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Bilingual Schools In Playas or TJ?
I'ved heard that Playas is the land of bilingual schools (so to speak). Can anyone provide me with some info on them? I'm doing a lot of Googling, and
I found one in Rosarito (expensive), and another in Real Del Mar (even more expensive) but I haven't had much luck outside of those.
If anyone knows of any bilingual schools (for a 6th grader moving on to 7th grade shortly) can they please link me up?
Much appreciated!
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I live in Playas, I will look around for you. I drive by at least 3 on my way to work in San Diego Each morning.
By the way, my apartment on the hills overlooking the ocean is $350/month.
Check out my thread "Living in Playas" in the Trip Reports section.
My novia works at the high school. Stop by for a visit sometime.
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At the time my son was in that age bracket, there were at least two schools in Rosarito proper that had bilingual education. The problem is you will
have to pay for them and they aren't cheap. you might consider having your son or daughter cross the border to school on a daily basis. He or she
could also attend the local public schools. There is no cheap way out on bilingual schools in the age bracket you are discussing. Another option is
to get the books from a US based school and have them do home schooling and they would have to report once a week or less to the US for evaluation.
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in Spanish you look up on Google on escuelas bilingue, in Playas de Tijuana. You use the word Bilingue for bilingual and you come up with the
elementary school would be grades 1-6. They call these schools in Mexico primariaa.
Sixth grade through Ninth grade is considered Secundaria.
tenth grade through 12th grade is known as prepa.
Colegios Bilingues in Rosarito:
http://www.seccionamarilla.com.mx/resultados/colegios-biling...
Colegios Bilingues in Tijuana:
http://www.seccionamarilla.com.mx/resultados/colegios-biling...
How old is your child?
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Looking over the lists in the Yellow pages, or seccion amarilla, the only bilingual school I found in playas was:
COLEGIO PIERRE FAURE
PLAYAS 501, LA CUSPIDE, TIJUANA, C.P 22517, BC
TEL: (664)680-2869
you might want to call them. As for Playas being the land of bilingual schools, I haven't seen too many there. There were 3 under the Yellow page
listing in Rosarito. If you need any more help let me know.
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Bilingual schools are all over the place. They are private, not exactly cheap and you have to buy uniforms, books, school materials and in some -
toilet paper for the year.
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CETYS in Ensenada is a high school and I hear the tuition is over $800 a month. It is probably the best high school in Ensenada. plus uniforms,
books and toilet paper as Greengoes mentioned.
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So right now your child is in primaria or 6th grade. Another very important aspect to consider is that these private bilingual schools are very
academically challenging, so if your child is not a good student they will struggle. My son went to Reina Isabel and after 2 months he won the math
award and he didn't even speak good Spanish at the time.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
CETYS in Ensenada is a high school and I hear the tuition is over $800 a month. |
And those poor kids....they have to drive used BMWs to school. A lesson in humility, I suppose.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by phoenix2121
I'ved heard that Playas is the land of bilingual schools (so to speak). Can anyone provide me with some info on them? I'm doing a lot of Googling, and
I found one in Rosarito (expensive), and another in Real Del Mar (even more expensive) but I haven't had much luck outside of those.
If anyone knows of any bilingual schools (for a 6th grader moving on to 7th grade shortly) can they please link me up?
Much appreciated! |
If you want your child to go on to a decent college in the US, be sure that the school is not just bilingual, but that it is also accredited -- best
is if accredited by both countries. In this case, the accreditation would come from WASC.
The bilingual school we taught at in the backwaters of Honduras was only accredited by Honduras. We were able to send some of our students to some
smaller colleges in the US, but it was far more difficult. The school we taught at in Guatemala was accredited by both countries and it was a
bi-cultural program, so our students had little difficulty entering US Universities. And remember that out of country tuition is quite expensive.
For the last year of high school, you might want to think about establishing residency back in the US, if college for your child is a goal.
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You are right DENNIS. You and I had this conversation several times about the peer pressure at those schools. Hey remember the old saying, if you've
got it flaunt it!! The question is where the money comes from, and we've discussed that before as well. Heaven forbid I say anything drastic on this
board, I might offend someone. | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
CETYS in Ensenada is a high school and I hear the tuition is over $800 a month. |
And those poor kids....they have to drive used BMWs to school. A lesson in humility, I suppose. |
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Diana, you bring up some very interesting suggestions. The proximity of Baja Norte to the US/Mexican border has pretty much assured that students
being schooled in any of the private bilingual schools will have no problem adjusting to college in the US. However the cost is very steep. I have
been told by many that have attended CETYS that their education is competitive worldwide. An opthalmologist I know has his son in a national school
in Sweden and was educated at CETYS Ensenada and has won world wide academic competitions. | Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by phoenix2121
I'ved heard that Playas is the land of bilingual schools (so to speak). Can anyone provide me with some info on them? I'm doing a lot of Googling, and
I found one in Rosarito (expensive), and another in Real Del Mar (even more expensive) but I haven't had much luck outside of those.
If anyone knows of any bilingual schools (for a 6th grader moving on to 7th grade shortly) can they please link me up?
Much appreciated! |
If you want your child to go on to a decent college in the US, be sure that the school is not just bilingual, but that it is also accredited -- best
is if accredited by both countries. In this case, the accreditation would come from WASC.
The bilingual school we taught at in the backwaters of Honduras was only accredited by Honduras. We were able to send some of our students to some
smaller colleges in the US, but it was far more difficult. The school we taught at in Guatemala was accredited by both countries and it was a
bi-cultural program, so our students had little difficulty entering US Universities. And remember that out of country tuition is quite expensive.
For the last year of high school, you might want to think about establishing residency back in the US, if college for your child is a goal.
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phoenix2121
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SlyOnce
I live in Playas, I will look around for you. I drive by at least 3 on my way to work in San Diego Each morning.
By the way, my apartment on the hills overlooking the ocean is $350/month.
Check out my thread "Living in Playas" in the Trip Reports section.
My novia works at the high school. Stop by for a visit sometime. |
I certainly will. Your place sounds ideal. I hope we can find something similar when we get down there.
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phoenix2121
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Looking over the lists in the Yellow pages, or seccion amarilla, the only bilingual school I found in playas was:
COLEGIO PIERRE FAURE
PLAYAS 501, LA CUSPIDE, TIJUANA, C.P 22517, BC
TEL: (664)680-2869
you might want to call them. As for Playas being the land of bilingual schools, I haven't seen too many there. There were 3 under the Yellow page
listing in Rosarito. If you need any more help let me know. |
You are amazing. Thank you!
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