WITH summer coming to an end, and la rentrée fast approaching, school children will soon be heading back to class with the doors opening on... Read more →
French school holidays 2020 - 2021
THE French school holidays for the coming academic year 2020 to 2021, will see school children go back to the classroom at the end of... Read more →
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French back to school dates and calendar you can print
WITH the final week of the summer holidays almost upon us, the Calendrier Scolaire points out the different term times for the coming academic year... Read more →
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Axe hangs over village schools in the Dordogne
THE bean counters have moved in to this quiet corner of the Dordogne and an axe hangs over one of three primary schools. Parents and... Read more →
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Holiday dates for French schools
WITH school children set to head back to the classroom in the next couple of weeks, here is a reminder of the important school holiday... Read more →
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The private education system in France
ALTHOUGH many families when moving to France may look into the possibility of enrolling their children into an international school, there is also a long... Read more →
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The effects of la rentrée
AFTER two months of holidays parents and children are now ready for la rentrée this week. The cartables, or school bags, and school equipment listed... Read more →
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Education for older pupils
MOVING home with an older child, secondary school age of 11 upwards, is always a worry. When it is to a country where the everyday... Read more →
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French education, an introduction
FOR this section of education I am concentrating on the basic set up of the French state education for nursery and primary school pupils. Later... Read more →
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Education in France - a view from the playground
FOR parents moving to France the biggest worry is how their offspring are going to cope. What are French schools like, how does the system... Read more →
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