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For employees and family members our science lab might be the beaches of Oman watching giant turtles lay their eggs. Our history classroom might be the streets of Berlin watching the Wall come down. We practice our math facts by converting dollars to an exotic currency. Civics lessons are learned during dinner table discussions comparing the host country government to the U.S. government. We step out our door and enter an enormous language lab.  \nMeeting the requirements of traditional schools or arranging the logistics of child care may be more complicated for us. Education Options for Foreign Service Family Members is intended to provide us with the information necessary to make good decisions for our children and ourselves. It puts each stage from infant care to adult education into the Foreign Service context.  \nThe production of this book spans the tenure of four Education Counselors in the Family Liaison Office (FLO) . Special thanks to Judith Livingston and Maryann Minutillo for the work they did creating Educating the Foreign Service Child at Home and Abroad, the collection of papers on which Education Options for Foreign Service Family Members is based. Kay Branaman Eakin, with typing and research assistance from Sylvia Hooper and Giselle Conway, revised the material and updated the information on regulations during her tenure as Education Counselor. Current Education and Youth Counselor Sydnee Tyson continued updating and revising. FLO Deputy Director Gail Watson Knowles wrote the transition passages which changed the collection of papers into a unified book.  \nOur friends at the Association of American Foreign Service Women, Employee Consultation Service, Office of Allowances, Office of Overseas Schools, and the Overseas Briefing Center reviewed it and offered suggestions.  \nFamily Liaison Office 1  \nRoom 1212A Telephone: (202) 647-1076  \nDepartment of State Fax: (202) 647-1670  \nWashington, DC 20520  \nThank you to each person who contributed to this book and good luck to each person who uses it to get the best education possible to supplement their Foreign Service experience.  \nKendall Montgomery  \nDirector, Family Liaison Office  \nKaren Hansen Lundahl Publications Coordinator  \nFamily Liaison Office 2  \nRoom 1212A Telephone: (202) 647-1076  \nDepartment of State Fax: (202) 647-1670  \nWashington, DC 20520  \nEDUCATION OPTIONS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILY MEMBERS  \nINTRODUCTION: USING THIS BOOK  \nOne of the benefits of choosing a Foreign Service lifestyle is the opportunity to expose our children to other cultures. At the same time, it is important to us as parents to be able to provide our children with the best possible formal education. Because of the moves and varying strengths and types of schools, we may have to take a more active role in planning our children's education. This book explores the resources that are available to help us do this. It provides vital information on the special challenges we face educating our Foreign Service children. It also can be used as a tool to plan for those important events that occur during a student's progression from nursery school through college.  \nUnlike our friends who do not move around the world, we will sometimes have an overwhelming number of options to choose from. Some of us will want our children to be educated in an American-style curriculum. To others, developing foreign language skills isan important reason for choosing a non-English speaking school system. Some of us will have children with special needs, either gifted and talented, learning disabled, or physically challenged. As our children become teenagers, opportunities to participate in sports and the arts become important factors in choosing a school. 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