Hi Nick, your videos are always fun and informative! Well done! My family spend every summer holiday in Lagos but with the pandemic I might not return next time I managed to escape from UK. So your videos are coming very handy for me to watch! Definitely waiting for your International schools video (if you could add Vale Verde in Burgau would be a bonus)! Thank you!
You are a treasure. The Portuguese government should pay you. Your affection for the Algarve and for all things Portuguese is obvious. It might be nice to hear how the pandemic has affected schools in Portugal. In my city in Canada, the schools opened in September closed around Christmas time and reopened three weeks ago. I am a bit biased but the reopening has been a disaster with Covid case counts rising rapidly. Hopefully the vaccine roll-out will mean the schools in Portugal should return to normal soon. Thanks for the information, Nick.
Hehe, thank you ogator, that's such a wonderful compliment. Our schools are all home based and online right now. There is talk of them going back on April 5 but we don't know for sure.
Ha! Hey, Nick. You scrub up quite well. Nicely researched video, that (thanks to your daughter 😃). I used to teach EFL at a private language school in Lisbon, and for a while, Portuguese English teachers were quite wary of us, but they started coming in for 'training' sessions. Soon after, state schools would have 'English weeks' and we'd be invited in to do some fun classes with up to 100 kids at a time. Timetabling was always a weird one when I was there, with kids having lessons from 8am till 7pm with loads of gaps in between.
Hey Glenn, yeah timing is still really weird and covid made it weirder. Thankfully she's at home now so no fetching and carrying. What's EFL (English as a Foreign Language?)
@@AlgarveAddicts that's correct, Nick. I worked for International House. Recently closed in Lisbon, but my ex-colleagues still run the teacher training school (online at the moment, of course)
Not really my thing as I have grown kids but i still go so much out of your latest video. I have seen so many people asking for information on schools so this will be invaluable. FYI. That new mic works great in the wind.
The classes or "Turmas" when I was in school (6 years ago) where normally capped out at 25 students, so the average was around 20-25 people per "Turma".
Thanks for great info! My wife and have been looking at some homes in São Bars (online from the USA) and have been looking at an international school in Tavira for our 14 year old son, so we’re are interested in your up coming video on the international schools in the Algarve
Very interesting! Info on on the new AIS (Algarve International School) would be *particularly* handy. Any chance of drone shots too? ...Just planting a seed 😉 - your aerial shots of the Algarve's towns, combined with Google Earth tour, is unique. Excellent drone image quality too. Really helps to orientate the drone imagery to the lie of the land.
5 and 6 grade ev it's visual arts and you only have tic(ICT in English)on 7 and 8 grade. you also have et in the third cycle not all schools are in agrupamentos,you have "escolas não agrupadas"(public or private). And explicações are extralessons and not all the extralessons are in atl's,they can be done privatly on a extralesson teacher's house that you pay monthly to. you're welcome and hope that you have a great life in Algarve!☀️🥰 edit:I was told that in Lisbon you can also have mandarin in the third cycle but maybe only on the European school...
We have been looking at Nobel international, which looks very promising. We had a trip booked last year June but everyone knows what happened there lol. Hoping to do a trip for Xmas this year 🤞
Ahahah... Very funny! 😁 Notes: About the classes, they must have 28 students (maximum). This number can be reduced (I think is to 21, I don't remember at the moment) in the case of there is 1 until 4 (max) students with special needs. For example, if there is one student with dyslexia in one class, the class can't have more than 21 students. About the subjects, that you had doubt, I can say: EV - basically they learn everything related with drawing. E Technological - they learn about different sort of materials and build things with them (could be closer to architecture, more or less) TIC - here basically they learn how to use a computer, how the computer works or is built, and about the Internet and some software. ... Instead of "professor de turma" we call "director de turma". Great job, your preparation, teacher! 👌😁 Thanks for sharing this information! Enjoy the Algarve! 😉🌞🌊
Nick, you are calling "Professor de Turma" to the "Director de Turma" (class director). The Director de Turma is the interface between the school and the parents.
Great info! Question - If we are moving from the UK and need to secure admission to the public schools, do we need to get the annual report card or anything else translated from English to Portuguese and subsequently attested by the Portuguese Consulate in UK? Any tips would be great.
Thanks! Looking forward to the international school portion. I am wondering how difficult it would be for a 13 year old English-only speaker to assimilate into one of the international schools. Any info is appreciated, thank you-
For car insurance yes... But for healthcare i believe the best and cheaper is ask your bank. I dont have health problems and for that reason i use my bank for health insurance 9,99€/month. (note:they have copay).
