A short directory of resources we have checked

Education

Hand-checked entries for families comparing international schools and students comparing universities abroad.

• International schools in Japan

  Country and Tokyo listings, and the terms that matter when a school is or is not an Article 1 school.

• International schools in Singapore

  A large, competitive market. Check eligibility rules for Singapore citizens before you start.

• International schools in the United Kingdom

  UK independent and international schools, with a separate London list and notes on boarding.

• International schools in Dubai

  Dubai schools are inspected and rated publicly. Read the ratings alongside the listings.

• International and private schools in Canada

  Canadian listings with separate Toronto and Vancouver pages, plus how the provincial systems work.

• Universities in Germany

  Public universities with low or no tuition, a semester fee, and a growing number of English-taught master's programmes.

• Universities in the Netherlands

  Two kinds of university, one national application portal, and many degrees taught in English.

• Comparing universities side by side

  A comparison tool and a checklist for comparing more than rankings.

Card and board games

Entries on games that are easy to start and hard to master, with rules summaries and places to play.

• Durak

  The attack-and-defence card game from Russia and Eastern Europe, with a free place to play.

• Durak variants

  Throw-in (podkidnoy), transfer (perevodnoy), deck sizes and house rules.

• Chess

  The rules in one page, the three special moves, and how to read notation.

• Backgammon

  Dice, 15 checkers each, and a race home with hitting along the way.

• Go

  Simple rules, deep strategy. Start on a small board.

Family

Games and activities that work at home with children, and how to use them for practice in reading and maths.

• Card games for families

  First games for young children, and a step up to trick-taking and Durak.

• Games for maths and reading practice at home

  A deck of cards and two dice cover a lot of primary maths practice.

How this directory works

Entries are added when an editor has used the resource and can say something specific about it. Each entry shows the month it was last checked. Suggestions are welcome through the contact page, but a suggestion is not a guarantee of a listing, and we do not accept payment for one.