A modern, dark brick building with large windows is lit from within as evening falls. Bicycles are parked outside, and a cyclist rides past on a wet, snow-dusted street. A tall skyscraper is partially visible in the foggy background.

How To Choose a School Away From Home

When your family moves to a new country once again or leaves your home country for the first time, one of the most important tasks at hand is to find a school. Most expat parents will look for an “international school”. However, there is no official definition for that term, and any school can use it if it offers an interna­tional mindset or even a single subject taught in a different language.

A group of four individuals dressed in heavy winter clothing stand in a snowy landscape beside a loaded sled. One person is holding an object in the air, while two others look towards the camera.

Knud Rasmussen and the fifth Thule expedition

In 1921 Knud Rasmussen began his great three-year adventure into the heart of the Inuit homeland. This year marks the centennial of an expedition that placed Denmark at the forefront of worldwide Inuit studies.

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Studying Online: How to Support your Children in the ’Digital Classroom’

Danes Worldwide has provided online instruction in the Danish language to expat Danish families and their children for more than 30 years. We apply this experience to the development of instructional programs centered around the progress of each student. As a parent, you have an opportunity to support your child in the learning process.

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The originals

A group of former expat children from all over the world formed a special bond in 2002 when they met at the Danish Summer School, which in many ways changed their lives forever.