Each class is multi-level and welcomes around twenty children, aged from 2 and a half to 6 years old, supervised by 2 teachers: one native French-speaking teacher and one native English-speaking teacher.
The classroom environment at école M is bilingual French-English. Teachers work in reciprocal immersion, each speaking their mother tongue. Teaching activities take place in either French or English.
School hours are as follows:
After-school activities (optional and paid) are offered:
École M follows the Education Nationale calendar for Paris (available here).
Discover an example of a typical school day below:
Staggered and personalized arrival for children (for early arrivals, free play, drawing, reading...)
Gathering of all students for the start of the day (songs, routines, movement activities...)
• One teacher leads small group workshops (5-6 students) focusing on fundamental skills related to the current "theme".
• The other teacher supports children in independent or paired activities. Children choose their activity from the options provided.
• All children participate in a motor skills session.
Recess in the park near the school.
The morning concludes with a group gathering where students can share what they did.
• Lunch in classrooms in small groups, with both teachers present. Students participate by setting the table. They wash their hands and sit in mixed-age groups. This encourages younger children to be more independent and older children to help the younger ones as needed.
• Mealtime is a moment for relaxation and conversation. Students are encouraged to taste everything but are not forced to eat. They clear their plates and help clean the room.
Flexible nap time is offered for children who need it, with no age limit, and quiet activities are provided for those who do not nap.
• Classroom activities, supervised by teachers. Students waking from their nap gently rejoin the group for independent or paired activities.
• The same organization as in the morning. As children's attention tends to wane in the afternoon, we offer consolidation activities rather than discovery-based ones.
Staggered departure for children not staying for after-school care. Teachers inform parents about the day's events.
• Snack time between 4:00 PM and 4:40 PM. The snack is balanced. Children participate in its preparation, serving, and clearing.
• After-school activities offered from 4:40 PM to 5:20 PM (also on Wednesdays from 1:45 PM to 4:00 PM): workshop games, artistic, cultural, sports activities...
• Free time from 5:20 PM to 6:00 PM.
Children can have lunch at school, either by bringing their own packed lunch or by choosing meals provided by the school.
Prepared by our partner Ekilibre with a nutritionist specializing in young children, the meals offered by the school include 50% organic products. A vegetarian option will be available daily.
As the meal is an activity with a high pedagogical value, the children are supervised by the teachers in small groups, to preserve the concern for service and a warm atmosphere.
Children from families who wish to do so may also have lunch outside of school.
To learn more about the associated fees, please consult our fees page.
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