Going local: to English-language parents with children in the early years of the Swiss school system, the key concern is usually if and how well their children are learning the local language--be it French, German or Italian.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2008, April 2008

Author: Hancock, Julia

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Going local: to English-language parents with children in the early years of the Swiss school system, the key concern is usually if and how well their children are learning the local language--be it French, German or Italian.

But the real effort--warn experienced English-language parents of children who have already grown up in the Swiss system--will actually be maintaining a good level of English.

With its multinational companies and international aid organisations, Switzerland isn't new to either the expatriate employee, nor, in particular, the Anglo-Saxon expat. However, i...

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