The Foreign Service Journal, March 2011

46 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A R C H 2 0 1 1 Watch for the October FSJ ’s annual roundup of books by current and former members of the Foreign Service and their families. 2011 A NNUAL FS A UTHORS R OUNDUP The ABCs of Education Allowances By Pamela Ward Online High School Courses By Kristi Streiffert Online Education: Unprecedented Opportunities By Kristi Streiffert Community College: Time To Take Another Look ? By Rebecca Grappo Getting Found: Global Nomads 2.0 By Mikkela Thompson Building Resiliency in Global Nomads By Rebecca Grappo Flying Solo — Going to College from Overseas: A Guide for Parents By Rebecca Grappo Special-Needs Kids and the Foreign Service: Dispelling the Myths By Pamela Ward The Boarding School Option: A Tent for a Global Nomad By Pamela Ward How to Choose The College That’s Right For You By Francesca Huemer Kelly The International Baccalaureate Program: A Primer By Francesca Huemer Kelly Taking A Gap Year By Ingrid Ahlgren FAQ: Educating Special Needs Children Overseas By Francesca Kelly Going To College In America By Francesca Huemer Kelly Study Abroad: Take The Plunge By Brooke Deal Lost And Found: International School Reunions By Mikkela Thompson Applying to U.S. Colleges: A Primer for FS Teens By Francesca Huemer Kelly Dip Kids Fill Void at U.S. Colleges By Antje Schiffler A RCHIVE OF Articles onEducation Make this collection of authoritative Foreign Service Journal articles the starting point for planning your children’s education. Go to www.afsa.org/ads/school/ for a PDF of these articles. Dean Mitchell/iStockphoto.com