Do ANY greek islands have english speaking schools for children?!!!

[greekislandmove!]

thank you for this information paroshep, straight to the point and informative, very helpful.

I think we have figured that out and werent so much wanting a formal education...they are all young so not overly concerned about academics..really I think we wanted somehwere for them to go and have fun, preferably daily as we are not really homeschoolers and will need to work and dont want them going nuts not knowing what to do with themselfves in the house!!

Yes I agree, a trial period is exactly our tactic..Thanks again!

[claptoon]

Hi
We have friends who now live on Lefkas (Lefkada) and have a young daughter who goes to the local school and is getting on great and totally bi-lingual with a very short time of 2-3 years. She is very happy as are our friends. I wouldn't look at expat or english schools as an option as the children would be happier intergrating rather than being 'a foriegner, if you know what I mean.

[greekislandmove!]

Thank you yes, I do know what you mean!

Us adults will just have to be patient with the transitional uneasiness with the kids is more the thing!

Thanks for your perspective, helps alot

[natalie humphreys]

Hi there, I moved to Rhodes over 4 years ago, with my son who was then 3 and a half, neither of us spoke Greek, I placed him in a Kindergarten in the City until he spoke Greek and now he goes to one of the private schools, the local schools are very hard for the children if they dont speak Greek but you will find the private schools more accomodating, the prices vary for the private school, depending on the childrens ages, between 5,000 and 10,000 euros for the year, they offer discounts for siblings.

I hope this helps, Natalie

Originally Posted by greekislandmove!

Hi all

We are researching moving to a greek island with children (4- 9yo) from Australia.
I understand greek, dont speak it so well but our kids have no greek language at all.
We would LOVE an english speaking school..Do they exist?! I cant find anything that suggests they do but maybe Im way too english/aussie cultured to understand how there COULDNT be any schools for international children!!

HELP! We are open to anywhere. I figure the larger islands would be our best bet.
If they do exist, how expensive are they? Would love to know if any Waldorf/Steiner schools exist there as well!
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this determines where we move to!
cheers

[greekislandmove!]

Very helpful, thank you Natalie

[kerry-marie]

hi guys
i have too say,i have found your convo very interesting!! i too am hoping to move to rhodes with my children (8,12,15) after visiting 14 times in 5 years...i have some greek friends out there but only during the summer season...im really interested in kalithies village but julia could you recommend any other area? my best friend and i are moving over with our children but we are being doubted by friends and family about putting our children in a local school...i understand that they may struggle for a while but surely it would help them settle into local life better?? if we can be lucky enough to locate where there are at least some other expats living wouldnt this be better?? although i know my way around the island,im finding it difficult to research on the web...any help or tips and advice would be greatfully received..

[JuliaT]

Originally Posted by kerry-marie

hi guys
i have too say,i have found your convo very interesting!! i too am hoping to move to rhodes with my children (8,12,15) after visiting 14 times in 5 years...i have some greek friends out there but only during the summer season...im really interested in kalithies village but julia could you recommend any other area? my best friend and i are moving over with our children but we are being doubted by friends and family about putting our children in a local school...i understand that they may struggle for a while but surely it would help them settle into local life better?? if we can be lucky enough to locate where there are at least some other expats living wouldnt this be better?? although i know my way around the island,im finding it difficult to research on the web...any help or tips and advice would be greatfully received..

Hi
Kallithies village is only about 15 km to Rhodes Town and about 5 from the large private school. I think the kids will be fine with the Greek language - they'll learn much quicker than you! Kallithies also has most amenities locally and there are quite a few expats there. There are so many villages to chose from ... You can always join the English school's curriculum (Rhodes Town) as they have lots of English speaking social events. <snip>

[kerry-marie]

thank you for your quick response

i will surely have a look at website...we originally wanted cyprus but after a bad experience there a few weeks ago we decided to go for rhodes,which was our first option to begin with...after talkin to expats who live there when we were are holiday last week (again).. we never really realised that there where so many english on the island!! i think maybe a trial run of 6 months is best for us,fingers crossed it will work out ok!!

[greekislandmove!]

Hi Kerry marie

yes I wish you luck and we will be doing the very same!

Its hard to do anything from a computer desk isnt it. I think we might rent a house temporarily from here (online) with the help of a local real estate agent (Thank Julia!) and once there, then we will really visit, research and decide on a perhaps more appropriate spot.

Like you, Id initially love an area that is easy to access important amenities and has english speaking folks. Nothing to City-ish, urgh, Id love to say goodbye to that for awhile. I have been told good things about Lindos and Lardos. When I look at any real estate there, it all looks beautiful really!

We might see you there, all the best. I am excited about it and working towards an August 2010 move

[vicks5721]

Originally Posted by greekislandmove!

Hi all

We are researching moving to a greek island with children (4- 9yo) from Australia.
I understand greek, dont speak it so well but our kids have no greek language at all.
We would LOVE an english speaking school..Do they exist?! I cant find anything that suggests they do but maybe Im way too english/aussie cultured to understand how there COULDNT be any schools for international children!!

HELP! We are open to anywhere. I figure the larger islands would be our best bet.
If they do exist, how expensive are they? Would love to know if any Waldorf/Steiner schools exist there as well!
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this determines where we move to!
cheers

All I know is that Crete has an international school for 5-11 year olds in Heraklion.