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List of Freinet schools in Paris and Ile-de-France

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How to select an alternative school in Paris for your child?

Selecting an alternative school in Paris for your child requires careful research and consideration of your family's needs and values. You can read our article to help you choose a school for your child, but here are also a few points to keep in mind during the process: 

  • Understand your needs and values

Think about what you expect from your child's education, and what educational values you hold dear. Is it the Montessori approach, Freinet pedagogy, democratic education, or something else?

  • Find out more about alternative schools

Do some online research to identify the different schools and see their websites, with their pedagogical project, projects, history of the school, etc.

This will give you the information you need to select the establishments that interest you most. You can do this by visiting ecoles-libres.fr which lists all the alternative schools in the world. 

  • Visit our schools

Make an appointment to visit schools that match your criteria. This will allow you to see the school environment, meet the teachers, and ask questions.


What is a Freinet school? 

The Freinet school, based on the pedagogy of Célestin Freinet, favors the active involvement of students in their own education. It emphasizes individual expression, cooperation and experiential learning. Students are encouraged to express themselves freely, to work together, to pursue projects they are passionate about, and to evaluate themselves. This approach fosters autonomy, creativity and critical thinking, and aims to make learning relevant to real life. To learn more about Freinet pedagogy, we invite you to listen to the podcast La Buissonnière podcast, which explains the various aspects of this pedagogy in detail.

Freinet schools by location

Freinet schools by department

  • Center Actif Bilingue (77)

  • Neuville school (77)

  • Lemon (77)

  • At l'Ère Libre (91)

  • Ibn Badis (92)

  • Wi School (92)

  • Ifea (92)

  • Ecole M (92)

  • Beautiful Minds (92)

  • Bloom School (94)

Freinet schools by arrondissement

We hope this article will help you find the right school for your child. In the meantime, please feel free to like this article if you found it useful, and we'll see you soon on theécole M blog.