France, Paris
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Evening Workshops for children aged 4-12 run from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, offering sports activities with age-appropriate pedagogy and educational and creative games. The program supports cognitive development through activities such as How Games Shape the Brain, which ends the day with games that foster collaboration and original thinking. Chess, Judo, Boxing, and Fencing are included to build perseverance, discipline, and teamwork. Chinese Language and Culture adds language learning and cultural exploration.
Music uses movement, dance, and musical games, with active pedagogies such as E. Dalcroze and Montessori to develop listening, teamwork, creativity, and musical expression. Theatre introduces pupils to voice, body expression, diction, and improvisation, culminating in a year-end performance. Wednesday bilingual workshops include arts and crafts in French and English, with English-language activities such as circus arts and dance awareness. A Socio-Cultural Morning explores photography and cinema through themed projects.
Chinese Language and Culture introduces the world's oldest language through playful instruction and culture-focused learning. Wednesday bilingual workshops offer English-language activities for ages 3–6, including music, storytelling, and arts and crafts, and French–English multicultural activities that blend music and plastic arts with English experiences. Socio-Cultural Morning presents activities in French for ages 7–10, focusing on photography and cinema.
Evening Workshops offer after-school sports and recreational activities for children aged 4-12 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday activities include English-language play sessions and multicultural activities conducted in both French and English, promoting social interaction. The program includes chess, judo, boxing, fencing, theatre, and music, supporting teamwork, discipline, and creative collaboration. Optional supervised study time is available after activities.
Evening Workshops include sports activities for physical fitness and coordination. Martial arts such as Judo, Boxing, and Fencing build strength, flexibility, respect for rules, and teamwork. Chess and strategy games support concentration and self-regulation. The program supports well-being and personal development within a bilingual, international environment.
École Galilée is a private bilingual international school in Paris, established in 2010, located at 71 rue Chardon Lagache in the 16th arrondissement. It serves ages 3 to 15, offering Kindergarten, Primary and College within a bilingual framework and a pathway toward trilingual education. The curriculum combines the French National Curriculum, the British Curriculum, Montessori methods and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). Kindergarten learning is 50% English and 50% French, with two teachers per class and Maria Montessori materials. Primary is bilingual and aligned with the National Education program and the English Curriculum; from CE1, Spanish is introduced to create a tri-lingual environment. The College provides a triple curriculum in English, French and Spanish until the brevet des collèges, supported by an excellence program that emphasizes solidarity and teamwork and a progression to Lycée. Gifted education is individualized. The school embodies values in a secular setting today.