"The role of education is to interest the child profoundly in an external activity to which he will give all of this potential."
—Maria Montessori
The Caedmon School is very well known within the international community. Families from as many as 30 countries grace our population each year, most of them having learned about Caedmon while still in their country of origin. Their presence and active participation in the school community embodies a vital part of our mission.
At Caedmon we do everything in our power to make our families from around the world feel comfortable and well oriented. A breakfast gathering each fall and a cocktail party in the spring provide the opportunity to meet and begin a valuable exchange of information and mutual support. Returning families assist new ones with cultural issues and practical concerns. The Caedmon Family Association offers a welcoming arena in which international parents can get to know “the locals” while participating in their children’s educational experience.
Each class is all but guaranteed to include at least a few international children. Their teachers are experienced and adept at working with them as they learn a new language and acclimate themselves to a new set of social norms. Aspects of their home cultures are incorporated into the curriculum whenever possible and families are often invited to the classroom to share tales, or work on cultural projects. In these ways, the entire classroom community benefits from the special, worldly perspective offered by our families from abroad.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belgium
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
China
Columbia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
England
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Holland
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Iran
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Lebanon
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Scotland
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
St. Kitt’s
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
West Indies
Yugoslavia