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
The African proverb “It takes a Village to Raise a Child” has been used many times to highlight how we need the support of a whole community in the raising of healthy, happy, and well-rounded adults. Community is what gives our children a sense of worth and belonging. It is
Whether your kids have just gone back to school or they have been back a few weeks, getting back into the school routine can be challenging for most families. Getting out of bed, getting schoolbooks and homework organised, resuming after school activities and basically finding that rhythm of the new
Last week I was touched by a soul I had never met and the dignity and bravery of his family who opened their hearts to their community to share in the celebration of his life. I never personally knew the 16 year old boy, whose funeral it was, but as
If, like me, you’re feeling bit exhausted by the ‘season to be jolly’, thinking about your never-ending list of things to do and disappearing under a pile of Amazon parcels, then may be this is the perfect gift to give and receive – a time voucher. I decided to give
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
Thanksgiving – A Time for Reflection I have always rather secretly envied the American celebration of Thanksgiving. A little like the chocolate box depiction of the perfect family at Christmas in my native country, I have similar evocations of the “Brady Bunch” gathered around the holiday table engrossed in a
This is the first in a series of articles where we interview some of the professionals from our Passage Professionals Network. We wanted to know what brought them to Luxembourg, why they chose their profession, and what plans they have for the future. From Tiny Seeds to Tall Flowers
At our 21st Passage Professionals Network evening we invited Jean-Marie Govaerts from Autisme Luxembourg to celebrate World Autism Day by sharing some insight into his experience of working with young adults diagnosed with ASD in Luxembourg. A diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is given to people who
