Elementary school (élémentaire)

The elementary school is the basis on which training is built, which must lead young people to the highest level of qualification and prepare them for their lives as citizens.

  • To guarantee a satisfactory mastery of fundamental learning
  • To provide equal opportunities and successful integration into society for all
  • To support each student by helping them to overcome any difficulties they may have
  • To allow everyone to express their excellence
 
Mastering the French language, learning the first notions of mathematics and preparing the citizen are the priorities of the training provided at primary school. Place is also provided to the teaching of a living language, sport, science, artistic and cultural education, computer science, civic and moral education.
                                                 
Elementary school takes into account cultural and technological challenges: it includes the learning of a living language, science education, art education and computer science. 
 
Schedules:
The elementary school's weekly schedules are spread over 26 hours.
 
Basic learning cycle (First- Second – Third classes / CP-CE1-CE2)
 
Disciplinary fields                                  Average weekly hours
 
French                                                   10 hours
Mathematics                                         5 hours
English                                                   1h30
Physical education                               3 hours
Arts education                                      2 hours
Discovering the world / EMC**         2h30
Armenian                                              2 hours
Total                                                       26 hours
 
** 10 hours per week are devoted to daily oral, reading and writing activities that are based on all disciplinary fields.
 
** Moral and civic education: 36 hours per year, i.e. 1 hour per week, of which 30 minutes are devoted to practical situations that encourage oral expression.
 
Consolidation cycle (Fourth-Fifth grades / CM1-CM2)
 
Disciplinary fields                                      Average weekly hours
 
French                                                       8 hours
Mathematics                                            5 hours
English                                                      1h30
Physical education                                  3 hours
Science and technology                         2 hours
Arts education                                         2 hours
History and geography / EMC**          2h30
Armenian                                                 2 hours
Total                                                          26 hours
The grades:
CP : 6 years old
CE1: 7 years old
CM1 : 9 years old
CM2 : 10 years
 
Children's day:
8.50am - 9am: Entrance time for the students
9am - 3.10pm: French school program (12pm - 1pm, break and lunch)
15.15pm - 17pm: Day care, extracurricular activities by reservation
 
Multiculturalism and multilingualism:
Your child will benefit from the school's multicultural environment (more than 12 nationalities are represented) and the multilingual context. The teaching is conducted in French by competent professionals.