INFANT SCHOOL Ι 4 – 5 YEARS

During the first two years of compulsory schooling, Ecole Riviera offers individualised teaching and personalised monitoring of each pupil in an educational environment where pupils grow and develop confidence.

Ecole Riviera has a bilingual French-English study programme. 50% of lessons are taught in French and 50% in English (one day in one language and one day in another language).

We constantly strive to develop the intellectual, emotional, sporting and creative qualities of the children in our care. Fulfilling and stimulating relationships with the teaching staff help pupils progress at their own pace and discover the love of learning and the joy of academic success.

Immersion is one of the keys to success in learning a foreign language. Pupils learn to speak English or French easily as they use the languages in real-life situations and do a variety of activities in their class. Motivated by the desire to participate, the children learn their new language naturally and quickly.

During the first two years of compulsory schooling, Ecole Riviera offers individualised teaching and personalised monitoring of each pupil in an educational environment where pupils grow and develop confidence.

Ecole Riviera has a bilingual French-English study programme. 50% of lessons are taught in French and 50% in English (one day in one language and one day in another language).

We constantly strive to develop the intellectual, emotional, sporting and creative qualities of the children in our care. Fulfilling and stimulating relationships with the teaching staff help pupils progress at their own pace and discover the love of learning and the joy of academic success.

Immersion is one of the keys to success in learning a foreign language. Pupils learn to speak English or French easily as they use the languages in real-life situations and do a variety of activities in their class. Motivated by the desire to participate, the children learn their new language naturally and quickly.

Monday to Friday from 8.25am to 3.30pm (Wednesday to 12pm)

We ask that the children arrive no later than 8.25am.

The infant school is closed :

  • Jeûne Fédéral (Monday)
  • Autumn Half Term Break (2 weeks)
  • Christmas Holidays (2 weeks)
  • February Half-Term (1 week)
  • Easter holidays (2 weeks)
  • Ascension Weekend (Thursday & Friday)
  • Pentecost
  • Summer holidays (4 weeks in July and the first 3 weeks in August)

08:25 The start of the day’s learning activities

09:50 Break time

10:10 Learning activities

12:00 Lunch break

13:15 Afternoon learning activities begin

14:30 Recreation

15:30 End of school and after-school activities

*Wednesday afternoon – no lessons
A child-minding service is possible every day from 7.00am until 6.00pm (including Wednesday)

must be aged over 4 on 31st August

must be aged over 5 on 31st August

Our school programme is tailored to the age of the pupils and revolves around the six following learning themes:

The emphasis is put on developing the child’s autonomy and their pleasure to learn and interact with other pupils. For most of the children it’s their first experience away from the comfort of their family. Self-confidence will be one of the pillars of this new class ; by becoming aware of what he is creating, each child will gradually increase his confidence in his skills and his pleasure to keep
learning.

From an early age, language acquirements revolve around four fundamental skills that constantly interact: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Even though acquisition of these skills is not exclusively limited to school classes, school education plays an important role in ensuring their best possible development. Language is one of the main elements used while developing one’s personality and constructing one’s vision of the world. It is also an essential socialisation and
communication tool and is fundamental to learn other languages. As a preamble of learning how to read, the children will explore basic sounds and a special emphasis will be put on how to hold a pen and graphic work to later on access the world of writing while already having learned how to form letters.

The goal of activities around mathematics is to bring the children to ask themselves questions, try, make mistakes, try again, exchange ideas, confront, develop avenues for reflexion, and question themselves again. Each child’s particularities and ways of thinking need to be taken into account.

Before starting work with numbers, children will look into shapes, time, space and measurements to provide them with solid basic skills for stepping into the domain of mathematics.

Early development activities are aimed at stimulating attitudes such as curiosity, thinking critically, a sense of wonder but also skills needed to structure and bring together different parts of the reality around us; in other words the environment where the child will grow. The goal of these activities is to understand time, space, matter and the human person through concrete experiences involving the child’s senses.

Artistic education involves intricately intelligence and body, imagination, symbolic meanings and reality, sensitivity and culture. In short, the entire personality and what it brings to the world. It eases acquisition of skills making the child capable of imagining, creating and getting to grips with reality. The children will be working with colours and various materials to create small shows, dances and songs.

Activities proposed with regards to physical development of the child are dedicated to work on motor skills, coordination, laterality and body control but also pleasure of moving, running, jumping. All of these in a safe environment.

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“Our well-balanced curriculum enables our pupils to build strong academic foundations.”

“Our well-balanced curriculum enables our pupils to build strong academic foundations.”