GKX SUPPORT TO EXPLORE DK
Comprehensive Support for IB Students in Denmark
Global KnowleX’s core services are bundled in the Support to eXplore DK package, designed for prospective students admitted to an IB Diploma program at a Danish high school. Our service package is primarily offered through our European partners, but we are also happy to assist families directly from countries where we have not yet established a national partnership.
The content in “GKX Support to eXplore DK” underlines our intention to work closely with students and families during their years in Denmark. It is divided into five levels with graduated support depending on the student's and parents' need for help in the first and following. These services are divided into:
EXPLORE PLUS
GKX Student Webshop with additional services not included in eXplore Basic
GUARDIAN SERVICES
is an additional support level recommendable for students:
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living in individual apartments without dorm or boarding support
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uncertain about moving far from their parents and needing access to a familiar environment outside the boarding school in daily life.
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interested in learning about Danish culture and traditions through experiencing Danish everyday life.
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living at boarding school, where stay during holiday is not possible, and need an alternative to flying home
SUPPORT TO EXPLORE
support is targeted for 1st - 3rd-year students divided up into the following groups:
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Program Admission & Coordination
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Personal Advice & Support
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Administrative Advice & Support
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Network & Events
STUDENT COMMUNITY
Online platform with articles on Danish society, covering EU residency, essential apps, healthcare, culture, and more. The platform also links to official English resources for relevant information.
NATIONAL PARTNER COOPERATION
Services our partners provide include clarifying expectations regarding academic level, curriculum, elective subjects, student maturity, finances, and more. All information in the family's native language.
More details about the level "EXPLORE BASIC" and "EXPLORE BASIC LIGHT"
A substantial part of the philosophy behind the GKX program is transparency and service relevance. Why pay for something that you don't need?
Therefore, we have divided "Support to EXPLORE" into two levels:
BASIC: these are "one-off services", only relevant to the application process, arrival and completion of the first study year in Denmark.
BASIC LIGHT: Services relevant and needed for all students like person support and administrative support. The offered support level is more intensive in year one than in the following years, as we expect 2nd- and 3rd-year students to be more independent.
GKX Services is a patchwork of basic services and our additional eXplore Plus services, that can be booked via our member webshop. You book your basic product via our native partners, and in addition you can book extra services during the year. Inprinciple like you do, when booking a flight ticket. It means you can design your service blanket as you like, and make it as comfortable and exclusive as you want.
As soon as your level is booked and confirmed, you can find prices and book your additional services via our webshop. Meanwhile, all prospective families can order the pricelist by email.
Below you find a more detailed description of all our services:
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The red boxes are included in the three levels of the “GKX Support to explore DK” program, and the lighter the red color becomes, the more exclusive the service is.
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Red squares with white text can not be booked in the webshop.
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Green squares are eXplore Plus services and must be booked in the webshop.
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Red squares with green text can in a limited version be booked in the webshop.
Admission Process and Requirements for “GKX Support to EXPLORE”
Global KnowleX and our partners are not just another student agency recruiting students to Danish High Schools. We do not want "just" to provide education in Denmark - and give "all" European teenagers and young adults access to the Danish education system via our support program. Studying abroad, and especially not when you are still a teenager, is not for all. Therefore, we encourage our perspectives and families to speak with one of our educational partners, living around Europe, before starting up the pre-/ IB application.
European Educational Partners are a recommended part of “GKX Support to eXplore”, because we simply cannot get to know our perspectives well enough from a distance. Through the application process, our partners ensure that teenagers are mature, personally and academically, and ready to move away from home and to study and live partly alone in Denmark and that parents understand that the “sweet” childhood time is over. Years of experience in this field taught us to be aware of not only the personal and academic differences but also the cultural and social backgrounds that are considered when we assess whether a student is mature enough for the program.
Including our partners in the process gives students and parents a fair chance to speak it in their native language. Studying abroad is a dream for many, but it isn't easy, either academically or personally. It is a life-changing decision for all. Therefore, we need to ensure that it is realistic for our students get a great experience and an IB diploma to be proud of. Therefore, we need to sort out the unrealistic “dreamers” get sorted out as early in the process as possible.
Our partners offer:
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In-depth interview and mutual reconciliation of expectations, understanding, and obligations for the student and parental support to study for one or more years in Denmark
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Prior guidance regarding choice of High School, including presentation of electives and options for boarding, sport, music, and other spare time activities in the school towns.
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Provide thorough assistance and preparation to the student and parents in the family's mother tongue before and during the study in Denmark
How do recognize the realistic perspectives from the “dreamers”?
Our admission process does not differ much from the general IB Diploma admission, and some will say that our screening is more difficult than getting admitted at one of the IB schools. It is not in our interest to create unrealistic hopes, and therefore we put our barriers high and don’t admit students who don’t find it realistic for to get admitted at one of the High Schools we work with. So in other words, when we admit a student, and our recommendations for school choice are followed, s/he also has a very good chance to get admitted and start-up IB studies next summer.
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Application form and personal interview that ensure that the student is mature enough and exhibits behavior that shows that we can expect that she/he can manage to move away from home at a young age and meet demands that are normally only made for young people who are several years older.
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Language test that proves that the student's English level meets the IB education's requirements for completion of the study
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Screening of the student's academic background for IB Diploma:
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Sufficient prior schooling; the student is missing a maximum of two upper secondary years in their High School system when starting on the IB Diploma.
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Achievement of sufficient academic level, i.e. minimum the grade A+ on the American grading scale in the subjects English, mathematics, and science
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Forward of a recommendation letter from the student’s English teacher, confirming the student’s personal and academic maturity in relation to expect graduation of IB in Denmark
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If the student seems mature enough studying in Denmark, but does not meet one or more requirements, the student can be suggested to start on pre-IB, which is a one-year preparation year for the IB Diploma.
Ready to study IB Diploma in Denmark - and interested in more information?
Are you curious to know more about our programs? Are you ready to take the first step?
Contact us today for more information and receive our flyer about studying for the IB Diploma in Denmark with Global KnowleX as your supportive partner.
We are represented in the following countries and can, via our cooperation partners, arrange a nonbinding video call in your mother tongue with short notice.
Partnership
We aim to be represented by professional educational partners in all European countries. Therefore if you are working with international High School Programs and are searching for a supportive partner in Denmark, don’t wait long to contact us. We will be happy to develop our business together with you.
Send us an email via - info@gkx.dk - and we set up a video call within the following weeks.