Our program begins at the pre-kindergarten level and continues through 12th grade. It is broken down into subdivisions that roughly correspond to those in the American school system: pre-school/kindergarten, elementary school (1st through 5th grades), middle school (6 through 9th grades), and high school (10th through 12th grades).

Lycée students follow the French National Curriculum, combined with key American subjects. This intercultural curriculum prepares them for the French Baccalaureate examination, as well as the finest colleges and universities in North America.

The goal of the French curriculum is to develop analysis, reasoning and critical thinking through incremental acquisition of rigorous writing skills and broad academic knowledge at each level. Our dual-language program based on early immersion reinforces these skills.

The following subjects are taught in French:

• French Language Arts and Literature
• Mathematics
• Science
• Computer Science
• Music
• Visual Art
• Physical Education
• World History and Geography (starting in 3rd grade)
• Philosophy (in 12th grade)

The following subjects are taught in English:

• English Language Arts and Literature
• Social Studies
• American History (starting in 4th grade)
• Mathematics (in 4th and 5th grades)

Specifically, pre-school students have one session of story reading in English each week. In kindergarten, English phonics and pre-reading skills are added. Beginning in 1st grade, students learn reading and writing skills. For non-English-speaking students, we have designed a carefully monitored program in English as a Second Language, which prepares them to join the regular English classes. From 1st through 12th grade, our students receive 5 to 7 hours of instruction in English per week.

Students are regularly tested and evaluated in both languages. American standardized tests are given every year and French evaluations are administered in 2nd, 3rd and 6th grades.