By Andrew J Kittell, Director of Corporate Relations, ACS North American Office The ACS International Schools near London, England and in Doha, Qatar (ACS) are nearing the end of their respective traditional admission cycles with enrolled families now confirmed to return for academic year 2016-2017 and new ones preparing to relocate this summer. ACS has long practiced rolling admission, so late-arriving families can still be accommodated in some grades.
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During important International HR conferences organized this spring in Philadelphia by the Forum for Expatriate Management and in New York City by the National Foreign Trade Council, leading global mobility executives shared how their organizations are adapting to the emergence of so-called Millennials as employees. This cohort of young adult workers born roughly between 1980 and 1996 now make up 30% of the US workforce. Surveys suggest a full 80% of Millennials expect to be sent on international assignments. As a group, they welcome flexibility in mobility policies. Some are already parents of young children and more will follow, establishing families and that highly value education.
Relocating families still insist their children remain whole academically, especially when these young people reach high-school age. Most companies recognize the risks associated with a failed assignment, providing school-funding allowances as both an incentive to relocate and to mitigate the risks of a less-than-successful experience. More than 90% of ACS families receive this type of employer support. The balance fund their children’s education privately, often with plans to remain at ACS until their children graduate.
Now in its 19th year, later this month the ACS British Studies Summer Program (BSSP) will welcome a record 21 high-school age summer scholars from across America. This group of deserving and academically able students will follow the hundreds before them, enjoying two all-expenses-paid weeks residing at the ACS Cobham International School campus, daily exploring the history and cultural riches of Great Britain from Shakespeare’s time until today. BSSP is just one of the many youth-serving initiatives underwritten by our school group’s nonprofit foundation. Please click on the image below to learn more about this nearly 20-year partnership between ACS and primarily British-American Business Council chapters nationwide.
This summer and autumn ACS will sponsor, exhibit, and/or attend leading mobility-linked events in both Europe and here in North America. For the third time, ACS will also take a leadership role in planning Worldwide ERC’s Global Workforce Symposium, the single-largest gathering of international relocation professionals. No other independent school comes close to matching ACS’s commitment to those who guide and support families moving across continents. Please look for our representatives during the following events:
Global Business News Conference in Washington, DC, Thursday, June 16th
Canadian Employee Relocation Council Conference in Vancouver, BC, September 25th-27th
Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Symposium in Washington, DC, October 5th-7th
