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La Petite Ecole Francaise de Rome

Italy, Rome

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The school at a glance
Instructs in French
Fees €6,990
Ages 2 - 6 years
Type Co-educational
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum French Curriculum
Taught languages English
Strengths Languages, Visual and Creative Arts, Outdoor Education
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Stages Early Years, Preschool
Introduction

La Petite École Francaise de Rome is a francophone kindergarten in Trinità dei Monti, Piazza Trinità dei Monti 3, Rome. It serves children aged 2½ to 6 in a single cycle supporting language development and autonomy. The program follows the French national education guidelines, organizing six domains of learning: mobilizing language in all its dimensions; moving and expressing through physical activity; expressing and understanding through artistic activities; acquiring the first mathematical tools; locating oneself in time and space; and exploring the living world, objects and matter. Optional weekly faith-formation program is available. For fifty years the school has guided children toward mastering French and developing confidence through play, mutual respect between teachers, families, and students. Located near Villa Medici, it benefits from proximity to French cultural centers in Rome. Outings and activities emphasize language, culture, movement, and creativity, including visits to Institut St Louis and Leonardo da Vinci Museum today.

Piazza Trinità dei Monti, 3, 00187 Roma, Italy

The Essentials

La Petite Ecole Francaise de Rome has instruction in French.

Location
Piazza Trinità dei Monti, 3, 00187 Roma. The Little School is a French-speaking preschool located in the Trinità dei Monti area, a short walk from Villa Medici, a landmark of French culture in Rome. It has welcomed children aged 2½ to 6 for fifty years.

Stages
Maternelle (preschool/kindergarten) for children aged 2½–6 years.

Type
French-speaking preschool/kindergarten (école maternelle).
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
The Petite École is an association with Christian inspiration. It is homologated as a French overseas establishment by the French Ministry of National Education (arrêté du 15 juin 2023) and is part of the AEFE network (Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger). It welcomes pupils of all nationalities and embraces linguistic and cultural diversity, including the languages of the children. It offers an optional weekly faith formation.
Fees

Annual tuition at La Petite Ecole Francaise de Rome ranges from EUR 6,990 for 2026/27.

For the 2026–2027 academic year

Application / inscription fee
- EUR 500 — annual registration fee, non‑refundable.

Tuition fees by year group (annual and per term)
- TPS (Toute Petite Section), PS (Petite Section), MS (Moyenne Section), GS (Grande Section): EUR 6,990 per year.
- Billing schedule: tuition is billed in two equal instalments (mid‑September and mid‑February). Each instalment therefore amounts to EUR 3,495.
- Sibling reduction: 10% discount on tuition applies from the second child of the same family enrolled at the school at the same time. Example: 10% discount reduces annual tuition to EUR 6,291 (EUR 3,145.50 per instalment).

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition payments are due in two instalments: one around mid‑September and the second around mid‑February. The registration fee is charged annually and is non‑refundable.

Boarding fees
- No boarding provision. La Petite École operates as a French maternelle (preschool) with daytime hours.

Other costs and optional services
- No separate charge schedule for uniforms, meals, or regular extracurricular programme fees is provided in the published fee information.
- Wednesday afternoon: afternoon care (garderie) is offered as a possibility; any specific fee for this service is not listed in the published fee summary.

Refund information
- The annual registration (inscription) fee of EUR 500 is non‑refundable. No other explicit refund terms for tuition or other fees are published in the school's fee summary.

Fee payment options
- Tuition is payable in two instalments (mid‑September and mid‑February). Specific accepted payment methods (for example bank transfer, credit card, direct debit) are not listed in the published fee information.

Summary (concise)
- Annual tuition (TPS–GS): EUR 6,990; two instalments of EUR 3,495. Registration fee: EUR 500 (annual, non‑refundable). Sibling discount: 10% from second child. Payments scheduled mid‑September and mid‑February. No boarding offered.
Academics

La Petite Ecole Francaise de Rome teaches French Curriculum for students aged 2 to 6.

