The best tips to find the ideal school for your kids in a new neighbourhood

Moving to a new neighborhood is not an easy thing. What is more: when you have children, a determining factor appears in the decision. What is it about? To get the ideal school for the little ones. There are great investment opportunities that have a weak side the absence of educational centers closes to the house that we like or interest in.

In this context, an excellent real estate agent should advise us in the best way in this regard. Cyprus marketplace has an excellent educational offer in the main cities of the city. Nicosia, Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca, to name a few, have excellent primary and secondary schools. Those who have children know perfectly well the importance of a good education.

For now, keep in mind these tips that we took after receiving the opinion of property managers with years of experience in the Cyprus real estate market. Who knows: maybe with these tips you will later get your children's school within walking distance of your home? The needs Each school has its own characteristics and educational system.

The first thing is to know what the family needs are and, from there, make the corresponding framing that allows the educational institution to adapt to our requirements. The search must start with a listing with a wide range of properties and characteristics of the school. This initial classification is fundamental, and you should have a wide range of crucial questions.

For example:

• • What was our son's experience like in his previous school education? What result did that experience have?
• • How will our son get to school? Walking? By school bus? Will we take it by car?
• • What kind of education do I want for my son? Traditional or alternative?
• • Does my child require any special education programs? Do we need to strengthen it in languages or special activities?
• • How vital are extracurricular activities in the family?
• • How much are we willing (or can we) pay for our children's education?
• • What is the ideal classroom size for my child?
• Searches on the web
• Browse online for educational offerings near the home alternatives you have in mind to rent or buy.
• There you will find important information that will allow you to add information when making the best decision.
• Today, all schools have information on a website or social media.
• If a school does not participate on the web or in the networks, take it as an alert.
• Communication and social networks
• For the time being, social networks allow us to obtain recommendations and comments from different users.
• Either personally (with the community neighbors where we want to live) or through social networks.
• All this from the trust.
• For now, it is good to ask questions about nearby educational institutions.
• Call the school
• After you have done your internet searches and have references, the best step is to call the school and request information.
• If a particular interest arises, a personal interview may follow from this call.
• Being in front of the interview process is a particularly important stage in the whole process.
• Personal visit
• This visit is key since the physical presence will help clear doubts and finish deciding if it is the ideal school for your children.
• Please note that there are specific times for these visits.

If you can speak with the school principal, we suggest asking the following questions:

• • How is the approach to student discipline at school?
• • What is the level of parental involvement with the school?
• • What kind of information do school authorities and teachers share with students' parents?
• • How does the school's support work with students who require special attention?
• • What is the average number of students per class?
• • How does school security work? Do you have any particular security system? Do they use cameras, alarms, or similar technology?
• Hopefully, all this information helps you decide better when choosing a house and at the same time the school where your children will study.
• Undoubtedly, these are decisions of enormous importance and should not be taken lightly.