The Foreign Service Journal, June 2004

80 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J U N E 2 0 0 4 S CHOOLS S UPPLEMENT USEFUL LINKS: EXPAT EXCHANGE An online resource for information, employment, services, and shopping overseas. www.expatexchange.com FOREIGN SERVICE LIFELINES Web site created by FS spouses www.aafsw.org FOREIGN SERVICE YOUTH FOUNDATION AROUND THE WORLD IN A LIFETIME (AWAL) Provides information, advocacy and activities for internationally mobile youth. www.state.gov/www/flo/ fsyf.html TCK WORLD Web site for the support and understanding of Third Culture Kids (TCKs) www.tckworld.com “A n estimated 5 percent of stu- dents attending public school have been diagnosed with a specific learning disability. Improved assess- ment tools have helped with the process of identifying significantly more students with weaknesses not severe enough to qualify for acade- mic support under the current feder- al guidelines. Frequently, parents of these students are frustrated by the lack of placement options, limiting them to selecting an academic pro- gram with few accommodations or a special class full of students with behavioral difficulties and low stan- dards. “Most Foreign Service families I speak with have made good use of the Family Liaison Office at State, which offers information, support, networking and referrals to a variety of agencies including schools, hos- pitals, outpatient services and testing facilities. Other families use area educational consultants.” Washington-area resources include: School Counseling Group (202) 333-3530 www.schoolcounseling.com E-mail: guidance@ schoolcounseling.com Georgia K. Irvin & Associates (301) 951-0131 www.girvin.com E-mail: girvin@aol.com Petersen Academic Group (703) 391-1280 www.petersenag.com E-mail: PetersonAG@aol.com Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources (WISER) (301) 816-0432 www.wiser-dc.com E-mail: wiser@comcast.net F ROM THE J UNE 2001 S CHOOL S UPPLEMENT Melanie Kerber, “In Search of That Special School”