Hello Nick. I am TEFL certified (280 hours)+ Delf A2, with 10 years of experience in teaching French and English as a private tutor. Looking forward to applying to schools in Algarve, can you please guide me.
I am not from South Africa but love the book joke "Reasons to vote ANC " ... full of blank pages!! Unfortunately this can apply to many other political parties all over the world ;-) -Thanks for the great video.
HI Nick, how do we find out this aspect: 'if your child is not fluent in Portuguese yet.. can they still go to a Portuguese school in Portugal once one arrives as a family? Not everyone can immediately afford an international school where English is predominantly the main language of instruction. .. how do they integrate, overcome the language barrier to be able to learn and carry on with their schooling ..is this language barrier element facilitated with so much immigration happening over these recent years. In South Africa, the Portuguese Consulate arranges Portuguese language classes at various schools for our kids to attend in the afternoons.. but due to Covid, this has been delayed thus far.. from what I have been informed. Thanks so much..
Hi Nici, if you look through the comments there are a few links about the Portuguese programme to offer special tuition to foreign students. It depends on the age of your kids but I'd get them on online courses before you leave as well.
I had an Ukranian in my school a few years ago. the students still have to attend the normal classes but there are teachers that provide private tutoring after class in english.
Hey Jevon, figure out whether you want them to go to an international school or a govt school. Then analyze and prioritize the international schools like the international schools database. Govt schools are all pretty good. There is a list of the best ones online though.
Thanks Nick! I wonder if any of your expat friends/contact might have some direct experience or knowledge of how public schools deal with special needs ( such as Autism or ADHD or learning disabilities) I have contacted FPDA as you suggested (thanks!) but if anyone out there has any actual life experience they wouldn't mind sharing, I would be very grateful! Cheers!
Hi Nick, thanks for the video! A few more questions: - When does school usually start and end for 5th to 12th graders? - Do all kids go to the "study centers" after school? - Is it really voluntary and just extracurricular activities and doing homework or do they easily fall behind if they don´t attend during the school terms or the long summer break? (I am asking this, because this is the case in some countries, especially in Asia...)
Hi Mike, school start times are all over thr place (especially during covid). Anywhere from 08h00 until 18h00. The times on each days vary according to classes. Most kids go to "study centers" but not all. Yes, kids will always fall behind if they don't attend school. Oh, you meant if they don't attend "study centers"? It depends on the kid.
I'm in the process of relocating to Portugal with my three high schoolers. The international schools are very expensive. Are the private Portuguese schools accommodating to English-speaking students? Are they less expensive than international schools? My kids are into the arts (music/guitar, drawing, and dance) more than academics. Could you offer some suggestions for these kinds of schools? I'm having such a hard time finding schools that are a good fit. I'd appreciate your advice.
Hi Brandi, to be honest I don't know much about the Portuguese private schools. However, I have been promising a video on International Schools for a long time and we'll research a section related to private Portuguese schools too. The local government schools in Portugal have a better quality of education than you might think and you can substitute learning the language with private lessons.
Sorry, but right now the kids in the 2 year of "1ºCiclo" (age 7) have English to, it's mandatory to all schools, is not only Portuguese, Math and "Estudo do Meio". They change the subjects last year. They want even teach English in preschool in less than 5 years from now.
Hi Nick. I was wondering if you knew what would be the requirements to teach math in an international school. I don't speak Portuguese. Right now I run an after school math and reading centre in Canada. Do the teachers need to be accredited/licensed in Portugal? Thank you for all the information you put out there!
Hello Nick! I got onto your videos a few weeks ago and I just love your laid back approach and style to doing this. I was just wondering about schooling language - neither of my kids speak Portuguese and if we were to relocate (Canada) would we be able to integrate them into the public system somehow? In a way that helps them learn the language? Or is private schooling the only option.
Hi Johan, I guess it depends on their age as to how quickly they'll pick it up. Government schools do offer extra Portuguese lessons for foreigners (but double check with your local school) and you can supplement that with ATL/Explicação (private extra lessons as I mentioned in the video).
We currently have many children from Ukraine who only speak their mother tongue. Schools always find a way to have a translator to help and individual classes to learn Portuguese faster.
Hello Nick. Really liked the video. Awesome content. I just wanna ask some questions as they are hard to find on the internet. I am currently in grade 10 in another country and trying to get in a Portuguese school in grade 11. Which city will be the best. And as a Muslim will I face any difficulties?
