Ten advantages of sending your child to a mixed school

Mixed schools have acquired immense popularity in Sri Lanka especially in the last two decades and one of the prime examples of mixed schools are the International schools in Sri Lanka, with International schools in Colombo being one of the most popular among them. Perhaps one of the hardest choices a parent needs to make is picking the right school for their child as this decision paves the way for their child’s future. The option to send your child to a same-gender school or a mixed school plays a major role in this decision and has become a rather controversial topic. Therefore, to help your decision, here are ten advantages of sending your child to a mixed school.

1. Improved communication — Mixed schools provide the opportunity and the confidence for children of both genders to communicate and interact easily with each other.

2. Promotes gender equality — Mixed schools have played extraordinary roles in promoting gender equality in the last few years where children are taught that opportunities and resources are given based on skills and talent and should not be given based on gender.

3. Creates equal opportunities — Each child is entitled to a good education regardless of gender and mixed schools provide girls and boys equal opportunities.

4. Socialization — Some children may find it difficult and awkward to interact with the other gender and mixed schools provide the perfect opportunity to get over this difficulty and interact with each other, which is very useful in their futures.

5. Children learn to respect each other

6. Help prepare students for real-life problems — Many people face problems in society due to many factors. Females, especially still face discrimination in society and mixed schools help children prepare for such possible situations in the future.

7. Helps children gain a better understanding — Mixed schools generally tend to have students from diverse cultures, and children can get an insight into the beautiful backgrounds of various cultures.

8. Teaches students not to discriminate — Children are taught not to discriminate based on race, religion and gender.

9. No special privileges based on gender — Mixed schools give all their students the same opportunities and no special privileges are given based on gender, which helps prepare students for the competitive job market in their future, where no special privileges are given.

10. Beautiful friendships are created — From a young age, students of both genders form friendships and learn how to interact and trust one another.