France, Annecy
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The school offers a holistic approach to your child's education, with well-structured learning in both languages, as well as emotional, social and physical development. Values such as empathy, open-mindedness, curiosity, tolerance and respect are transmitted daily by the educational team. Students learn to become autonomous, responsible, attentive to others and ready to participate in community life.
The school provides special support for students with special needs.
The school runs a bilingual program with instruction in English and French, with teaching in both languages (50% English, 50% French in elementary). FLE (French as a Foreign Language) sessions are offered for allophone students, and ESL (English as a Second Language) sessions are available for students with no spoken English.
A reassuring and caring environment is provided; safety and hygiene are top priorities. Nursery classroom assistants help ensure children's safety, well-being and support with group work.
Safety and hygiene are top priorities; staff support children's safety and well-being.
EBIHS is a private school run by a non-profit association in France for ages 3 to 16. It delivers a bilingual French–English education from early years through collège, with three years of English immersion beginning in kindergarten. Grande Section offers French four hours per week and English twenty hours. All collège subjects are taught in both languages, and a third language (Spanish or German) begins in sixth grade. The secondary program follows the French curriculum and prepares students for the Diplôme National du Brevet, while also being a Cambridge school offering B1 and B2 English certificates and the IGCSE. The curriculum includes field trips, stays abroad, and a Learning Center with tailored support. The school operates across campuses. The site spans 1.7 hectares with 5200 square meters of buildings, accommodating 650 students in 32 classes. A future Sunflowers campus will add facilities such as a motor skills room, science lab, library, dining hall, and a bus service.