Germany, Berlin
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Since October 2024, Grundschule Ecole Voltaire Berlin is recognized as an Ersatzschule, a privately sponsored school. The nonprofit sponsor is the Verein zur Förderung der französischen Bildung in Berlin e.V., whose management is Ms. Deppe-Prugnaud. This sponsorship arrangement places the school under private governance while it operates as part of the French education network in Berlin.
Garderie du vendredi (Friday after-school care) runs from 14:45 to 16:00 for elementary students. Registration is open Saturday morning through Wednesday noon for the following Friday, and changes should be communicated to garderie@ecolevoltaire.de. The school has an Association des Parents d'Elèves (APÉ) to support parental involvement and school activities.
The school has an Association des Parents d'Elèves. The association has organized family events such as the family flea market, with the first edition noted as very successful.
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.