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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you very much for the tips regarding the Facebook page and the car rental! Very pragmatic and much appreciated.  How did your children like it? And how did you find it, or did they board?[/quote]

I had kids in middle school and elementary. IBS is very well resourced for a French private school, but lacks quite a bit from an American perspective. However, it is much less expensive. They have a lot of teacher turnover, which impacted my kids. Even though the school is international, the teaching style is quite old-school. I did not mind this because my kids were coming from a more progressive school and I like having a bit more substance….but it is not for everyone. My kids did not love the school, but say they learned a lot. I would have no qualms enrolling them in the future. In general parents are happy, though again do not go in expecting anything similar to the US. Classrooms are tiny and full. IBS has grown quickly and the school is bursting at its seams. Also another thing, despite the school being bilingual unless they are in elementary they will pick up little French. There is a divide between the French Aixois students and the other international students who all speak english. The split is about 50 - 50. [/quote]

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