France, Paris
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The school emphasizes soft skills essential to evolve in a multicultural, open, and ever-changing world. Pupils develop curiosity, reasoning, debating, and creativity, and teachers encourage them to think outside the box and to transform ideas into action. Oral expression and teamwork are integrated into the curriculum.
Additional French language support and immersion classes are offered to children whose mother tongue is not French.
Concordia School Paris is a Franco-English bilingual school for ages 3 to 15, with two campuses in 16th arrondissement: Maternelle at 41 Avenue de la Grande Armée and Primary/Collège at 7 Rue Cimarosa. It blends the French National Education Program and the English National Curriculum in 50/50 immersion with 50% of lessons in English. Two days in English, two in French, and one half-day split between languages; all subjects are taught in both languages by native speakers, with extra French support for non-native speakers. By CM2, pupils have solid bases in reading, writing and arithmetic in both languages. Classes stay small, with no more than 20 pupils. The program emphasises reasoning, debate and public speaking, and theatre courses are offered through LAMDA. Facilities span the Cimarosa Campus, a 2000 m² mansion with library, dining hall and science/arts spaces, plus garden; Grande Armée Campus and Bois de Boulogne stadiums support sports.