Hi Everyone
It is almost the end of May and many of you are probably busy with your kids end of the year school activities. I sure am busy with one kid graduating elementry school, and 2 others taking their finals.
However it is also the perfect time to start thinking about the next school year. Are you moving to a new country? Do you have a kid with special needs? Are you concerned if you can find the right school for him/her in your new country? Do you know how to start searching?
The good news is that there is an increasing awareness of the need for quality information and guidance for parents with speacial needs kids, who are moving or living overseas.
Kate Goggin the website content manager at U.S. State Department has just published a special education overseas reference guide for families who are moving overseas with a child with special education needs. Among the useful information you can also find a list of overseas schools offering support to children with special needs. The list is organized by countries. So all you need to do is find the country you are moving to and browse the list of schools. This can serve a great startng point.
If you are living in the Netherlands then there is a special needs conference for expats in Netherlands on 14th June and another one on family in general on 6th June, led by Brandi McCollum of familysolutions.nl.
Do any of you know about another conference or resource for families who are moving overseas with kids with special needs? Please share them through the comments of the blog, and I will make sure to add your information.
Sharon
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