Elementary

Our teaching approach allows each child to develop and progress while setting ambitious objectives. The general characteristics for Kindergarten are:
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• learn through games, adapted to the age and abilities of the child
• solve problems and develop critical thinking
• mobilize and develop memory skills
• work on development of the child’s personality and his relationship with others
• open up to Chinese culture through activities, shows and specific projects
• discover, through school trips related to class projects (farm, temple and parks, etc.)
• use digital technologies to support children’s learning (interactive whiteboards, digital tablets, computers, etc.)
• the practice of a positive assessment in which the child is directly involved to identify his or her success

The teaching program is organized into five areas of learning:

• Master language in all its dimensions

• Act, express yourself, understand through physical activity

• Act, express yourself, understand through artistic activities

• Build the first tools to structure your thinking

• Explore the world

Vous êtes régulièrement informés des progrès de votre enfant ou de ses difficultés grâce à ses travaux quotidiens, des observations évaluatives et grâce à un carnet de suivi des apprentissages que vous recevez 2 fois par an. 

Our students have the opportunity to individualize their language learning through the diversity of the courses available in the school:
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In Petite Section, the main language is French but students are raised to Chinese environment.
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In Moyenne Section, families whose children master the French language have the choice between three paths for their child:

• French section with Chinese awakening: French is the main language of instruction and your child learns Chinese (2 hours weekly)
• Chinese section: French is the main language of instruction and Chinese is taught as a second language (5 hours per week).
• British section: French is the main language of instruction and English is taught as a second language (5 hours per week).

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In Grande Section, families whose children master the French language have a choice of three routes for their child:

• French section with 2 Modern Languages: French is the main language of instruction and your child learns Chinese and English (1h30 weekly in each language)
• Chinese section: French is the main language of instruction and Chinese is taught as a second language (5 hours per week). The student also receives 1h30 of instruction in English.
• British section: French is the main language of instruction and English is taught as a second language (5 hours per week). The student also follows 1h30 of instruction in Chinese.

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For students who are not or not very French-speaking, the French section is highly recommended, in order to enable students to master this essential language more quickly in the academic process.
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Language paths can evolve during primary school or during the year.

Les caractéristiques générales de l’enseignement à l’école élémentaire sont :

• susciter le développement de l’intelligence, de la sensibilité artistique, des aptitudes manuelles, physiques et sportives ;
• dispenser les éléments d’une culture historique, géographique, scientifique et technique ;
• offrir une éducation aux arts visuels et aux arts musicaux ;
• assurer l’enseignement de plusieurs langues vivantes étrangères et une initiation à la diversité culturelle ;
• contribuer également à la compréhension et à un usage autonome et responsable des médias, notamment numériques ;
• assurer l’acquisition et la compréhension de l’exigence du respect de la personne, de ses origines et de ses différences ;
• transmettre également l’exigence du respect des droits de l’enfant et de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.

Elle assure conjointement avec la famille l’éducation morale et civique qui comprend l’apprentissage des valeurs et symboles de la République et de l’Union européenne, pour permettre l’exercice de la citoyenneté.

L’école prend en compte avec un regard positif la pluralité et la diversité des aptitudes de chaque élève. À côté du raisonnement et de la réflexion intellectuelle, le sens de l’observation, le goût de l’expérimentation, la sensibilité, les capacités motrices et l’imagination créatrice sont développés.

Respectant le programme du Ministère français de l’Education Nationale, notre enseignement s’articule autour des 5 domaines d’apprentissage : 

• Les langages pour penser et communiquer
• Les méthodes et outils pour apprendre
• La formation de la personne et du citoyen
• Les systèmes naturels et les systèmes techniques
• Les représentations du monde et l’activité humaine

Cet enseignement est mis en œuvre au LFIP par des enseignants qualifiés. Ils exercent un regard positif et bienveillant sur l’enfant, en prenant en compte la diversité des élèves.

Vous êtes régulièrement informés des progrès de votre enfant ou de ses difficultés grâce à ses travaux quotidiens, aux évaluations régulières et grâce à un livret scolaire que vous recevez 2 fois par an.  

Our students have the opportunity to personalize their language learning through the variety of pathways offered by our institution:

• In continuation of the language program offered in preschool and in coherence with the international sections in middle school and high school, families have the choice between three pathways for their child starting from CP (first grade):
  • French section (PARLE: Adapted and Reinforced Pathway in Foreign Languages) with 2 living languages: French is the main language of instruction and your child learns two living languages, Chinese and English (2.5 hours per week per language)
  • Chinese international section: French is the main language of instruction and Chinese is taught as a second language (6 hours per week). Your child also learns English as a living language (2.5 hours per week).
  • British international section: French is the main language of instruction and English is taught as a second language (6 hours per week). Your child also learns Chinese as a living language (2.5 hours per week).
  • Flesco: From CP to CE2 (first to third grade), beginners in French can join the Flesco section. An interview with the administration is planned to assess the coherence of the family project and its alignment with the expectations and values of the French School.
• In CM1 and CM2 (fourth and fifth grade), new non-French-speaking students will need to provide a DELF A2 certificate. Parents will be directed to the Alliance française for the evaluation procedures of their French level.
• From CP to CM2 (first to fifth grade), French-speaking students who do not come from the French education system (AEFE, MEN) will have to take a placement test in French and mathematics.

The language pathways may evolve during primary schooling or throughout the year.