Knowledge for families abroad
Why grades slip, how academic language develops and what you can do at home. Articles drawn from more than 15 years of work with families educating their children in German abroad.
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German & Maths
Why good students abroad suddenly start getting worse grades
From year 5, many children at German schools abroad see their grades slip without knowing any less. Academic language is usually why.
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German
«My child understands everything but can't write it down»
Out loud the material is secure; in the test the marks are missing. Why speaking and writing are two skills — and how the second grows.
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Maths
Maths word problems: when the calculation is not the problem
Your child calculates confidently but gets stuck on word problems. Which words cost marks, and how a text becomes a calculation.
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German
Is my child losing their German? Signs parents notice early
Between «still speaks fluently» and «can't find the words any more» lies a slow process. How families abroad recognise it early — and what reliably stops it.
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German
Vocabulary at the family table: how academic language grows at home
Academic language comes from conversation, not from a vocabulary book. How it grows within ordinary family life, with no extra programme.
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German
Reading between two languages: how the pleasure survives
When children grow up abroad, reading in German quickly becomes a chore. Why that destroys the effect — and how families keep reading as a habit that holds.
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German
Essay, argument, analysis: the German text types of years 5 to 12
Which text type is required in which year, where children typically come unstuck, and what each form demands in practice — the overview for families abroad.
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German & Maths
Tests without panic: how children gain confidence
Stomach ache before the test, going blank, preparation with no effect: where test anxiety in children abroad comes from and what helps.
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German & Maths
Returning to Germany: how to prepare your child
The move is settled, school comes next. What to clarify in the year before returning, and where children from abroad come unstuck.
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German
When the motivation goes: German as a duty instead of a mother tongue
Your child no longer wants to speak or study German. Why that rarely has to do with the language, what pressure does, and how families keep the door open.
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