Elizabethe schule gymnasium in Frankfurt

fkreutlein
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Joined: 08 Jun 2008
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:48 am

 

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One of the options for my 15 year old Canadian daughter relocating with me to Frankfurt is to go to 10th grade at the Elizabetheschule in Nordend where there is a 1 year integration program for foreigners. I was wondering if anyone had any experience in how this school works and whether it was a good choice for you? The other choice seems to be at ISF in Sindlingen. There is no room at FIS in Oberursel.

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metalfan2405
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 35
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany (From: London, Ontario, Canada)

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:00 am

 

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I went through some kind of integration program when I moved to Germany. It's something like ESL in Canada, you focus on learning the language. The only downside to it is that nobody speaks german so you cant really practice it with peers unless you know somebody outside the class.
I think it was a fairly good choice, it helped me learn the language and a little culture and introduced me to how schools work in Germany. I did have to study and work on my german at home. Sometimes the best way for me to "study" german at home was to watch a movie in english with german subtitles, I learned a lot of sayings and some german slang, helped me a lot with everyday conversation.

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