Hi Maher, I doubt you will have any difficulty as a Muslim, just the language would be the main concern. If you speak it you'll be fine. Any city would work as there are schools all over in the larger towns like Faro, Loulé, Lagoa etc
if i do international online school for example at Penn foster or whatever get my diploma and all will it be valid in Portugal? will I be able to get a job or enter uni? or will it just be as if I didn't complete high school? mostly because there is no Portuguese class /discipline. #help
Thanks so much Nick - very informative! My child will be in year 10 at high school when we move and won't be able to go to a Portuguese language school so I look forward to your video on International Schools in the Algarve (particularly with reference to IGCSE and A levels).
Gina dont be afraid to put him in a public Portuguese school for free. Because the school need to obey the Portuguese law. All the subjects that are teach in Portuguese need to be teach in English to your kid, and they going to give him a lot of Portuguese extra classes to help your kid. I know one kid in my niece school (my sister belong to the parents board) that after 3 months he was fluent in Portuguese because they give him a lot of extra classes, he end the normal school at 18:00, he after one year was in normal portuguese classes, without any dificulty and was in 7th grade. The law is call PLNM (need to ask in the beginning of the year to put your kid inside this law) and the school need to obey this law. Normally in any municipality they have only one class for year for native English speakers kids, every Portuguese kid go to the closest school, but a native English kid need to go to the school where there are this especial classes (normally the central School of Agrupamento), if is more than 5km from your home they pay the transportation. And they for some time until the Portuguese level of the kid is very good, dont going to assess (with negative grades) your kid in the Portuguese subject. But i understand why is better to put him in a private international school because he have only 2 years left to end high school. But my advice is for kids until 8th/9th grade (14 years old) is better to put him in a Portuguese public or private school, both private Portuguese or public need to comply the PLNM law. More information this video. th-cam.com/video/zLd3QH-Q-Tc/w-d-xo.html Read this: www.dge.mec.pt/sites/default/files/Curriculo/EBasico/PLNM/portuguese_second_language_pl2_plnm_general_information_en.pdf.pdf
@@arturjcrebelo3275 Thank-you so much Artur. Very helpful and I just wish we could get to Portugal sooner so that he could start in 8th grade. We are already learning the language (slowly but diligently) so hopefully it will make it easier when we do move! Appreciate the links too - I will certainly look into this.
Aaagh, this is such a corny intro! heheh. Regarding GOVERNMENT/Public schools helping foreign kids with Portuguese --> Try and make head or tail of this www.dge.mec.pt/portugues-lingua-nao-materna It's the Portuguese plan for kids who don't speak English. If you know what an "Agrupumento" is go and see them in your area and quiz them about PLNM (that link above), however the best thing is to get your kids learning Portuguese online before they arrive and possibly private extra tuition when they're here. They'll learn super fast.
@@AlgarveAddicts thanks for the reply sir. One more thing that i want to ask is that if theres no sport then how are students going to play anything apart from pysical activity
Chatgpt said it better than I can: In Portugal, the educational system does not have a specific "middle school" stage like in the U.S. Instead, the system is divided as follows: 1. First Cycle (1º Ciclo): Grades 1-4, ages 6-10 2. Second Cycle (2º Ciclo): Grades 5-6, ages 10-12 3. Third Cycle (3º Ciclo): Grades 7-9, ages 12-15 4. Secondary Education (Ensino Secundário): Grades 10-12, ages 15-18 The second and third cycles of basic education in Portugal are somewhat equivalent to what middle school is in other countries, but it's all part of basic education rather than a separate school stage.
There are a law in Portugal PLNM. Dont be afraid to put your kid in a public school. They going to help your kid in any way possible to help him. I used to work in a secondary school and for my experience all the kids from England (or native English speakers countries, except India) learn fluent Portuguese in 3 month in a public school. I know that the kid in a portuguese school learn Portuguese way faster than in any international school. Read this pdf from the Portuguese Minister of Education. www.dge.mec.pt/sites/default/files/Curriculo/EBasico/PLNM/portuguese_second_language_pl2_plnm_general_information_en.pdf.pdf They going to give lots of extra portuguese classes to your kid and all the other subjects/classes going to be in English. There is only one little problem is that this classes (In English) going to be taught at the headquarter school grouping (Sede do Agrupamento), normally this schools is in a municipality town. All Portuguese kids go to the closest school of their house, your kid to attend this classes in English and have lots of extra Portuguese classes, need to go to the school inside the municipality town.
@@AlgarveAddicts You need to have Java on and Adobe acrobat installed in your PC. It's a PDF in English with all the information about the law for foreign kids.
Omg perfect timing! We have just started our process in researching schools. Each of your videos is making us think maybe we should move to the Algarve lol! Questions: For after school and summer activities, what are the average costs of each program? Also how did you pick a school for your daughter? I feel like I toured tons of school here in the US but I don’t think I will have that option before we move this summer to Portugal.
