Germany, Berlin
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The school does not offer boarding. It provides a morning supervision from 7:50 to 8:05 and Friday after-class supervision for one hour. An after‑school program runs daily until 18:00 for elementary students and 17:45 for preschool, through Cours et Jardins.
There is no uniform; clothing must be suitable for school activities. Clothing should be labeled with the child's name. For physical education, appropriate sportswear is mandatory.
The school restaurant is run by an external provider, Forum Esswirtschaft – Leckerlogisch. Lunch enrollment is through the provider via the restaurant page; the provider handles all lunch‑billing and service. Since January 2021, Berlin subsidizes lunch costs for elementary pupils (CP to 6th) but not for kindergarten.
The school is AEFE-direct managed and operates within the AEFE network; it is overseen by Verein zur Förderung der französischen Bildung in Berlin e.V.
École Voltaire Berlin is a private French establishment within the AEFE network, with two Berlin campuses serving children ages 3 to 12. It offers the French national curriculum with a bilingual Franco‑German program. In Maternelle, instruction is shared equally between French and German (13 hours per week per language), with curricula adapted to Berlin. In Élementaire, about 55% of lessons are in French and 45% in German, with German used in several subjects and English introduced from CE2 (two hours per week). Since October 2024 the school is recognised as an Ersatzschule under private sponsorship by the Verein zur Förderung der französischen Bildung in Berlin e.V., whose managing sponsor is Ms. Deppe‑Prugnaud. The two campuses host a cantine served by Leckerlogisch, and Friday Garderie. The school emphasises outdoor learning, arts, and language development, with after-school activities via Cours et Jardins and Wednesday activities with Berlin Music School, including Capsule productions.