A group of Expats have put together their 'Top 10' relocation lists for Expats on the move and for first time Expats. What are your 'Top 10' relocation tips???
All lists as collected will be published soon.
Monday 27 August 2012
Wednesday 22 August 2012
UWCSEA parents conference Expat Teens Talk
Expat Teens Talk – for parents
Saturday, 1 September, 8am–3pm
(you can drop into the sessions that interest you/suit your timetable)
UWC South East Asia – East Campus Block A, Conference Room 1 1 Tampines Street 73, Singapore 528704
Free for UWCSEA parents (sponsored by the PA) $15 for non-UWCSEA parents
UWCSEA is proud to host a day filled with unique workshops on expat teens with Dr. Lisa Pittman, Diana Smit and other guest presenters.
It’s about understanding the challenges facing third culture kids and how to deal with them.
Workshop overview
The many challenges that teens are faced with when growing up as expats will be explored from all angles throughout these workshops. There will be input from not just Dr. Lisa Pittman and Diana Smit, authors of Expat Teens Talk, but also sessions led by some of the leading experts on expat teens and Third Culture Kids (TCK). We will look at how being a TCK can have an effect on a child’s development and mental health, and we will focus on some of the unique challenges that we face with expat teenagers and how to deal with them.
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
␣␣ Gain a solid understanding of the Third Culture Kid experience.
␣␣ Understand and identify that the needs of expat teens are different than their monocultural peers and that there are valuable resources for them and for those who interact and support them.
␣␣ Learn the ‘tools and strategies’ to empower the expat teens they work with by being able to continue the ‘dialogue’ of identifying and meeting their needs.
␣␣ Have an increased awareness and understanding of who the ‘expat’ experts are and share their research and findings to enable teachers, counsellors, principals and administration staff of international schools to better understand and therefore support the well being needs of their student populations.
␣␣ Be aware of what the real issues are as identified by global statistics.
Audience for the workshop: This is useful for not just parents of teenagers, but any parents of expat children.
Programme for the day:
* Note: order of workshops is subject to change and will be confirmed one week before the event.
Saturday, 1 September
8–8.45am
Julia Simens
‘Full Speed Ahead’—going from one international assignment to the next
8.45–9am
Break
9–9.45am
Alice Wu
What are the effects of a globally nomadic childhood? Can these students become true cultural bridges?
9.45–10.15am
Break
10.15–11am
Tina Quick
When expat kids transition for college/ university: what are the unique challenges and how to cope with them?
11–11.45am
Jill Kristal PhD and Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly Fitting in while hanging on: supporting individual and cultural identity for teens in transition
11.45am–12.15pm
Lunch
12.15–1pm
Kay Chapman
A personal account from an expatriate mother whose teenage daughter developed severe major depression and bulimia
1–1.15pm
Break
1.15–2pm
Rebecca Grappo
Why do some kids thrive while others struggle? How does being a TCK and part of an internationally mobile community either help or hinder a child’s or teen’s development?
2–2.15pm
Break
2.15–3pm
Diana Smit and Dr. Lisa Pittman
Expat Teens Talk recognises the challenges that teens are faced with when growing up as expats
Workshop presenters
Dr. Lisa Pittman
Co-author of Expat Teens Talk, Lisa is a practicing psychologist who has worked in monocultural and expatriate settings. She counsels children, adolescents and their families on a wide range of social, emotional, behavioral and psychological issues.
Diana Smit (M. Ed. Spec. Ed.)
Co-author of Expat Teens Talk, Diana is an Educational Therapist who supports the academic needs of international students as a result of their specific learning difficulties. She is the mother of three expat teens who only know expat life, having never lived in either of their two
passport countries. As a family, the Smit’s have had eight international moves.
Joining Dr. Lisa Pittman and Diana Smit will be: Tina Quick, author of The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition; Julia Simens, counsellor, author, educator and consultant; Rebecca (Becky) Grappo, M.Ed., founder of RNG International Educational Consultants; Alice Wu teacher and intercultural consultant; Kay Chapman is a trailing spouse with three children; Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly is an intercultural trainer, consultant and author; Jill Kristal, PhD, featured speaker and writer on relocation and life transitions.