Hi T. The government picks your school for you, based on your location. Regarding extra lessons, they vary massively in cost. Any where from €30-€100 per month.
My niece pay for extra time after school (ATL - Atividades Tempos Livres) 35€/month. It's from 7am to 9am and from 4pm to 7pm (this help a lot parents that work a lot of hours or crazy hours). A summer camp (in Summer holidays) can cost (the months they dont have school, last week of June, July and 2 weeks in September (25€/week), but they do lots of activities, they have 2 weeks they go to a nearest beach (in the morning), after lunch they go visit museums, they even go learn to swing, have dance, painting and theater with professional teachers. In Odivelas 3 years ago the kids prepare a song to sing in retired home (to bring some happiness to old ppl that live there) like a voluntary thing. NOTE: This prices and experiences is from a School in Odivelas (City very near of Lisbon). Every "Agrupamento" have their own activities. Need to ask the schools the kind of activities they have. Karaté/Dance cost extra 20€/month adding the 25€/week and was 1 hour (every day in summer holidays). Some kids start doing Karaté after end the summer because they like the classes and doing this activity in summer.
I'm portuguese with South African friends and I can understand that book. 😂 If the european colonists had not brought electricity to South Africa, south africans would not have, now, to endure load shedding. 😂. Whitey is responsible. 😂
Excellent discussion. With 12 and 15 year old children, this is truly invaluable. Really appreciate the effort that you put into this.
Thanks Mark! 👍🏼
Great info as always ! Looking forward to info on international schools
Cheers Dave 👍🏼
Hi Nick...that video on international schools sounds great...keep us all posted.
Thanks Gustav, it's requiring a lot of research! I hope it will come out well.
Informative and fun to watch as always. Thank you so much for all the hard work and attention to detail.
Thanks for watching Dario👍🏼
Hi Nick, your videos are always fun and informative! Well done! My family spend every summer holiday in Lagos but with the pandemic I might not return next time I managed to escape from UK. So your videos are coming very handy for me to watch! Definitely waiting for your International schools video (if you could add Vale Verde in Burgau would be a bonus)! Thank you!
Thanks Pamela, I do know some parents with kids at that school, so I'll give em a ring 👍🏼
@@AlgarveAddicts Super!! Muito obrigada!!
You are a treasure. The Portuguese government should pay you. Your affection for the Algarve and for all things Portuguese is obvious. It might be nice to hear how the pandemic has affected schools in Portugal. In my city in Canada, the schools opened in September closed around Christmas time and reopened three weeks ago. I am a bit biased but the reopening has been a disaster with Covid case counts rising rapidly. Hopefully the vaccine roll-out will mean the schools in Portugal should return to normal soon. Thanks for the information, Nick.
Hehe, thank you ogator, that's such a wonderful compliment. Our schools are all home based and online right now. There is talk of them going back on April 5 but we don't know for sure.
Thanks for the videos, they are great. Looking forward to the video outlining international schools and how the operate there in Algarve
Thanks for watching Carlos. I'm working on it 👍🏼
Hi Nick, thanks for the info. I must just say, love your notebook!😂
Hahaha, thanks!👍🏼
HGP is integrated history and geography. Not mixed up😅 Appreciate your really useful info on schooling. Nice😅
EV = Visual, mainly drawing and geometry
ET = Tech, you play around with circuits and things like that. it's very hands on.
TIC = IT
Thanks for sharing Luis.
Ha! Hey, Nick. You scrub up quite well. Nicely researched video, that (thanks to your daughter 😃). I used to teach EFL at a private language school in Lisbon, and for a while, Portuguese English teachers were quite wary of us, but they started coming in for 'training' sessions. Soon after, state schools would have 'English weeks' and we'd be invited in to do some fun classes with up to 100 kids at a time. Timetabling was always a weird one when I was there, with kids having lessons from 8am till 7pm with loads of gaps in between.
Hey Glenn, yeah timing is still really weird and covid made it weirder. Thankfully she's at home now so no fetching and carrying. What's EFL (English as a Foreign Language?)
@@AlgarveAddicts that's correct, Nick. I worked for International House. Recently closed in Lisbon, but my ex-colleagues still run the teacher training school (online at the moment, of course)
Thanks for the vid, Nick. Please make one of the Universities. Moving there soon then I will buy you a beer.
Thanks for watching Dan
Not really my thing as I have grown kids but i still go so much out of your latest video. I have seen so many people asking for information on schools so this will be invaluable. FYI. That new mic works great in the wind.
Thanks Sean, yup, it was pretty windy that day.
