Looking for international school...

8POSTS

11 years ago

Dear parents,
Anticipating a future relocation to Colombo, I'm looking for an international school for my two kids (sons) of 9 and 11 years old. They are now following an IB curriculum in one of the leading international school of Shanghai. They are fluent in three languages (English, French & Chinese). They are now competing in swimming, football and basketball, also practicing rock climbing, gymnastic, snorkeling, surfing and... cooking ;-) Even if they are not following any religious education, they are open to any. Last but not least, they are happy to learn, we want them to keep their positive attitude towards life ! After reading at several - very interesting - exchanges within this - very nice - website, we are thinking about B.I.S. or Elisabeth Moir (as Oversea will be too expensive for us). What do you think ? Any advice ! Thanks in advance for your help !
Regards, Lisu.

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Priscilla ViP

42358POSTS

11 years ago

Hi Lisu,

Your topic is now on the Colombo anglophone forum.

Thanks

Priscilla

ncls8888 New member

8POSTS

11 years ago

Thanks a lot for your help ! Regards, Lisu.

atulugamage Guest

0POSTS

11 years ago

British school in Colombo is very expensive but Elizabeth moir and Wycherley are reasonable, also consider Oveaseas school in Colombo as well

Cheers

Nishan

ncls8888 New member

8POSTS

11 years ago

Dear Nishan,
Thanks for your feedback ! Having checked with these schools about the average yearly cost f(or secondary), I'm a little bit surprised by your information, as British School & Elizabeth Moir were at something around 5K$ per year, quite reasonable, when Overseas School was at the double ?
Regards, Lisu.

samsrilanka Active member

71POSTS

10 years ago

Lisu, in our experience, N.I.C.E. International School was the most appropriate for our son, it is comparitively cheaper, and has much smaller classrooms of 10-15 students only, mostly expat students and foreign teachers/principal.

Additionally, Negombo Beach is a lovely place to stay, not as crowded or hectic as Colombo!

Good Luck!

HamiltonBV3 Member

3POSTS

10 years ago

Lisu,
Our 5 year old son is attending Elizabeth Moir, he was also admitted to British School,we chose Elizabeth Moir,we are glad we did,as our son is doing really well in school and he is extremely happy.We would highly recommend Elizabeth Moir.

Regards,
Tony

n_rajapakshe Member

11POSTS

10 years ago

Seeking your assistant to understand what include for international school semester fees. When they quote semester fee ,does that include all other extra activities such as sport ?

stumpy Laos Expert

18028POSTS

10 years ago

Extras are just that, extras so I would say that sports fees, school trips, books would be extra.

Dinushani Member

1POSTS

8 years ago

#10

hi
i am looking for good international school for my son , now he is currently studding in duabi

adilabdullah55 New member

8POSTS

8 years ago

#11

depends on your budget. there are many schools with average cost but admission is a bit tough

Kei Inoue Member

1POSTS

8 years ago

#12

Dear sir,

We are considering to move to Colombo.
May I ask you which school have you decided finally ?
I have 3 sons, 8 ,6 ,3 years old.

Thank you very much.

K

Dilki1978 Member

2POSTS

5 years ago

#13

hi All,

We are planing to move to Sri Lanka within few months. Can you please anyone recommend any good school in between Negombo /Colombo. Looking for English medium only.

thanks
Dilki

Cheryl Moderator

16293POSTS

5 years ago

#14

Hello Dilki1978,

Welcome to Expat.com

I would advise you to post a new topic to ask your question on the Colombo forum as this one is quite old.

Best luck,

Cheryl
Expat.Com Team.

Gowsuku New member

3POSTS

3 years ago

#15

@Cheryl Please let me which one is a top international school, prefer teachers from abroad..that's for my 4 year old child who started kindergarten here, return from Canada.

Gowsuku New member

3POSTS

3 years ago

#16

@ncls8888 Please let me which one is a top international school, prefer teachers from abroad..that's for my 4 year old child who started kindergarten here, return from Canada.

wylerfranz New member

9POSTS

3 years ago

#17

@ncls8888 there is only one school offering IB Overseas International

Cheryl Moderator

16293POSTS

3 years ago

#18

Hello Gowsuku,

Since you have already started a new thread on the Colombo forum > Looking top international school for my child 4 year old I suggest that you continue the conversation there to avoid having duplicate answers.

Thank you,

Cheryl

Expat.com team