smcd
American looking for information about Belgium
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American
Lives in Brussels, Brussels Capital
Registration: 10 April 2017
My expat journey
Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Denver, USA
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Getting desperate to find a nanny / babysitter for the summer by smcd
We are an American family arriving in Brussels on the 3rd of June and are seeking a nanny / babysitter for our children, ages 6 and 13. We are really struggling to find someone to fill the position. We are seeking a young person (ages 20-34) to ...
thank you for the idea! Read More
Getting desperate to find a nanny / babysitter for the summer by smcd
We are an American family arriving in Brussels on the 3rd of June and are seeking a nanny / babysitter for our children, ages 6 and 13. We are really struggling to find someone to fill the position. We are seeking a young person (ages 20-34) to ...
Schoolmum, that seems like a judgmental and unhelpful reply. I'm not asking for you to decide how my children should be cared for or feel comfortable over the summer. I'm looking for a nanny / babysitter, regardless of your view on what my ... Read More
Getting desperate to find a nanny / babysitter for the summer by smcd
We are an American family arriving in Brussels on the 3rd of June and are seeking a nanny / babysitter for our children, ages 6 and 13. We are really struggling to find someone to fill the position. We are seeking a young person (ages 20-34) to ...
thank you, I will certainly post on that FB forum! Read More
Getting desperate to find a nanny / babysitter for the summer
We are an American family arriving in Brussels on the 3rd of June and are seeking a nanny / babysitter for our children, ages 6 and 13. We are really struggling to find someone to fill the position. We are seeking a young person (ages 20-34) to ... Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
Thank you schoolmum. That is a very extensive list to comb through. We had a very nice conversation with Le Verseau and are hopeful we can place our oldest there. Hopefully we can get in there on the next round of acceptances (May 2nd) Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
Thank you Laruse, for your response. I suspect that adding french to a "classical" education which is very different from the public education in the US might indeed be a bit overwhelming. But I will certainly reach out to Lycee Jacqmain ... Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
I was thinking of not putting the 13 year old in a bilingual program at all, only an all french program. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
Also, a follow up question, do you feel that complete immersion is too rigorous for the 13 year old? Or do most children start to move to English/ French bilingual programs in Secondaire? Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate your response and details. We are working with a relocation company and hope that they also have some knowledge of the school situation. Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
I too am relocating my family to Brussels. We are American, but bilingual in Spanish (I grew up bilingual). My children are 13 and 6, and my primary goal for them is to become fluent in French and embrace a new culture and to learn from this ... Read More