The classes or "Turmas" when I was in school (6 years ago) where normally capped out at 25 students, so the average was around 20-25 people per "Turma".
Thanks Ivo 👍🏼
Another great video Nick 👌👍thanks! Obrigado por divulgares tão bem a Educação Portuguesa do nosso lindo Algarve ❤ HugoMiguelSemiao
De nada Hugo! 👍🏼
Thanks for great info! My wife and have been looking at some homes in São Bars (online from the USA) and have been looking at an international school in Tavira for our 14 year old son, so we’re are interested in your up coming video on the international schools in the Algarve
The pressure is on, John! 😎👍🏼
@@AlgarveAddictsD7 process started need train my iPad to spell
I meant the pressure for me to create the International school video. 😊 It'll take a while, lots of research to do there.
@@AlgarveAddicts 😁👍
@@AlgarveAddicts do you have a patreon account
Very informative !! Thanks for sharing 👍. Would be appreciate if you share detail information about international schools there.
That's coming soon👍🏼
Very interesting! Info on on the new AIS (Algarve International School) would be *particularly* handy. Any chance of drone shots too? ...Just planting a seed 😉 - your aerial shots of the Algarve's towns, combined with Google Earth tour, is unique. Excellent drone image quality too. Really helps to orientate the drone imagery to the lie of the land.
Hi Greg, I visited AIS the other day, I'm compiling a video on the international schools but it's going to take some time.
@@AlgarveAddicts Great. Looking forward to it... ;-)
5 and 6 grade ev it's visual arts and you only have tic(ICT in English)on 7 and 8 grade.
you also have et in the third cycle
not all schools are in agrupamentos,you have "escolas não agrupadas"(public or private).
And explicações are extralessons and not all the extralessons are in atl's,they can be done privatly on a extralesson teacher's house that you pay monthly to.
you're welcome and hope that you have a great life in Algarve!☀️🥰
edit:I was told that in Lisbon you can also have mandarin in the third cycle but maybe only on the European school...
Thanks for sharing, Cupcake 🙂
@@AlgarveAddicts hahaha u're welcome tbh I never thought you would answer me!
Hehehe, I'm here. I love chatting to you guys, it keeps me on point.
Nice and thank you for your information
Thanks for the info.
Looking forward to hearing about the international schools.
Love the ANC book 😂
Hehe, thanks guys.
Please International schools!!! We’re looking into relocating to Portugal with 2 teenagers in high school... thanks for your great videos! Cheers.
Hi Arturo, for now have a Google for International schools database, you'll be able to find tons of info there.
We have been looking at Nobel international, which looks very promising.
We had a trip booked last year June but everyone knows what happened there lol.
Hoping to do a trip for Xmas this year 🤞
Ahahah... Very funny! 😁
Notes:
About the classes, they must have 28 students (maximum). This number can be reduced (I think is to 21, I don't remember at the moment) in the case of there is 1 until 4 (max) students with special needs. For example, if there is one student with dyslexia in one class, the class can't have more than 21 students.
About the subjects, that you had doubt, I can say:
EV - basically they learn everything related with drawing.
E Technological - they learn about different sort of materials and build things with them (could be closer to architecture, more or less)
TIC - here basically they learn how to use a computer, how the computer works or is built, and about the Internet and some software.
...
Instead of "professor de turma" we call "director de turma".
Great job, your preparation, teacher! 👌😁
Thanks for sharing this information!
Enjoy the Algarve! 😉🌞🌊
Thanks for sharing Maria, that's great info 👍🏼
Thanks Nick! Great schooling info..so useful.. loved the ANC book too.. so valid..
Hehe, the ANC book is a classic.
Nick, you are calling "Professor de Turma" to the "Director de Turma" (class director).
The Director de Turma is the interface between the school and the parents.
Thanks Jorge, I just watched it with my daughter and she also corrected me 😊
Great info! Question - If we are moving from the UK and need to secure admission to the public schools, do we need to get the annual report card or anything else translated from English to Portuguese and subsequently attested by the Portuguese Consulate in UK? Any tips would be great.
Sorry Antonio, I can't answer that question. The best bet is to get in touch with your new Agrupamento de Escola.
Thanks! Looking forward to the international school portion. I am wondering how difficult it would be for a 13 year old English-only speaker to assimilate into one of the international schools. Any info is appreciated, thank you-
It would be no problem for your son, the International schools all teach in English.
Hi Nick, Would you recommend the ACP (Portugal Automobile Association) for Helathcare and car insurance? Their rates seem good.
Sorry Omar, I haven't used them before.
