The School was founded in 1972 by Barbara Baylor Porter AMI (Association Montessori Internationale). The School welcomes children from three to six years of age. There are three classes, and two Montessori Directress/Directors in each class, one Anglophone Montessorian, and one Francophone Montessorian.
The children work through the basic disciplines of Practical Life, Sensorial Development, Mathematics, Language, along with the Art Atelier, Music and the Brain, Geography, Sciences, Computer, and other activities.
The hours are from 9 AM until 12 noon for the three year old children. The older children stay until 3 PM, and have an optional program until 4 PM, three days a week.There is a Wednesday afternoon Computer Workshop.
The 3 classes welcome children from all over the world. One class has 18 children, directed by a French an English Montessori Directress. The other two classes are spacious, and welcome 30 children, directed by a French and an English Montessori directress full time. The trainees from l'Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori join our classes for six weeks each year.
There is joy, there is harmony, there is passion, there is a high level of learning. Results of the children who spend their three full years in our bilingual Montessori program are quite astounding. We have followed many of our graduates through their higher studies. They have reached their fullest potential, and enjoy their chosen careers in science, law, music, art, politics, journalism and theater. These early years are, indeed, the most important years of our lives. Learning must be stimulating and joyful. The bilingual Montessori classes are built on RESPECT.
We are pleased to welcome two year old children for one full year in the American Cathedral,
23 avenue George V, 75008 PARIS. The hours are from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon
The class is directed in English and French
The focus is on the children being respected in a joyful ambiance. the children learn at their own rhythm, with cooperation, rather than competition. This little class is harmonious, allowing the child "The joy of learning"..
THE 3 to 6 YEAR OLD CLASS
The class is directed in English and French by AMI Directresses.
The 3-6 year old program is bilingual English/French. The 3 year olds attend five mornings each week from 9 AM until 12 noon. The 4 and 5 year old children have lunch together, and go home at 3 PM. Wednesdays are half day for all the children. the children are welcomed in English and in French. The curriculum is Montessori based disciplines of Practical Life, Sensorial Development, Mathematics, Language. There is the "Music and the Brain" program, where they learn to read music, sing and play international pieces on the piano. The key to Montessori is RESPECT. The children learn in a stimulating, harmonious environment.
This 3 to 6 year old school was founded in 1985 by Barbara Porter AMI (Association Montessori Internationale).
She created the school for children 3-6 years of age, following the principles of Dr Maria Montessori.
The School is directed by Laurent Levy AMI (Association Montessori Internationale)The school now welcomes a "Toddler Class", 12 children, two years of age, who come together five mornings a week from 9 A.M. until 12 noon. The toddlers are together for one year, before entering our 3-6 year old program. The Toddlers Class is directed in French, and in English .
THE 3 to 6 YEAR OLD CLASS
The 3 to 6 Class is directed by Laurent Levy AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) in French and co-directed in English by Jennifer Allan AMI (Association Montessori Internationale).
The 3-6 year old program is bilingual English/French. The 3 year old's attend five mornings each week from 9 AM until 12 noon. The 4 and 5 year old children have lunch together, and go home at 3 PM. Wednesdays are half day for all the children. the children are welcomed in English and in French. The curriculum is Montessori based disciplines of Practical Life, Sensorial Development, Mathematics, Language. There is the "Music and the Brain" program, where they learn to read music,
sing and play international pieces on the piano. The key to Montessori is RESPECT. The children learn in a stimulating, harmonious environment.
