Pam Charlton is an educational consultant, long associated with Passage and with years of experience working with the international community of parents and children in Luxembourg. In this blog she outlines the early steps that can help you understand and intervene, when your child is struggling academically and tells you
As part of our Passage Connect events, we were very grateful when Centre LGBTIQ+ Cigale agreed to help us understand the complex subject of ‘identity’ that is crucial to our relationship with our children and the young people we care for as professionals. This is such an important and complex
We live in a changing world where the entire education system is constantly challenged by new forms of knowledge. Parents have to adapt to these new forms and it is therefore important that they “partner” with teachers to guide their children in the best possible way. One of the first
Topic: COVID-19 and Professional Practice – Impact and Lessons It may not be too wrong to suggest that the world had somewhat been turned on its head following the onset of the Corona-virus pandemic this year. Once the lockdown was announced in Luxembourg, we began seeing a slow unraveling of
For those families that have children soon to or have just transitioned from primary to secondary school, you would hope that the change would be a seamless one for both the child and parents. However the reality can sometimes be a different story, as life can throw unforeseen obstacles or
This just in from the Luxembourg Code Club… “Coding Taste” is a multilingual event (FR / DE / EN / LB) where children aged 6 to 12 years accompanied by an adult, can learn about computer programming in a fun and entertaining way. This is a creative approach to programming
Passage will be present at the annual ‘Freshers and Followers’ welcome back event at St George’s International School. This event is open to all, and for all St George’s families, new and old. Club/Association representatives from the Luxembourg community (and School) will be displaying their information and are available to
On the evening of Thursday 22nd March, the International School of Luxembourg will host a seminar entitled: “Parenting in a Connected World” with guest speaker Jeff Utechet. Jeff – an educational technology consultant, educator and author – explores how parents can be involved in their child’s online presence while maintaining
At the beginning of February, I was invited as a parent to join the delegation from Luxembourg’s Safer Internet Centre ‘Bee Secure’, to the Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The focus of this meeting was the launching of a new EU initiative around teaching
On Tuesday 20th March, the International School of Luxembourg (ISL) will be hosting an information evening regarding applying to universities in the UK. The information session will be followed by a “mini-fair” hosted by ten leading UK universities with additional stands for other European providers. The UK universities who will
