More news on the Luxembourg education front with the announcement last Tuesday – from the Education Minister, Claude Meisch – of a free, European-accredited school, which is being constructed in Differdange with doors to open in September 2016. The project intended to benefit Luxembourg’s international community, will offer a curriculum
My name is Anna and I am a British expat who has lived here in Luxembourg for 2.5 years. I was asked to write an article around the benefits of having children around horses. I thought this was a great idea as I think horses are fantastic, and as I
Last month we began to explore in detail the different ways in which we can clearly communicate our feelings of love and appreciation for our children. In his books on this theme Gary Chapman has proposed that we all have a ‘primary’ or most effective way of receiving these messages
I recently attended an interactive presentation for parents by Nina Jackson of Independent Thinking Ltd (UK). Nina had spent the day with secondary school children exploring critical thinking and how they bring it to their learning. She then engaged us in a thought-provoking journey concerning the merging of our thinking
As I write this article I am hiding in a magical hour of ‘me’ time. Now that may seem strange to you as I am on holiday, and it is still warm and sunny outside – even here in the north of England. But as I’m sure that I’m not
The ability to speak different languages is a definite plus here in Luxembourg. I always find it fascinating if not a little daunting being surrounded by so many intermingled tongues. At the same time I can appreciate how isolating this can be for anyone who struggles to be heard or
The following article appeared on the ‘Your Living City Luxembourg’ website in May 2014: Do you find yourself dashing from one place to the next on auto-pilot? Do you make lists but never cross anything off? Busy mum Sarita Rao thought it would be a good idea to learn some
We must all face change in our lives and as adults we understand that change is not only inevitable but something we must learn to embrace. Many of you will already have experienced the stress of changing countries, work places, schools and possibly even families. Change is a challenge for
Sometimes parenting can be a little disheartening or simply exhausting. Last month I wrote about the importance of celebration as a way of positively reinforcing desired behaviour, but what about the times when it feels like we have nothing to celebrate. The times that nearly every parent faces when it
Spring has most definitely sprung! Traditionally a time to spring clean and declutter our lives with lots of ways to unburden your bookshelves and children’s bedrooms coming up*. In our household it is also a time to make plans for the Summer and possibly imbibe a tad too much chocolate.