For car insurance yes... But for healthcare i believe the best and cheaper is ask your bank. I dont have health problems and for that reason i use my bank for health insurance 9,99€/month. (note:they have copay).
Hello Nick. I am TEFL certified (280 hours)+ Delf A2, with 10 years of experience in teaching French and English as a private tutor. Looking forward to applying to schools in Algarve, can you please guide me.
Sure, check out my International Schools video as well, you can find a list of schools to apply to there. th-cam.com/video/pVnuEVPOw2g/w-d-xo.html
informative vid, thanks, appreciate wat is average/normal fees in international school or private school per mth.
Hi Are, please see my latest video on International schools 👍🏼
I am not from South Africa but love the book joke "Reasons to vote ANC " ... full of blank pages!! Unfortunately this can apply to many other political parties all over the world ;-) -Thanks for the great video.
Heheh, you're so right!!! Thanks for watching 👍🏼
HI Nick, how do we find out this aspect: 'if your child is not fluent in Portuguese yet.. can they still go to a Portuguese school in Portugal once one arrives as a family? Not everyone can immediately afford an international school where English is predominantly the main language of instruction.
.. how do they integrate, overcome the language barrier to be able to learn and carry on with their schooling ..is this language barrier element facilitated with so much immigration happening over these recent years. In South Africa, the Portuguese Consulate arranges Portuguese language classes at various schools for our kids to attend in the afternoons.. but due to Covid, this has been delayed thus far.. from what I have been informed. Thanks so much..
Hi Nici, if you look through the comments there are a few links about the Portuguese programme to offer special tuition to foreign students. It depends on the age of your kids but I'd get them on online courses before you leave as well.
@@AlgarveAddicts super, thanks!
I had an Ukranian in my school a few years ago.
the students still have to attend the normal classes but there are teachers that provide private tutoring after class in english.
Great info!
Question - how would you recommend finding a good school int eh algarve? Have a young family so this is critical for our relocation.
Hey Jevon, figure out whether you want them to go to an international school or a govt school. Then analyze and prioritize the international schools like the international schools database. Govt schools are all pretty good. There is a list of the best ones online though.
Thanks Nick! I wonder if any of your expat friends/contact might have some direct experience or knowledge of how public schools deal with special needs ( such as Autism or ADHD or learning disabilities) I have contacted FPDA as you suggested (thanks!) but if anyone out there has any actual life experience they wouldn't mind sharing, I would be very grateful! Cheers!
Good luck Desiree. The best thing may be to post on my Facebook group facebook.com/groups/algarveaddicts
@@AlgarveAddicts Thanks Nick! Just did that! All the best!
All the best to you too 👍🏼
Hi Nick, thanks for the video!
A few more questions:
- When does school usually start and end for 5th to 12th graders?
- Do all kids go to the "study centers" after school?
- Is it really voluntary and just extracurricular activities and doing homework or do they easily fall behind if they don´t attend during the school terms or the long summer break? (I am asking this, because this is the case in some countries, especially in Asia...)
Hi Mike, school start times are all over thr place (especially during covid). Anywhere from 08h00 until 18h00. The times on each days vary according to classes.
Most kids go to "study centers" but not all.
Yes, kids will always fall behind if they don't attend school. Oh, you meant if they don't attend "study centers"? It depends on the kid.
I'm in the process of relocating to Portugal with my three high schoolers. The international schools are very expensive. Are the private Portuguese schools accommodating to English-speaking students? Are they less expensive than international schools? My kids are into the arts (music/guitar, drawing, and dance) more than academics. Could you offer some suggestions for these kinds of schools? I'm having such a hard time finding schools that are a good fit. I'd appreciate your advice.
Hi Brandi, to be honest I don't know much about the Portuguese private schools. However, I have been promising a video on International Schools for a long time and we'll research a section related to private Portuguese schools too. The local government schools in Portugal have a better quality of education than you might think and you can substitute learning the language with private lessons.
Haha love the ANC book.😂 Fortunately for us my son has finished his high school but this is so informative, thank you.
Thanks Hilary, it's good to maybe share with friends who have kids too 😉
@@AlgarveAddicts Will definitely do that.
Sorry, but right now the kids in the 2 year of "1ºCiclo" (age 7) have English to, it's mandatory to all schools, is not only Portuguese, Math and "Estudo do Meio".
They change the subjects last year. They want even teach English in preschool in less than 5 years from now.
Brilliant, thanks for sharing Artur.
Sports seem to be secondary. Or extracurricular😅
Extracurricular generally
Hi Nick. I was wondering if you knew what would be the requirements to teach math in an international school. I don't speak Portuguese. Right now I run an after school math and reading centre in Canada. Do the teachers need to be accredited/licensed in Portugal? Thank you for all the information you put out there!
