Primary
6-11 Year Olds
Your child’s first formal learning experiences will be perfectly balanced, rich in content, exploration and social development.
The elementary school is organized into two distinct cycles :
The elementary school is organized into two distinct cycles :
- A foundation learning cycle of the CP and CE1
- A cycle of further understanding of the foundation elements in the CE2, CM1 and CM2
Students benefit from a 100% bilingual education, with equal weight given to the French and to the English language. The program covers the totality of the knowledge and competencies that need acquiring per the official programs of the French Ministry of National Education.
In addition to the regular teachers in the classrooms, two other teachers are available part-time:
- One specialized in French as a Foreign Language (FFL) to help non French speaking pupils to rapidly integrate themselves in the class
- Another one specialized in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in charge of the support to non English speaker students.
Students are also given the opportunity to sit and be awarded the
internationally recognized Cambridge University English Exam
qualifications, which are organized by the British Council. This is
specially important for the families which would have the wish and need
to sned their children to an English speaking school when departing from
Mumbai.
CP & CE1
The main objectives of CP / 1st grade and CE1 / 2nd grade are to build on the foundational skills learned in the pre-primary school. Children in CP and CE1 will learn reading and writing and continue to hone their speaking and listening skills. They will begin to learn the importance of literacy and a love of literature through exploring much loved children’s classics. Children will also learn about numbers and numeracy skills. They begin their exploration of their world by conducting scientific experiments, the study of geography and history; including civic reflections to support an essential openness to the world.
These classes will be taken care of by two teachers:
- Ayesha for the education in English
- David for the teaching in French
CE2/CM1 & CM2
The mastery of language and mathematics are key objectives of CE2 / 3rd grade ,CM1 / 4th grade , and CM2 / 5th grade. Focus is equally given to history, geography, science and arts, both music and visual.
Showing autonomy and personal initiative are gradually implemented in all areas allowing each individual student to gain confidence and personal effectiveness.
Showing autonomy and personal initiative are gradually implemented in all areas allowing each individual student to gain confidence and personal effectiveness.
The class of CE2/CM1/CM2 will be framed by two teachers:
- Anne-Lise for the education in French
- Michael for the teaching in English
- English
- Maths
- History
- Geography
- Sciences
- Technology
- Music
- Arts
Pupils are continuously evaluated in the acquisition of the due
knowledge and competencies. Thrice a year the children bulletins are
shared with the parents, whose progress is discussed at private
appointments.
