TCKs Archives - RNG International Educational Consultants

10 Reasons for International Students to Attend an American Boarding School

Post author:Rebecca Grappo
Post published:September 4, 2020
Post category:Boarding Schools

10 Reasons for International Students to Attend an American Boarding School American boarding schools offer unique opportunities that you’d be hard-pressed to find in classrooms elsewhere, including both public and…

Families in Global Transition: A Conference Reflection

Post author:Rebecca Grappo
Post published:March 31, 2015
Post category:Cross Cultural Kids Education for Expat Kids Expat Life Families in Global Transition International Schools Internationally Mobile Families Third Culture Kids

This article by Becky Grappo first appeared in the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) email newsletter titled "FIGT Connections" published March 18, 2015. From FIGT: "With this issue of FIGT Connections, we…

Great Summer Reads that Build Character

Post author:rng
Post published:July 2, 2014
Post category:Reading

I was just forwarded this list of books that build character from our colleague and friend, Dana Dean Doering. I love this list because there are dozens (hundreds?) of titles,…

What Having Learning Disabilities and International School Attendance Means for Self-Esteem and Future Plans

Post author:rng
Post published:January 15, 2011
Post category:International Schools Learning Differences Learning Disabilities Learning Support Special Needs Struggling Teens

Today I just finished reading a college essay written by one of my students about coping with learning differences in an international school that refuses to acknowledge or accept learning…

TCK to future TCK: Advice about Successful International Moves

Post author:rng
Post published:December 1, 2010
Post category:Cross Cultural Kids Families in Global Transition International Schools Third Culture Kids Transitions and Resiliency

You’ve heard that expression, “Out of the mouths of babes comes the truth.” Well, when talking to the students at the Anglo-American School of Sofia (AAS-Sofia), I certainly heard a…

Overseas Families Need to Care About the College Visit

Post author:rng
Post published:November 22, 2010
Post category:Boarding Schools College Visits Education for Expat Kids Educational Consultants Internationally Mobile Families Third Culture Kids Transition to College/University

This last year alone, I did over 100 campus visits. That’s a lot of time and expense spent on travel! So why do I do it? Because there is no…

6 Things I Learned about International Mobility, Transitions, and TCKs

Post author:rng
Post published:November 12, 2010
Post category:Internationally Mobile Families Third Culture Kids Transitions and Resiliency

Let's face it. International moves - at least the tasks involved with moving - are really never much fun. Putting your life in boxes, then shipping it around the world,…

Transitioning to College – How Third Culture Kids and Parents Can Be Better Prepared

Post author:rng
Post published:May 29, 2010
Post category:Parenting Third Culture Kids Transition to College/University Transitions and Resiliency

by Rebecca Grappo, founder, RNG International Educational Consultants, LLC The countdown to graduation has started! Students now know where they will be attending college, and they are busy saying goodbye…

Where are You From?

Post author:rng
Post published:April 13, 2010
Post category:Cross Cultural Kids Families in Global Transition Internationally Mobile Families Third Culture Kids

Ask a *Third Culture Kid (TCK) where he/she is from, and watch most of them stumble over the answer. The TCK wonders, do you mean where I was born? The…

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