International school in Versailles
Our school was created in 1988 and welcomes children from 2 - 11 years of age.
Our pedagogical approach is adapted for each child. Our school adheres to and respects the international regulations set in the Montessori CHARTE. The pedagogical team are AMI (Assocation Montessori Internationale) qualified.
Extremely accessible, our school is within 20 minutes of Paris's financial hub, La Défense, Vélizy-Villacoublay and HEC campus. Bordering Ville d’Avray, la Celle Saint Cloud, Le Chesnay, Viroflay, Vaucresson, our area is perfectly suited to international families who are relocating to France. Our school has welcomed and accommodated relocating families over the past 20 years.
Our school and pedagogy takes its name from one of the first female doctors of Italy, Maria Montessori (1870 – 1952).
In the early 1900's, Maria Montessori, began to develop her pedagogical approach, which is based upon the scientific studies of philosophy and education.
Since then, Montessori schools have spread little by little to every continent. Today there are over 22,000 Montessori schools around the world.
Biography of Dr Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was a visionary and her pedagogy rests perfectly adapted to our modern era. After more than a century of success with children from all around the world, this pedagogy is still today, more than ever, a model for its approach and principles :
Our primary mission is to accompany the child in his inner development therefore becoming a confident and responsible adult.
Our school proposes the Montessori Method set in the bilingual context of French and English. Our approach centres on the child in the following ways :
Our pedagogical objectives are :
Each child arrives in our school with their own linguistic background. Our pedagogical programme is delivered in accordance with the individual ability of each child.
Accompanying development
Every child works in unison and cooperation with their peers while focusing on their own development. It is important to respect their background, their personality and their own rhythm. Through our personalised pedagogical practice we offer consistent attention to the development of each child
We request our families to respect the fundamental principles of the Montessori pedagogy.
With this in mind we aim to promote communication between parents and staff, so as to ensure the necessary coherence between school and home life.
We propose :
The school functions in two cycles. A cycle is composed of a time to explore, a time to perfect and a time to reinvest knowledge.
The children work in multi-aged classrooms. This social structure helps cultivate respect for others, inspires work and encourages sharing and helping.
First steps to school...
Objectives:
Initiate the child into school life
Establish the relationship with the teacher
Ease adaption as part of a small group
Permit a positive start each September to the new school year
The thread of time – grow…..
Objectives:
Help me to do it myself...
Objectives:
Accompany me in discovering the world...
Objectives:
Every Wednesday from 9:30am until 12pm our English team proposes an English workshop in a dynamic environment. This includes a variety of both group and individual work which is as diverse as it is captivating.
Including singing, reading, manual activities, baking and various projects, the work is presented according to weekly themes which utilise the five senses.
By maintaining this natural approach, our experienced teachers can guide the child in discovering a new culture and language using repetition, action and memory.
For any information please contact us. Places for this workshop are limited.
We invite each family and their children to meet with us for a time of discovery.
This first meeting allows us to decide mutually, in coherence with our pedagogy, whether to proceed with enrolment.
Our school is accessible to all children who meet the admission criteria. Enrolment is based on the number of places available.
We accept enrolments during the school year and welcome you to contact us for enquiries.
Initiation classroom: Each school year we have 10 places available for enrolment of children aged between 2½ and 3½ years of age.
First cycle and Elementary cycle : Priority is given to children who have previously attended a Montessori program.
The school is open 4 days a week : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
School Hours: 8:30 am to 4 pm (4:30 pm for the Elementary Cycle)
Part-time Program : 9am to 11:30am
Full-time Program :
Morning Class: 9am to 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Recreation in the park: 1 hour
Afternoon Class: 2:30pm to 4pm
Lunch : Each child should bring their lunch in a lunch box
After school Care: 4pm to 6pm
Ecole Bilingue Maria Montessori
5a et 5b rue Antoine Richard
78 000 Versailles - FRANCE