The school where learning French is friendly and fun
The French School was established in 1980 as a non-profit making organisation to cater for the children of French-speaking families.
We now welcome all children from the age of 2 ½ in our stimulating immersion classes, and encourage them to become bilingual in a fun, friendly, multicultural atmosphere in the UK.
We also provide classes for French Language Classes for English speaking children in after-school groups and Holiday Activity Weeks.
The ecole has the unique benefit of allowing children to become bilingual from nursery age:
- Pupils from bilingual families understand and appreciate belonging to a multicultural society. They realise that French is more than just a language spoken with parents.
- English speaking children acquire the skill of learning a foreign language at an age when they are most receptive. They develop awareness of both their own and an additional language and culture.
- All children would be effectively prepared for a move to France.
The Ecole manages to reach those objectives through:
- Total immersion in the French language and the culture in the UK.
- Majority of French speaking children.
- Highly effective teaching methods by native qualified teachers.
- Fun and varied activities thanks to a lively and engaging approach to lessons.
- Small class sizes to ensure the children's individual needs are catered for.
- Pre-school (Maternelle) homologated by the French Ministry of Education. School registered with Ofsted.
Added benefits are:
- Opening hours suited to the working week (8am to 5.30pm).
- Fees that will not cost the earth so that every child has the opportunity to join the school.
- Ability to register all year round, subject to availability.
The school was inspected by Ofsted in February 2008. It praised the school for a good quality of education and a satisfactory standard of care. Read on what the Ofsted had to say.
Classes for English speaking children:
Nursery School, Primary and Secondary School Level French Classes,
French Language Classes for beginners and improvers, Holiday Activity Weeks.
Classes for children from bilingual families:
Nursery School (Maternelle), Primary and Secondary School Level French Classes, Holiday Activity Weeks.
Classes for French speaking children:
Nursery School (Maternelle), Primary and Secondary School Level French Classes, Holiday Activity Weeks.