Quick summary of key school information
School details
Number of students |
130 |
Number of nationalities represented in the school |
10 |
Most common nationality |
French |
Ratio of local students to international students |
3/1 |
Native English and French speaking teachers |
Yes |
Language support for students not fluent in English and French |
No |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Spanish |
Max. number of students per class |
25 |
Average number of students per class |
15 |
Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes, punctually |
Use of technology in the classroom |
Pupil's use computers. Also, teachers have a digital board & a videoprojector |
Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes, during the quarantine, lessons were done by virtual classroom technologies. |
Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma |
Results in these examinations |
The IB Diploma exam will be in May-June 2025. |
Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes, but infrequently |
Approximate hours of homework given |
Three days |
Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
We have pupils from 1st grade to 10th grade, so we don't have any graduation exam. |
Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes, we're able to adapt our teaching material to special learning needs, according to current research. Our teachers and the pedagogical director can discuss each child special learning needs with the family & medical teams. |
Learning support offered |
We welcome child's personal assistant if needed. |
The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
As we offer an individualized curriculum, gifted students can progress & learn at their own pace for each subject. They're also invited to develop their soft skills by helping the other students, conducting their own projects & so on. |
Student access to education psychologist |
We can recommand some qualified psychologists to families upon request, but we are not able to provide any diagnostic and it is up the parents to decide on the help or assistance they think their child might need. |
Entry evaluation for students |
No entry exams, just a formal interview with the child & his parents, in order to evaluate how much the parents are motivated. |
Waiting list |
Yes |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
5 months before the end of the previous school year |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
School start time |
Beginnings of September |
School finish time |
Beginnings of July |
Supervised care before/after school |
Yes |
School bus service available |
No |
School provided lunches |
No, students have to bring their own lunch box. |
Uniform required |
No |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
We have different activities : theatre, initiation to musical culture, initiation to digital activities (such as computer programming), photography and writing workshops. We also have a lego workshop, in which students try to answer social & environmental issues by building lego constructions. |
Sports activities included |
Different collectives & individuals sports are included in the school curriculum |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
No |
Facilities at the school |
There is a library, science lab in the Paris location, and in the high school in Montreuil there is also a music room. |
Sports facilities at the school |
None |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Lab School de Paris is an innovative, bilingual, supportive, secular and eco-responsible school. The school helps children acquire the French national education system's common base of knowledge, skills and culture, while paying particular attention to the development of psychosocial skills such as creativity, critical thinking, the ability to collaborate and build constructive relationships with others, empathy, etc., so that they can become responsible, enlightened, autonomous, supportive and fulfilled citizens. |
Teaching approach of the school |
The teaching approach of the Lab School Paris is inspired by current pedagogical research. Our aim is to provide an evidence-based education, which implies all learning area: academic subjects, behavioural skills, building healthy relationship, strong-self-esteem. |