Welcome to primary school!

We welcome all kids from 6 to 11 in two classes :

- Cycle 2 : Grade 2 to grade 4

- Cycle 3 : Grade 5 & 6

Classrooms are cheerful, colorful, with different hands on and fun game spaces. They are fully equipped with a variety of materials and interactive teaching activities (Montessori, Singapour, STEM and Waseca).

For this very important period of identity and education building, we offer children an award program in a favorable environment.

With only 20 pupils per class, our management staff enables children to develop creativity and pushed knowledge.

Thanks to interdisciplinary projects, teachers cover more than the national program. The timetable, organized around satellite workshops, allows children to acquire a big autonomy and individualized work. We always encourage children to go further. Our privileged environment enables a sustained work within your child's rhythm.

All the following skills are evaluated :

French curriculum

Living with independence and living together
Reading, fluency and comprehension (Montessori program)
Writing, grammar and conjugation
Lexical and grammatical spelling
Vocabulary and written expression
French literature
Maths : calculation, geometry and reasoning ( Singapore method)
discovery of sciences (STEAM PROJECT : Science, technology, engineering, arts and maths)
Discovery of the world (international history and geography)
Singing
P.E : locomotion courses, dancing, yoga, athleticism, corporate spots' games

English curriculum for cycle 2

English literature and comprehension
Vocabulary and reading (vocabulary games, Jolly Phonics and Montessori methods)
Oral communication
discovery of sciences (STEAM PROJECT : Science, technology, engineering, arts and maths)
Discovery of the world (international history and geography)
Singing

Additional English program for cycle 3

Writing, grammar and spelling

Bilinguism 50% French, 50% English

We welcome children who are French or English beginners.

3 passionate professionals, qualified and with a strong experience, take care of the children : one French teacher, a care et an English teacher. For a complete linguistic immersion, each teacher builds its program and only speaks its native language.

They use comforting words and attitudes for the English and French children to live together and speak fluently rapidly.

For them to reach this aim, we also offer extra tuition.

Our educational credo to learn a second language is summed up by the quote of Samuel Beckett :

« Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. »

A rich and dynamic multi level system

Children often learn by imitating older ones. They adopt social codes and feel more at ease in a mixed

small age group. Social science have already proved these last 40 years that a heterogeneous group is

beneficial for children.

In our school, children access to their own knowledge without having to pass in September to the upper

class, doing curiosity-driven work.

Sports and activities

At the EIBA, we consider sport to be essential. Our sports teacher provides a variety of sports workshops for all the children every week. Sports activities help to develop the pupils' autonomy and sense of responsibility, as well as respect for rules and the group. They help develop body awareness and health consciousness. The diversity of sports activities, in a safe environment, helps to develop self-confidence and control of balance through controlled risk-taking.

We offer each year : locomotion courses, dancing, yoga, athleticism, corporate spots' games.

Music and singing

The children learn bilingual songs every week and they regularly take part in workshops on music awareness, percussion and singing.

Screens

At EIBA, we have chosen the learning by doing method rather than screens, apart from occasional documentaries or movie outings.

As we know, screens have heavy impacts on our brains and this is why we have chosen not to introduce screens too soon ans they are a omnipresent all our life.

Choosing the learning by doing method enables children to develop their curiosity, imagination, patience and perseverance.

Cycle 3 students have computer workshops in accordance with the national education curriculum, to learn how to research intelligently and safely and write a report.

Students evaluation

The progress of the students is evaluated every day in continuous assessment. At the end of each school period, you will be able to consult your child's work and we invite you to meet the teachers as well . Every end term you will have a success booklet relating your child's progression.