1. DG Éducation et culture Programme pour l’éducation et la formation tout au long de la vie Comenius WELCOME TO OUR KINDERGARTEN ECOLE MATERNELLE BOURBON L’ARCHAMBAULT, FRANCE
2. 2011-1-TR1-COM06-242591 LITTLE EUROPEANS KNOW EACH OTHER Ministère de l’Éducation nationale Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes Agence Europe Éducation Formation France Lifelong Learning (LLP) / Comenius Programme (French National Agency)
3. Where is BOURBON L’ARCHAMBAULT ? Paris Bourbon L’Archambault is a rural town of about 2600 inhabitants located in the center of France in a region called Auvergne. (280 km south of Paris ) The city has been known since ancient times for the virtues of its thermal water and is the birthplace of the Bourbon dynasty to which it gave its name. *
4. Slideshow of the city… It is dominated by its 13th century castle , impregnable fortress of 15 towers until the 15th century. Only the tower, “Qui qu’en grogne” and the three towers in the north remain today. A costumed guide introduces the visitor to eight rooms recreating life in medieval times. The Romanesque church
5. Continuing the tour … The main street : « Rue Achille Allier » The spa with its famous therapeutic water, the exotic tiles and extraordinary murals was built in 1885 . The town hall
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7. ORGANIZATION Age Public Education System 2-3 / 5 Pre-school (during 3 or 4 years ) 6 / 10 Primary school (during 5 years ) 11 / 14 Middle school ( during 4 years ) 15 / 17-18 High school ( during 3 years ) After 18 University / Major College
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9. SCHEDULE in KINDERGARTEN Two adults work generally in each class : the teacher and the assistant . The children go to school four days a week : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They arrive at school at 8:45 am , work until 11:45 am with a break of 25 minutes . Some of them return home for lunch but most of children eat at the canteen. After the meal, children at the age of 2, 3 or 4 have about an hour to relax, rest and even get some sleep. The afternoon begins at 1:45 pm and ends at 4:30 pm with another 25 minute break . School runs from September to July . The year is divided into three terms with brief periods of vacation . Pupils are divided into small groups to work . School activities run on the day or week : lang uage in their mother tongue, foreign language, writing, pre-reading, drawing, painting, modelling, mathematics, science, Physical Education, music, folk dances, basic computer use,…
10. Example of schedule on a day in the final year of kindergarten
11. OUR BUILDING The kindergarten was built in 1971 and ren o vated eight years ago. We take care of 67 children from the age of 2 to the age of 5 . The building has one floor, three classrooms , one gymnasium and two rooms for additional activities (painting and mosaïcs, ICT), a library for young children, a dormitory, a little kitchen and a big playground. There are 3 teachers , 3 teacher’s assistants , one person involved in visual arts and an another one , in ICT skills .
12. THE PLAYGROUND Track, slide, climbing wall, sandbox,… It’s so funny to play outside !
