School & kids
State, concertado or international: how we chose a school
Spanish state school, concertado or an international school on the Costa del Sol — cost, language, daily rhythm, and what matters when you have three children of different ages.
Choosing a school, enrolling, language
School & kids
School was the only question that genuinely worried us. Spanish state school or an international one? And what does that do to a ten-year-old who had just found her friends? We made a decision — and we would make it again, with one exception.
School & kids
State, concertado or international: how we chose a school
Spanish state school, concertado or an international school on the Costa del Sol — cost, language, daily rhythm, and what matters when you have three children of different ages.
School & kids
School enrolment in Andalusia: deadlines, points, supplies, comedor
How escolarización works in Andalusia, which documents count, how the points system allocates places, and what comedor, aula matinal and school supplies really cost.
School & kids
How our three learned Spanish — and how long it really took
Realistic timelines for how children aged 6, 8 and 10 learn Spanish, what helped, what didn't, and what happened to German at home.