Do you find you get a lot of questions or requests from Indian parents wanting their children to be able to study in English as opposed to German? Do you speak German at work or with your kids at home? Or watch TV in German with your kids? What language do you use with the parents of your child's classmates?
Our son couldn’t pick up German really well. He spoke German only in school. But he was really uncomfortable. So we had to think about another options like relocating to the area where there’s an international school, where the medium of study is English. However, that option is a bit expensive and the places are limited. Unfortunately my son could not get admission there. And we thought of another option, i.e India. So now he is studying in India for a couple of years until we move somewhere else, or he learns German or gets admission in an international school in Germany.
@@AtAGlanceWithNeha Thanks for sharing your experience. I think with young children, when moving to a different country, the parents really also have to become immersed in the new language -- even at home. Otherwise the child must learn, as opposed to acquire the language. It can start with something simple as no TV in English or a few phrases like "What do you want for supper?" or going to a movie in the local language. I learned French, by going to a French language uni. However, my sibling did not. Even as an adult he does not watch TV or read newspapers in French, nor have as many social connections in French. Yet we went to the same schools prior to uni. French is my main language of work, even though English is my mother tongue, the language we spoke at home. Parents spoke Bangla among themselves.
Hi, I am planning to move Germany with my 6-year-old child , So the teacher will translate things from german to English for some time until he learns it correctly or how it work if you can explain that would be great.
Hi, I'm glad to know that. In our case, the state government initially provided an assistant for my son due to his communication issues. Before he started school here during his kindergarten period, we had attended several appointments with doctors. The doctor suggested providing assistance to him, to the state government and school, but it was only for the initial months. Now he is on his own, and the level of support a child receives depends on his class teacher. Additionally, during vacation time, they offer several German language courses for immigrant school kids to help ease their transition, in addition to a weekly German language class. Hope this helps :)
Hi same case here I have a 3 year old and 1 year old and looking to move to berlin brandenburg area. Can you please guide if there are any public schools with medium of communication being English? And if not then what are the international schools and what are their rates..
Hi, Thank you so much. School will provide you the list of everything. You just need to order as per the school requirements. It may vary school to school 🙂
Hi, Thank you so much. School will provide you the list of everything. You just need to order as per the school requirements. It may vary school to school 🙂
Hi, there are no formal exams in primary classes. Annual report is prepared based on different criteria.. and the new session of school starts from September.
Hi Neha , recently we moved Germany (Dusseldorf) my son is 6.8 years old ..can you please tell me the process step by step ..? I went to the grundshule near my home they doesn't speak English i felt without appointment they dint respond..later i sent mail to school still didn't get response...does ur son going to public school???
Hi Deepa.. welcome to Germany.. & thanks for reaching out...yes my son goes to Public School. Here school is assigned by authorities as per the catchment area. We do not choose the school basically. And enrollment process starts few months before. But as you are a bit delayed in that process, so please register to " Bürgerarmt" , which is the registration office in your city. This should start the admission process. And As per the German laws, your child has a right to go to local government school. Hope I answered your questions.
Hi I am planning to move to Germany with family. Have a kid who is studying class-1 in India. When normally does academic year starts in Germany? Are the public schools good considering if we again move back to India will he face problems in academics? Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.
Hi, I understand your concerns as a parent. In Germany academic year starts in September. Studying in public school is widely considered by Indian expats, as it’s free of cost (almost). And there are no public English medium schools. Private international schools are good, but they are expensive and are not everywhere. This whole matter could be really subjective. And depends on your child as well, that how well he/she copes up with this shift. My son couldn’t. So I’m in India for his studies now. Until we get some other resolution of this.
Hello 👋 , no you don't need to..kids have to just go with their parents, and the list of the school material is usually given by school specifically for the first day of the school , for eg. Schultute, pencil case, school bag etc. On the first day of school refreshment is provided by the school for everyone.
Hi I have problem about children education .I have 7 and 10 years kid.I have doubt their school language .What the main language in German school ,and they conduct English prefer course or not and please tell me school fees
Hi, education is free here in Germany. You don't need to pay anything in public schools. Medium of education is German, and for immigrants they conduct integration language courses too in school.
Hi m. Moving to Germany next year with my 8 years old son actually in india wo already 2nd grade m hai mujhe ye pareshani h ki kya move krne k baad wo adjust kr payega like language barrier nd kya use kindergarten se start krna hoga schools m only german h bolte h ya international students k liye or bhi options hai? Plzz ans
No, he can start directly from the school. Starting me language barrier aayega. But mostly kids cope up really fast. And mostly schools provide language courses for immigrant children. So, that support you'll get from the school.
There are two options about the timing. First one is child can stay up to 12 pm , but there will be no lunch/meals from school, and home work has to be taken care by parents only. Another option is, child can stay up to 3.30 pm. Here, lunch will be provided by school ( we have to pay for that ) , and home work will be taken care by school.
I can completely correlate to your concern as an expat. Officially that is not allowed.. but still depends on school to school... If they are approachable, you can tell them your scenario. And if they feel , they can approve the leaves. You'll need a letter from school to show at the airport for your child. In my case, fortunately we got the leaves for a month. But you got to be really fortunate for that. And since it's only year one, so it doesn't make much difference and he'll get all his worksheets in advance for holiday time. Hope that helped :)
Hi, Yes, your children may join a German school. However, the grade level for admission will depend on the specific school’s criteria. Additionally, there will be integration courses to help bridge the language gap. As for hostels for young children in Germany, I haven’t heard of any, so I can’t provide a definitive answer on that. Best regards
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