Bilingual preschool in Paris 7: ages 3–6
The Children’s House welcomes children aged 3 to 6 into a prepared Montessori environment. Learning in French and English supports language, independence, social skills and early mathematics.
Explore our Montessori approach and our educational pathway from ages 2 to 18.
Admissions and school visits
Contact our team to begin: a questionnaire, an educational meeting with parents and a school visit form part of the admissions process. Children aged 5 and over also spend time in a class.
School fees and admissionsRequest a school visit
After preschool, discover our Montessori primary school for ages 6–11.
The features
The prepared environment, divided into 4 areas, meets the children’s needs: Practical Life, Sensory, Language, Mathematics.
At this age, we’re looking to help them develop concentration and an open, inquisitive mind.
Introductions are made individually with the child, who then repeats as many times as necessary. We create a safe environment for the child to develop independence and self esteem.
If they have been kept at home until the age of 3, some children discover at this age the first moments of life in society outside the family cocoon. Learning to communicate, to listen to another child’s point of view, to be patient, etc. These are skills as important as academic subjects in Children’s House.
Academic skills (and prerequisites!): writing, reading, numbering
Our objectives:
What a 3 to 6-year-old learns on the way to elementary school:
- Language: the child is able to use rich, structured oral expression. They have acquired full reading and writing skills in the child’s mother tongue. They have benefited from immersion in the second language, enabling them to understand and communicate with it. They will be able to decipher their first words.
At Ellipse, we pay particular attention to the gesture of writing.
- Mathematics: the child has learned to read and write large numbers, knows the function of operations, and already knows how to add and subtract using the material.
The child has also developed social skills and knows how to work independently. They are aware that they have responsibilities to fulfill.
A typical day
8h30 – 8h40 Arrival of children
Morning activities (bread-making every morning in small groups to share)0-11h45 Morning activities (bread-making every morning in small groups to share)
11.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Lunch
12h30-12h45 Transition
12hAfternoon activities (1 hour outing to the park at least twice a week) OR quiet time (for early years) Afternoon activities (1-hour outing to the park at least twice a week) OR quiet time (for the first years)
Departure or snack before the start of afterschool activities (4 pm to 6 pm)45 Departure or snack before the start of extra-curricular activities (from 4pm to 6pm)