On Monday, 5 December, WRS Kids in Mind discussed the topic "Choosing an English-based education for your child". Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas and WRS’s Hansine Johnston talked to Denise Nickerson, who wrote the Education Guide to Switzerland, about the sheer number of schools offering English-based education in this country and what the child may lose or gain by choosing a multilingual, international school.
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On Thursday, 27 September, The Connectors at WRS talked about educational options for both adults and children in Switzerland. They spoke to to Denise Nickerson and Lisa Cireco-Ohlman, authors of the Education Guide Switzerland, which lists all English-language schools and academic programmes in the country, including playgroups, primary schools, boarding schools, high schools, business schools, hotel schools and universities.
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Cover of the latest Education Guide Switzerland, 2nd edition
Since 1999, the popular guidebook, Know-it-all passport®, has had a welcome home within the international and local residents of Geneva, Vaud, and neighboring France.
The editor behind this series of guidebooks, Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, had been thinking about publishing other books under the same brand for some time but was waiting for just the right opportunity. This came about in 2011 when Denise Nickerson approached Lisa suggesting a separate book as a guide to schools, exclusively those that present courses in the English language. Both Lisa and Denise have given talks to curious parents in the area and the recurring question and answer sessions often turned to schooling. They both felt this was the right time and place to create Education Guide Switzerland. The first edition was very successful and inspired a new, expanded 2nd edition, published in May 2014.
