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Number of students |
180 |
Number of nationalities represented in the school |
25 |
Most common nationality |
French |
Ratio of local students to international students |
2/3 |
Native English and French speaking teachers |
Yes |
Language support for students not fluent in English and French |
Yes |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Spanish, chinese as exracurricular |
Max. number of students per class |
20 |
Average number of students per class |
20 |
Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
Use of technology in the classroom |
Not too much |
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) |
Only during covid. |
Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
School is secular |
External examinations or assessments available |
Oxford |
Results in these examinations |
Good to excellent |
Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes every day |
Approximate hours of homework given |
30min |
Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
No |
Student access to education psychologist |
No |
Entry evaluation for students |
Yes |
Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Interview |
Waiting list |
Yes, one year ahead |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
January |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
School start time |
8:30 |
School finish time |
16:30 |
Supervised care before/after school |
Afterschool from monday to thursday |
School bus service available |
No |
School provided lunches |
Yes |
Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
Uniform required |
No |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Engineering for Kids (design and fabrication in our fablab), coding, yoga, judo, spanish, chinese, theatre, |
Sports activities included |
Climbing wall, gymnastics |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
No |
Facilities at the school |
Library, FabLab |
Sports facilities at the school |
We have a gym in the school |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Le Petit Cours du Rocher offers a bilingual curriculum 50% french and 50% english, with 20 students per class (from 2 years old to 10 years old), using Positive Discipline. |
Teaching approach of the school |
Our curriculum combines the French official Education Nationale curruculum, with the British Curriculum. |