custardtart74

Hi. Thank you for accepting me into your group. My family are currently trying to decide on whether my husband should take a job transfer with his bank to NY. It would be on a 3 year visa and is a great opportunity for him.

My main concern is that I have 2 children aged 14 and 15 so I have lots of questions around schooling.

Hopefully I will find some answers on this forum.

I look forward to hearing your opinions and advice

Laura

christmasoompa

Hi, welcome to BE. We were due to do the same this year with similar age kids (Covid/Trump visa ban scuppered it!), and ours were going to go to the British School so that they stayed on the same curriculum. Is that an option maybe? I know there is one in NYC, and if it's a transfer with a good company they will usually pay school fees if you have children at a critical age?

If you head to our US forums you'll find tons of info and lots of people who've made the move.

Best of luck with the decision.

Rete

Morning, Laura, and welcome to BE

The lovely people in the US forum will be able to assist you in answering questions about schooling in NYC and its surrounding boroughs and states. You might not want to live in NYC proper but perhaps on Long Island, Brooklyn, Westchester County, New Jersey or even Connecticut. They all live in the tri-state area.

Have a quick read of the forums rules linked on the white banner above and join us in the US forum.

Rete

custardtart74

Thank you. I really like the look of Westchester county, and I know the schools there are excellent. I just need to look into whether they will be better off finishing the UK system or possibly finishing GCSEs here and doing IB in America.
it’s such a shame that this opportunity has arrived at such a crucial stage in my children’s education!

custardtart74

Thank you. I have just been looking at the British School in NY. It looks like a possible option.

christmasoompa

We were going to Boston, but the British School there couldn't have been more helpful, if you contact the one in NYC I'm sure they'll be happy to advise.

Just one more thing to bear in mind - if you are only going for 3 years and your children want to go to uni in the UK, they would possibly be considered international students without having lived there for the 3 years previously, so factor that in as the fee difference can be huge!

I'll move your thread to the US forums, just in case anybody else can help with info on schooling around NYC.

Best of luck.

civilservant

Based on the children's ages, and their proximity to GCSEs, college and then Uni, it would be a resounding no on this move from me. You are potentially looking at returning to the UK right when your oldest is going to Uni, and them having to pay international student fees due to having been resident in the UK would be a significant barrier in my view.

You beat me to it