How do HAUT-LAC students see 2021

As we approach the end of this unsettling year, many of us will look back at 2020 and think – did that really happen? Whilst even more of us will look towards 2021 and ask ourselves – how much longer will it go on? Rather than ponder the events of 2020 and our uncertain futures […]

Community – transition

How international schools ease the transition process for third culture kids (TCK) Every International School faces the same reality in the end of a school year: students leaving. History then repeats itself every beginning of the school year: new students arriving. The start of this 2019/2020 year has been no different, and we cannot forget […]

Get the most out of reading with your children

Get the most out of reading with your children Numerous studies have shown that reading with and to your children provides them with benefits such as a richer vocabulary, stronger literacy and oral language skills, and more success at school.   How should you read to/with your child? There isn’t one fixed formula. You just […]

Language learning

Languages

Do children learn languages more easily than adults? You often hear that “It’s so easy for kids to learn a new language”, but is it really true? Yes and no – the truth is more nuanced. Children are better than adults at some aspects of language learning, but adults are not at a complete disadvantage either. […]