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What are the schools in Portugal like?

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When we asked about the schools in Portugal, they said...

"If you are not British, make sure that your child can handle the stereotypes that are heaped on them by both adults and children," commented one expat when asked about VVIS in Lagos.

"I would look at other options. I find this school to be totally profit motivated and not customer driven at all. Basically, their philosophy is their way or the highway. On the upside, my children adore their teachers and are happy. That is the only positive point," remarked one expat living in Porches with children attending International School of the Algarve.

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Betsy Burlingame Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German.

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