International schools

april · Post by **april** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:55 pm

I'm already packed ellie---i do get a bit excited although its not totally unreasonable its only 16 days til i come to cvo....whoooo- My sister says its cooling down a bit and last night she said it was actually too chilly to sit out late!!! See you soon april

AFKA1 · Post by **AFKA1** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:22 pm

Anonymous wrote:Bica Digger etc, Nice to see you using the forum .........but any chance of staying on topic please?

Don’t want to get into an argument here but I agree with guest on this. I logged on to the front page and saw 30 replies to my question but after reading through, only around 12 of them are on topic.

Thanks to all those who have replied to the question, just hope I haven’t missed any because of all the off topic stuff!

Surely if anyone wants to talk about traffic and Portuguese drivers it would have been better to start a new topic, then people who have no interest in international schools but want to discuss driving standards would not have missed out!

Just a Newbies opinion

AFKA1 is right! · Post by **AFKA1 is right!** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:39 pm

With ya on this AFKA1 seems a lot of junk was posted in what could have been a topic of great interest to a lot of people!

PS. Did any of the people get back to you with the promised info? If so could you pass it on?

Thanks in advance

nosey_parker · Post by **nosey_parker** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:56 pm

I'm Portuguese but quite frankly (and I'm sorry if driving is not the main subject of this thread but I just have to say it)...Portuguese ARE the worst drivers ever...
I always felt comfortable in the English roads - one "mild" scare in three years, whereas I've lost count of how many scares we got here everytime we have to go anywhere.
I doubt if there are many people in portugal who don't know about someone who lost their lives behind the wheel.
One night I was at a work diner party. My boss was saying that accidents were due to youth drink and driving habits. I was startled because I'd lost count of the glasses of wine he'd had ...and he was going to drive his wife and two little girls back home.

This makes my blood boil too...

SHOWWWY · Post by **SHOWWWY** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:46 pm

Maybe, it's because I haven't driven much at night in Portugal but I can't say that I have noticed any more bad drivers there than we have around home here in Canada.

Here, you can pass on the right legally, and zig and zag your way through traffic at excessive speeds with impunity. Can't recall the last time I saw a cop patrolling a major highway or anyone pulled over for anything. And the carnage is everywhere.

For sure, the most agressive drivers I ever encountered were in the UK. For anyone trying to navigate the narrow twisting UK country roads with no verges at a safe speed, in a matter of seconds you will find someone nosing your rear end impatiently and breaking for the outside the minute a few inches of clearance show.

I'm sure that the comparative stats would be revealing. Don't know off hand where to find them.

In the meantime, at the risk of tempting fate, kudos from me to the Portuguese for being pretty safe drivers on the average.

Debs G · Post by **Debs G** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:58 am

I have to say that the driving in the UK is absolutely awful and I hadn't noticed it being any worse in the Algarve.

In the UK I have driven in many places, towns and country and Lincolnshire has to be the worst. I have been almost killed on the Lincolnshire roads and I've been in 3 very serious car accidents. I just hope I do a little better when we move to cvo!

Oh and my husband says you've not seen bad driving until you've driven in Kuwait!

Debs G · Post by **Debs G** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:59 am

But back on subject, I did wonder whether the information about the schools had been passed on yet?

AFKA1 · Post by **AFKA1** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:43 am

Not heard from any of the people who promised info!!!

Only came back here because I had this topic down as watched and got a mail telling me someone had posted in the "International schools" topic

Very disapointed when I logged on and got more off topic stuff.

Thanks, AFKA1 is right. I know it and you know it, Just a shame people can't stay on topic!

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:51 am

Cant offer advice about the schools Im afraid.
But dont talk to me about driving in Lincolnshire. I dont often swear but they make me do it here. Ive never ever seen such atrocious driving in all my life. Talk about off heads and on cabbages!!

and statistics say it all!
Lincolnshire...the worst death / accident toll in all of UK. There are so many RED spots now showing accident/death figures it makes the blood run cold

Every mile or 2 you see bunches of flowers laid at the roadside.
Every time any of us have to drive Im very fearful.Even locally and Im never at ease until my son returns home safely from work.
Hub reckons he actually felt more at ease driving in Algarve and I think I agee.

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:53 am

sorry AFKAI !

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:53 am

This is the address of the International School of the Algarve.

Barros Brancos
Apartado 80 - 8400 Lagoa
Algarve, Portugal

Tel. 00351 282 342547 Fax. 282 353787

If you give them a call they can send you a prospectus or maybe put you in touch with schools nearer to where you want to locate?

Pammie

TakeOne · Post by **TakeOne** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:59 pm

There's an exciting new international school opening soon in Tavira, planned for Sept 2006, called EAST.

It's starting with small class sizes from class 3 onwards upto IGCSE and International Bach.

The website is very good. It says it's governed by the parents, teachers and staff and is a not-for-profit association, which is a refreshing change.

http://www.east-pt.com

It has all the details in English (+Portuguese, Spanish, German and Russian!), including fees, curriculum, structure and online query form!

A much needed option for those who live (or want to live) in that area and want their children to have a good, quality education...

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:44 am

Anonymous wrote:
local wrote:why you just don´t send them to a common Portuguese school. If you decide living over here, it´s important to the kids being integrated in the Portuguese and to learn the language of the country they´re living instead of being isolated from the locals ... sorry, just my opinion

Hi Local

I hear what you are saying and fully understand the need for integration with the local community.

But………I do not wish to overburden the local schools.

The way I see it is that I will not have paid anything into your country so I would not expect your government and local tax payers to pay for my child’s education.

The same goes for health care. I will be getting private medical insurance for me and my family

I wish this was the case back in the UK, but this is one of the reasons I wish to leave here……………Too many taking out and not enough paying in or having never paid cannot be good for any countries economy!

Here in the local Portuguese schools from primary upwards you pay for all the school books. Text books, writing books and all the materials they need. The government does not provide these. They also have a good system where if the child does not do well they do not pass to the next year. Both my children speak English to me in home but are fluent in Portuguese as well. How old are the children you are referring to?

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