The International Schools Review Forum

I am interested in international teaching and I have a six year old daughter who is in a TAG program at her public school (which she loves). Have any parents had issues with an academically motivated son/daughter in a new international or bilingual school? Do international/bilingual schools typically have accelerated programs in elementary school for those students who made need them? Any help on this issue would be great!

I found that the Asian students ( particularly Japanese and Singaporean ) where I have had extensive experience also fare out better in Sciences and the Arts. Strict work ethic along with very high expectations have been ingrained in these students all the way from Nursery age. There may be a lack of creativity in their approach to English-Language Arts but when it comes to Math and Science, they are creating projects and experiments that are generally two to three grades above their current level, which would be considered as " highly gifted " in North America. At my school, Grade 2 students ( most of them are actually Americans, Europeans and half-Japanese - those with dual citizenship ) are operating on a Grade 4 level of mathematics ( being able to do carry out algebraic concepts quite easily and using mathematical language ). The highly gifted in the class are operating on a Grade 5 / 6 level of mathematics. In regards to the Arts, with my experience in an IB school in Singapore, ownership of art, along with ethical concerns are already being introduced at the primary grades....with kids developing amazing works of art that most would confuse as Grade 4 students' level.