Hi Camelia, I suggest you get on touch with all the international schools and ask them. Google "international schools Algarve".
@@AlgarveAddicts Thank you Nick! Will do.
Hello Nick! I got onto your videos a few weeks ago and I just love your laid back approach and style to doing this.
I was just wondering about schooling language - neither of my kids speak Portuguese and if we were to relocate (Canada) would we be able to integrate them into the public system somehow? In a way that helps them learn the language? Or is private schooling the only option.
Hi Johan, I guess it depends on their age as to how quickly they'll pick it up. Government schools do offer extra Portuguese lessons for foreigners (but double check with your local school) and you can supplement that with ATL/Explicação (private extra lessons as I mentioned in the video).
We currently have many children from Ukraine who only speak their mother tongue. Schools always find a way to have a translator to help and individual classes to learn Portuguese faster.
Hello Nick. Really liked the video. Awesome content. I just wanna ask some questions as they are hard to find on the internet.
I am currently in grade 10 in another country and trying to get in a Portuguese school in grade 11. Which city will be the best. And as a Muslim will I face any difficulties?
Hi Maher, I doubt you will have any difficulty as a Muslim, just the language would be the main concern. If you speak it you'll be fine. Any city would work as there are schools all over in the larger towns like Faro, Loulé, Lagoa etc
@@AlgarveAddicts okay. Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it
please tell me which is the teaching language in public schools and in which language the curriculum books are?
Portuguese.
Can you make a blog for schools for children with autism? Is there something provider by the govt? Or all private? Thank you.
Hi there, check out this association: www.appda-agarve.pt
if i do international online school for example at Penn foster or whatever get my diploma and all will it be valid in Portugal? will I be able to get a job or enter uni? or will it just be as if I didn't complete high school? mostly because there is no Portuguese class /discipline. #help
Hi there, sorry I have no idea what Penn Foster is?
Thanks so much Nick - very informative!
My child will be in year 10 at high school when we move and won't be able to go to a Portuguese language school so I look forward to your video on International Schools in the Algarve (particularly with reference to IGCSE and A levels).
Hi Gina, I'm starting my research, so thanks for mentioning IGCSE and A-levels.
Gina dont be afraid to put him in a public Portuguese school for free. Because the school need to obey the Portuguese law. All the subjects that are teach in Portuguese need to be teach in English to your kid, and they going to give him a lot of Portuguese extra classes to help your kid. I know one kid in my niece school (my sister belong to the parents board) that after 3 months he was fluent in Portuguese because they give him a lot of extra classes, he end the normal school at 18:00, he after one year was in normal portuguese classes, without any dificulty and was in 7th grade.
The law is call PLNM (need to ask in the beginning of the year to put your kid inside this law) and the school need to obey this law.
Normally in any municipality they have only one class for year for native English speakers kids, every Portuguese kid go to the closest school, but a native English kid need to go to the school where there are this especial classes (normally the central School of Agrupamento), if is more than 5km from your home they pay the transportation. And they for some time until the Portuguese level of the kid is very good, dont going to assess (with negative grades) your kid in the Portuguese subject.
But i understand why is better to put him in a private international school because he have only 2 years left to end high school. But my advice is for kids until 8th/9th grade (14 years old) is better to put him in a Portuguese public or private school, both private Portuguese or public need to comply the PLNM law.
More information this video.
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Read this:
www.dge.mec.pt/sites/default/files/Curriculo/EBasico/PLNM/portuguese_second_language_pl2_plnm_general_information_en.pdf.pdf
Here's the link to PLNM (if Artur's link didn't work) www.dge.mec.pt/portugues-lingua-nao-materna
Thanks for sharing all that Artur 👍🏼
@@arturjcrebelo3275 Thank-you so much Artur. Very helpful and I just wish we could get to Portugal sooner so that he could start in 8th grade. We are already learning the language (slowly but diligently) so hopefully it will make it easier when we do move!
Appreciate the links too - I will certainly look into this.
Aaagh, this is such a corny intro! heheh. Regarding GOVERNMENT/Public schools helping foreign kids with Portuguese --> Try and make head or tail of this www.dge.mec.pt/portugues-lingua-nao-materna It's the Portuguese plan for kids who don't speak English. If you know what an "Agrupumento" is go and see them in your area and quiz them about PLNM (that link above), however the best thing is to get your kids learning Portuguese online before they arrive and possibly private extra tuition when they're here. They'll learn super fast.
One thing that i want to ask. Do goverment schools in portugal have outdoor football obligatory
It appears to me that no sport (apart from a weekly session of physical education) is compulsory. Each town has one (or more!) football clubs.
