted by chris(madrid)
IMO - if you intend to make Spain your home - your nippers NEED to get into a Spanish School as fast as humanly possible.
I've two mates in Germany whose experience I can relate. Both came from the USA. Had kids of similar ages - both had German born wives. One put his kids in a US school the other German.
The US schooled kids shot off back to the US as soon as they could. Never learned more than VERY rudimentary German and NEVER went anywhere except US base amusements. The others integrated despite a TOUGH 6 months at first. Stayed in Germany and fully integrated. Remember however tough it is - at home they'll have an escape.
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I totally 100% agree!! Sadly if we make the move when they're at an important point in their education. ie just as they start the course work for their major exams (GCSEs or Baccalaureate). then they may suffer. either by lack of qualifications or lack of language/society skills.
But yes in retrospect I wish I'd gone for a state school for mine, but I am seriously thinking of moving 11yo into state in the autumn
Jo