Useful information
Who to contact at UWCSEA
Caroline Meek Director of the Centre for International Education
Phone: (65) 6305 5344 Ext.2020 (office) (65) 8233 8090 (mobile)
Email: centre@uwcsea.edu.sg Online registration
Fees are $15 for non-UWCSEA parents, which includes snacks and lunch. Click here to register.
What to bring
Snacks, lunch and refreshments will be provided.
We will make sure that the authors bring with them copies of their books for you to buy in case you are interested.
Clothing
Our conference centre tends to be quite cool so a jumper or jacket is recommended.
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Friday 17 August 2012
Expat Info Desk review, thank you!!
Friday 10th August 2012
Expat Teens Talk, written by psychologist Lisa Pittman and educational therapist Diana Smit, provides an overview of expatriate life from the mouths of teenagers who have experienced life abroad. The book aims to address some of the common challenges that the 2 million expatriate teens living worldwide encounter. Topics include the challenges of moving, sex, drugs and alcohol, educational performance and the future.
While the book predominantly writes about expat life from a teenager’s perspective, the intended audience is not limited to this age group alone. Through learning first hand of some of the experiences and emotions that teenagers undergo when they move abroad, both parents and professionals who work with third generation kids can gain a deeper understanding into some of the issues that this group of individuals face.
Many expatriate parents may be unaware of some the emotional problems that there children can encounter as a result of a life on the road or away from loved family and friends. The teenage years are challenging for most people, but when this is coupled with an international move, the effects of adolescence can become heightened. The book seeks to give a voice to the teenagers who are affected by their parent’s decisions and to help them to express themselves.
The book features the stories, experiences and anecdotes of expatriate teenagers from all over the world before offering professional advice and solutions from their peers, parents and professionals. In many regards it can be perceived as a “self help” book that is aimed at helping children to express themselves and address the elements of their life that are causing them unhappiness. At the end of each chapter the reader is provided with an area in which they can record their own personal reflections and map out plans for the future.
One of the best elements of this book is that it can help struggling expatriate teens to recognize that they are not alone and they are not the only ones who are experiencing some of the feelings they encounter. No longer “the odd one out,” Expat Teens Talk can help teenagers to feel normal again.
Supporting the book is a comprehensive online blog called Expat Teens Talk. Within this online resource guest bloggers frequently share their own stories and experiences of life abroad. This is a great supplement to the book and gives teenagers somewhere to go to voice their questions, suggestions and worries.
This is a book that every expat parent should own.
Are you a teen and do you want to talk about your expat experience? Please complete this questionnaire so that you can help other teens in your position.
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Tuesday 7 August 2012
EARCOS Conference in September
Expat Teens Talk authors, Dr. Lisa Pittman and Diana Smit are delighted to announce their upcoming EARCOS conference at United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA East Campus) on September 1-2, 2012. The conference will include presentations from top speakers and experts in the field of Expats all of whom are members of Families in Global Transitions (FIGT). See the conference program and speaker profiles as outlined below. Registration forms are available for EARCOS members and affiliates through the main EARCOS website. We look forwards to this opportunity to educate, inspire and motivate educators to know who their expat students are and how to support and empower them.
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Tina Quick, author ofThe Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition, is a cross-cultural trainer, writer and international speaker. She is an adult Third Culture Kid (ATCK), and has raised her own TCKs across four cultures and continents. She currently serves as Program Chair on the Board of Directors of Families in Global Transition (FIGT), and is on the Advisory Board of TCKid. In addition, she is a member of the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counseling. Tina works closely with colleges and universities, as well as domestic and international schools. 
Julia Simens, counselor, author, educator and consultant, focuses on international relocation, family therapy and early childhood education. Author of "Emotional Resilience and the Expat Child", Julia is often asked her opinion for topics related to children and transitions, and is a frequent speaker at educational/business conferences. She has been cited in many family publications. 
Alice Wuteaches international students and works as an intercultural consultant at Cornell University. She has lived, studied, and worked in England, Finland, and Sweden. She produced two videos about college-age global nomad students in 1994 and 2001 at Cornell University. She enjoys writing and doing presentations about global nomads.
Ruth E. Van Reken is an international speaker, co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds,and co-founder/past chairperson of Families in Global Transition. Ruth has lived, as well as studied, this experience. For more than twenty-five years, she has traveled extensively, working with families and educators to help them understand why a cross-cultural, highly mobile childhood matters. Currently, she is exploring how lessons from the TCK experience can be applied to other types of cross-cultural childhoods.
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