spanish schools

hi i feel like i am about to ask a really stupid question. i am looking to relocate to almeria and i have been looking at schools in the area. i have noticed the only have the spanish state schools , will the children be taught in spanish? although we have been learning spanish it is still very basic. 

thanks for any help

If you look up the threads about schools etc. on this site you will find a lot of info. What age are your children? They will be taught in Spanish. Usually they would start one year behind due to lack of language and most parents will tell you that their children pick up Spanish in about 1-2 years quicker than adults! There are private schools in some parts of Spain eg Kings College but not sure about Almeria.

hi thanks for your reply. my children are ages 12, 7 and 3.

susan

Hi Susan,

I looked into schooling at great length before we moved to the Malaga area, and we had also considered Almeria. I am pretty sure there are no International schools in Almeria, which would give you the choice of either Spanish state schools, or there may be private schools in the area that offer bi lingual education. I have to say that my experience of Spanish state schools is very positive, my daughters who are aged 7 and 14 both attend the local village school and had very little Spanish when they started there. The schools have gone out of their way to be helpful, they get extra Spanish lessons, three times a week, and the school have even employed an English teacher to give them extra lessons so they dont fall behind with their English work. Both my daughters are rapidly becomong fluent in Spanish, and they both have good Spanish friends now. My son who is 16 attends an International school on the coast, we decided that at 15 he was to old to cope with a very different style of education, and that it was important for him to finish his English education.

Hope this helps.