France, Cote D Azur
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ICS Côte dAzur sits on a modern, secure campus in Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, near Nice. The school has a dedicated Early Years centre and a Primary Years building, both delivering bilingual EnglishA0French instruction. The Early Years centre includes a 2-Year-Old Kindergarten with French and English classrooms, an outdoor playground, an indoor dojo, a motor/sensory room, an afternoon sleep facility, age-appropriate bathrooms and a dining hall. The Primary Years building for PY1 PY6 offers bilingual classrooms, a library, a dedicated art space, a music room, a canteen, a recreation/indoor gym/assembly space, two outdoor playgrounds and dedicated outdoor learning spaces. The Hub STEAM lab supports hands-on learning, and the ICS Canteen provides nutritious hot meals daily.
ICS Côte dAzur provides a PE-focused program with an indoor gym/assembly space in the Primary Years building and two outdoor playgrounds for active play. In the Early Years and Primary Years, children have two 30-minute sports classes weekly (KG11 KG2 and PY1) and two one-hour sports classes weekly (PY21 PY6). The curriculum includes team sports such as football, tag rugby, volleyball, handball, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, netball, lacrosse and orienteering, and individual sports including athletics, short tennis, tri-golf, dance and table tennis. After-school activities run with Riviera Kids, including options like judo, gym, yoga and football, among others.
ICS Côte dAzur has a dedicated Early Years Centre with bilingual classrooms (French and English) and spaces for outdoor play, including an indoor dojo, a motor/sensory room and a dining hall. The Primary Years building houses bilingual classrooms, a Library, a dedicated Art space and a Music room, plus a canteen and an indoor recreation/gym/assembly space. The Hub is the STEAM lab that supports hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. The facilities are designed to support learning in both French and English across the campus.
Riviera Kids runs after-school childcare on the ICS Côte dAzur campus for children from age 3, Monday to Friday, with a bilingual supervising team. After-school childcare runs from 16:00 to 18:00, and on Wednesdays 12:0018:00 with a separate eating area and microwaves for meals. Early Years after-school activities include LEGO Club, Move to Music, Multisports, Yoga, Gym for Littles, Russian (PY1), English (PY1), Piano (PY1), Gymnastics (PY1) and Chess (PY1). Primary Years activities include Robotics and LEGO Club, Musical Theatre, Modern Dance, Chess, Football, Judo, Russian, Spanish, French, Homework Club and Drums/Piano/Guitar. All students are escorted to Riviera Kids after school, and a tour of Riviera Kids spaces is available on campus.
ICS Côte d'Azur is a co-educational day school on a modern campus in Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, near Nice. It serves children from age 2 to 11 with bilingual instruction in English and French. The school delivers the IB Primary Years Programme in both languages for Early Years and Primary, while the Primary Years curriculum also integrates the national curricula of France and England. The Hub, a dedicated STEAM facility, supports hands‑on learning with robotics, 3D printing and design projects, and is central to problem solving and creativity. Facilities include an Early Years Centre with a 2‑Year‑Old Kindergarten, a Primary Years building with a library, art space, music room and canteen, plus two outdoor playgrounds and an indoor gym. Riviera Kids provides after‑school care and activities. The school is part of Globeducate and emphasizes intercultural events, languages, and a culture of care across an inclusive environment from early years through primary.