MISSION
A Bilingual Education
Our bilingual system adheres to the following principles:
- One day, one language
- One language, one teacher
Children are immersed in a bilingual environment, one day in French and one day in English. The goal is to maintain a good balance between the two languages. Children have two sets of teachers, one set French-speaking and the other English-speaking. This setup allows children to associate a language with a person and to learn two languages at the same time without confusion.
For the older children, given that exposure to the English language comes easily in the Philippines, more hours are dedicated to French.
In addition, we choose common themes every week allowing the children to discover the world around them while improving their vocabulary in both languages.
Fun Learning Environment
All nationalities are welcome in our multicultural school where culture and language are an integral part of our teaching. The children discover French in a French environment where the teacher and her assistant are French. The French language is learned by hearing it spoken throughout the day as in a French family.
Each class is composed of several workshops: music and dance, science and experimental activities, art, math, logic and reasoning, language and reading. Because we believe that children learn best through play, we encourage them to choose activities that are fun for them.
Our mission is also to teach children the values that will give them a solid foundation by developing patience, kindness, honesty and responsibility, self-reliance, self-control, self-regulation. Our teachers do not dictate to the children what they should do, they facilitate learning situations that are as interesting and rewarding as possible for the child.
Autonomy and Socialization
Meals
Meals are a time of pleasure, exchange, and discovery of new tastes and textures for the children. Our team encourages the children to learn progressively and at their own pace how to eat independentl y with their own cutlery. Meals are also essential moments of community life to learn to wait one's turn, to listen to others, to say "thank you," "please," to wash one's hands before and after the meal.
Each child brings their own meal. We have a dedicated refrigerator for storing food and a microwave for heating when necessary.
Naptime
A valuable activity to help train younger children how to fall asleep independently of their parents or primary caregivers, the nap schedule was thoughtfully designed to allow the child to rest after a full morning of mental and physical stimulation and awake refreshed for the final activity of the school day, as well as not impede into an appropriate bedtime schedule at night.
This activity becomes optional for our students in the Moyenne Section after the half-term of the 1st trimester. Quiet-time activities will be offered instead.
Students in the Grande Section do not have Naptime.
Diapers and cleanliness
Diapers must be changed with great respect for the child's body and as often as necessary. The condition of the child's skin should be constantly monitored and taken care of if necessary. Potty-learning is an important step in the child's physical and social development. Done gradually, without constraint and according to the maturity of each child and with the agreement of the parents, it becomes a welcome milestone, trauma free.
Emotional life and security
Self-esteem and self-regulation play an essential role in a child's development by giving them the strength to face the outside world. Each member of the staff knows how to encourage, whether by a look, a word, a hug or a reassuring gesture, so that each child feels loved and secure, but without taking the place of the parents. The school staff respects the periods of privacy when a child isolates, relaxes, dreams or plays alone. This free time is essential because it allows each child to develop their imagination, personality, and to cultivate their own gifts, thus facilitating the integration of what has been learned. Each child is unique and evolves at their own pace and it is important not to compare one to another. A child may keep their blanket or toy, if they so wish.
