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Finland, Helsinki
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1. Contact the school to obtain the enrolment form. The school is part of the AEFE network, which supports the school on several levels. 2. Enrolment in playschool. The playschool is part of Helsinki City private daycare centers. From August 2022, the school welcomes children born in 2020 in the TPS group. There is no entrance test for playschool children. Before the age of six, it is not necessary for the child or the family to speak French. It is possible to enrol your child on a waiting list. 3. Enrolment in elementary school. For children coming from a school in France or from another AEFE school, there is no entrance test. Only children coming from a different educational system are required to take a test, which evaluates their proficiency in French. Admission depends on the test result.
A waiting list is available for playschool enrolment.
Located in Helsinki's center, Ecole Francaise Jules Verne is a private French international school serving children from playschool at age 2 through CM2. It belongs to the AEFE network and is run by a non-profit association with a School Board and School Council, giving parents a voice in school life. The curriculum follows the French Ministry of Education, harmonized with Finnish specifics. Instruction is in French by qualified teachers; English is introduced from age six and reinforced from age eight, and Finnish is introduced from the first playschool year. The school is multilingual and multicultural, with more than 10 nationalities represented. Facilities include a daycare, after-school clubs covering arts, sports and games, and a holiday camp. The library houses around 6,000 titles in French, Finnish and English, supporting reading across languages. The school collaborates with Helsinki libraries and the Library of the French Institute in Helsinki to broaden French-language access.