@@AlgarveAddicts thanks for the reply sir. One more thing that i want to ask is that if theres no sport then how are students going to play anything apart from pysical activity
They join the clubs in the town.
Does Portugal have middle schools? If so, what grades are they?
Chatgpt said it better than I can: In Portugal, the educational system does not have a specific "middle school" stage like in the U.S. Instead, the system is divided as follows:
1. First Cycle (1º Ciclo): Grades 1-4, ages 6-10
2. Second Cycle (2º Ciclo): Grades 5-6, ages 10-12
3. Third Cycle (3º Ciclo): Grades 7-9, ages 12-15
4. Secondary Education (Ensino Secundário): Grades 10-12, ages 15-18
The second and third cycles of basic education in Portugal are somewhat equivalent to what middle school is in other countries, but it's all part of basic education rather than a separate school stage.
Is there any pre primary free school in Algarve
Sure all public schools are. 😎👍🏼
Thanks for your reply can you please mention those area
I m from Pakistan soon moving to Portugal with my 4 years old boy
Is there any English Language Medium local school at Portugal ?
Or are all Portuguese local schools conducted in Portuguese language ?
Thanks.
There are a law in Portugal PLNM. Dont be afraid to put your kid in a public school. They going to help your kid in any way possible to help him. I used to work in a secondary school and for my experience all the kids from England (or native English speakers countries, except India) learn fluent Portuguese in 3 month in a public school. I know that the kid in a portuguese school learn Portuguese way faster than in any international school.
Read this pdf from the Portuguese Minister of Education.
www.dge.mec.pt/sites/default/files/Curriculo/EBasico/PLNM/portuguese_second_language_pl2_plnm_general_information_en.pdf.pdf
They going to give lots of extra portuguese classes to your kid and all the other subjects/classes going to be in English.
There is only one little problem is that this classes (In English) going to be taught at the headquarter school grouping (Sede do Agrupamento), normally this schools is in a municipality town. All Portuguese kids go to the closest school of their house, your kid to attend this classes in English and have lots of extra Portuguese classes, need to go to the school inside the municipality town.
Thanks for sharing that info Artur, great stuff👍🏼 Could you double check that link, it doesn't seem to work?
Here is a link to PLNM (in Portuguese) www.dge.mec.pt/portugues-lingua-nao-materna
@@AlgarveAddicts You need to have Java on and Adobe acrobat installed in your PC. It's a PDF in English with all the information about the law for foreign kids.
@@arturjcrebelo3275 why except India..... Is Indian students treated differently can you please give some insight? Thank you.
Omg perfect timing! We have just started our process in researching schools. Each of your videos is making us think maybe we should move to the Algarve lol! Questions: For after school and summer activities, what are the average costs of each program? Also how did you pick a school for your daughter? I feel like I toured tons of school here in the US but I don’t think I will have that option before we move this summer to Portugal.
Hi T. The government picks your school for you, based on your location. Regarding extra lessons, they vary massively in cost. Any where from €30-€100 per month.
My niece pay for extra time after school (ATL - Atividades Tempos Livres) 35€/month. It's from 7am to 9am and from 4pm to 7pm (this help a lot parents that work a lot of hours or crazy hours).
A summer camp (in Summer holidays) can cost (the months they dont have school, last week of June, July and 2 weeks in September (25€/week), but they do lots of activities, they have 2 weeks they go to a nearest beach (in the morning), after lunch they go visit museums, they even go learn to swing, have dance, painting and theater with professional teachers. In Odivelas 3 years ago the kids prepare a song to sing in retired home (to bring some happiness to old ppl that live there) like a voluntary thing.
NOTE: This prices and experiences is from a School in Odivelas (City very near of Lisbon). Every "Agrupamento" have their own activities. Need to ask the schools the kind of activities they have.
Karaté/Dance cost extra 20€/month adding the 25€/week and was 1 hour (every day in summer holidays). Some kids start doing Karaté after end the summer because they like the classes and doing this activity in summer.
Very, very helpful!
Cheers Claudio 👍🏼
Good sir ji OK
I'm portuguese with South African friends and I can understand that book. 😂
If the european colonists had not brought electricity to South Africa, south africans would not have, now, to endure load shedding. 😂. Whitey is responsible. 😂
Yeah, it's a long involved conversation that one!
CIDADANIA = CIVIC BEHAVIOUR, how to behave in an ethical and responsible way. "UBUNTU", if you will.
Obrigado Jorge, I think that's one of the coolest subjects she has. I didn't have that at school (obviously :) )