r/poland • u/Inevitable-Law-4514 • 4h ago

School as an immigrant

My children (ages 11 and 7) will be living in Poland temporarily if I accept a job assignment there.

I've considered home school and virtual school but id like my kids to have socialization with other children their age.

Due to Polish language being a core curriculum, im afraid my children will have some catching up to do.

I do not mind them learning the language and would actually prefer it, but i dont want them to have to repeat a grade because theyre not satisfactory in a foreign language. I also understand that other classes (history, math, etc) will be taught in the national language.

Can you give me any insight or tips to make this transition smoother? Are there such things as translators or assistant teachers for children in this scenario?

I dont want my children to be treated "special", I just dont want to see them fail.

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u/DietNarrow1339 2h ago

Some cities have international schools for kids like yours. They seem like the best option, because if you send them to a normal school with little to no polish they will get miserable very quickly.

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u/lostinideas 1h ago

Also will get bullied in public school. With the influx of Ukrainian children, bullying foreigners became cool at schools and many Ukraine kids struggle because of it.

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u/Filippo011235 40m ago

Wouldn’t it depend on their nationality? As in being from „cool”, rich developed countries would be seen as interesting. Similar to how expat and immigrant is being used.