Every parent wants the best possible education for their child, although with so many optionsavailable in an increasingly complex market, selecting the right international nursery or school isn’t always an easy decision for families to make.
For many reasons, increasing numbers of parents are choosing a bilingual education for theirchildren because of the numerous advantages that this offers. Being bilingual is increasinglyunderstood to enrich a child’s life in profound ways, both during their school and nurseryyears and in their personal and professional lives as adults. A bilingual education is also anatural choice for children growing up with two or more languages at home, and it has somany benefits that it’s a solid path for children from monolingual families too.
- Cognitive benefits. Early exposure to more than one language builds flexibility, working memory and attentional control in ways a monolingual school path does not train as strongly.
- Educational benefits. A bilingual school strengthens grammar, vocabulary and reading in both languages, and makes it easier to learn a further language later.
- Psychological benefits. Being able to express oneself in two languages supports confidence, mental flexibility and ease in a multicultural setting.
- Access to higher education. Literacy in both languages opens study abroad and a wider choice of universities.
- Career opportunities. A bilingual education is an asset on an international job market: employability, mobility, and often higher pay.
- A global outlook. A bilingual school exposes children to other cultures and ideas, and trains intercultural communication.
