Third Culture Kids
Updated: January 17, 2011, 1:42 pm
Families that count themselves global nomads are well aware of the benefits and challenges that come with travel and relocation. ISB is host to seasoned nomads, local Serbs, and first-time migrants, all of whom add another layer to the diversity inherent to an international school.
Subjects related to Third Culture Kids:
- Identity
- Transition
- Depression
- Resilience
- Separation
- Maintaining friendships
- Trust
- Close-knit families
- Loneliness
- Early maturity in adolescence
- Late maturity in post-adolescence
Links to useful websites and resources are available here, as is the ISB booklet on TCKs, available in hardcopy in the HS counselor’s office.
- Transitions and TCKs explained
- Denizen: the online magazine for Third Culture Kids
- TCKid: an active forum for TCKids to discuss issues (moderated and non-profit)
- The "official home" of Third Culture Kids
- Information for the entire family
- A series of interviews from experts on various TCK issues: sign up to be part of the teleconference or listen to the MP3
- Global Nomads Group
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