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To All Year 13/Graduating Students with Special Parents Evening in the Geneva Region: On Saturday February 14th, 2009 (9:30-16:30) and or February 16. La Chât will be hosting an exciting, one-day “Transition/Re-entry Seminar” for all graduating students which will give them the cultural competency needed for transition to college/university, whether they are returning to their “home” countries or moving to yet another country. It is being offered by Tina Quick (former ISG parent) of International Family Transitions, a consultancy devoted to meeting the needs of internationally mobile families.

Last year we piloted this programme. I was given the responsibility of assessing the value of the course and have produced a report which I can make available should you wish to read it. In brief I was very impressed by the outcome of the seminar notably the visible appreciation of the students who participated.

Some of their comments are placed below: “Brings certain things to my attention and provides ideas and resources that might help.” “Asked many questions, summed up feelings, gave reasons for questions I hadn’t thought of asking.” “Opened me up to things which wouldn’t have caught my attention otherwise and which could help me in the future.” “It put words on my fears and helped me overcome them.” “The fact that there was a seminar on the way I felt told me that what I am feeling is normal.”

The seminar is designed to help international students not only make the adjustment to university life but also manage the added task of countering culture stress: · Why do highly successful, talented IB graduates from well-respected international schools feel “like fish out of water” when returning to their “passport” countries? · Why should they feel so out of place in a land they are so familiar with? · What does it mean to be a Third Culture Kid (TCK)? These students are no longer Americans, Brits, Kenyans or Sri Lankans. They are global citizens who belong to a tribe of their own – the “third culture tribe” – people who have a common bond of belonging everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

Students will come away from this seminar better equipped for the next stage of their lives. They will: · Have a better understanding of themselves, their reactions and their inner resources, · Develop tools and strategies for successfully negotiating the transition, · Learn about developing new relationships and gain the confidence they need to accept the challenge of the new.

Tina Quick is an independent consultant who has made 18 moves, lived in eight states and six countries. She is an adult TCK and has raised three third culture daughters across four cultures and continents. Tina formed International Family Transitions when she recognized the lack of support for families making international relocations. Her own family’s reentry back to the US from Geneva in 2004 sparked her passion for addressing the challenges and benefits that stemmed from her own children’s rich multi-cultural background. Be sure to sign up for this unique opportunity as soon as possible.

Deadline for registering is Tuesday, February 10th, 2009.

N.B: Mrs. Quick will be facilitating a separate session for parents in the evening from 16:30 – 18:00.

Cost: 100 CHF per student (payable at the start of the course)

Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact  Robyn Tyner Director of Studies ISG La Châtaigneraie •This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it•

Application (which can be submitted by email or directly to me at school). There is a maximum limit of 30 places per session so I highly recommend an early return of this form.

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