Curriculum
The Petite École is a French-speaking kindergarten in Rome, located at Piazza Trinità dei Monti 3. It offers a kindergarten program organized as a single cycle of education for children aged 2½ to 6, with a focus on language development and autonomy. The program adapts to young children, ensures emotional security, and fosters their self-confidence. It organizes six domains of learning: mobilizing language in all its dimensions; acting, expressing, and understanding through physical activity; acting, expressing, and understanding through artistic activities; acquiring the first mathematical tools; locating oneself in time and space; exploring the living world, objects, and matter. The framework aligns with the French national education guidelines. An optional weekly faith formation program is available, providing spiritual development.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school aims to help children grow, play and learn in a safe, happy environment, and to develop autonomy, self‑expression and creativity while learning to live together. It seeks to make the school a place where children feel secure and enjoy coming to school, and where they build social skills through personal development and interactions with others. The school emphasizes a benevolent climate that values loyalty, transparency, resilience, and, when needed, gentleness, understanding, listening and help in relationships with children and with their parents.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The main language of instruction is French; English is also emphasized and is present from the very early years (Toute Petite Section).

Mental Wellbeing
The school ensures emotional safety and helps children develop self‑confidence, fostering a caring and supportive climate with kindness, understanding, listening and assistance in relationships with children and parents.

Safeguarding
The school prioritizes emotional safety and a caring atmosphere, emphasizing loyalty, transparency and resilience in relationships with children and families. Parents are members of the educational community and are represented on the School Council, a decision‑making body. A learning progress notebook records each child's successes to share with parents.
Parent Experience

History
La Petite École is a francophone kindergarten located in the Trinità dei Monti area, a short walk from Villa Medici, in Rome. For 50 years, the school has welcomed children aged 2½ to 6 years in a high-quality environment that supports their development. Since its creation, the school has guided students toward acquiring and mastering the French language and toward learning autonomy. It seeks to establish a strong link among the different actors of the educational community in mutual respect, taking into account the development of the child: a child who learns by playing, thinking, and practicing.

Community
The school fosters a strong, respectful link among all members of the educational community and places the child's development and language learning at the center of its approach. French international schools abroad cultivate the values of excellence, sharing and influence, which frame the school's context in Rome near Villa Medici.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
A Francophone kindergarten located in the Trinità dei Monti area, a short walk from Villa Medici, key centers of French culture in Rome. La Petite École has welcomed for 50 years children aged 2½ to 6 years in a high-quality environment conducive to their development. French educational establishments abroad uphold the values of excellence, sharing, and influence. They provide a high-quality education with an international dimension, open to the host country.

Academic Facilities
Since its creation, our school guides students toward acquiring and mastering the French language and toward learning autonomy. It strives to establish a strong link among the different members of the educational community in mutual respect, taking into account the child's development: a child who learns by playing, thinking, and practicing. The kindergarten is a school of growth and language. Its main mission is to inspire children to go to school to learn, flourish, and affirm their personality.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
In Grande Section as in kindergarten, learning happens through movement and manipulation. The children engage in daily motor activities, practicing jumping, running, and pedaling on a bicycle. They also use classroom materials to develop creativity, such as writing their name in modeling clay and representing their family, home, and school with building toys. They learn to read, write and count, memorize rhymes, poems and songs, enriching their mastery of the French language. The class has already carried out several outings this term, including meeting Leonardo da Vinci at the French cultural center (Institut St Louis) and two storytelling sessions in the raconte-tapis format. The visit to the Leonardo da Vinci Museum is scheduled for December 11.

Arts & Creative
The students also use all the classroom materials to exercise creativity. They can write their name in modeling clay and represent their family, home, and school using building toys.

Cultural & Language
Of course, the children learn to read, write and count; they memorize nursery rhymes, poems and songs. This enriches their mastery of the French language. The children also discover the world around them. The class has already undertaken several outings this term, including a visit to the French cultural center (Institut St Louis) where they met Leonardo da Vinci, and two storytelling sessions in the racontetapis format. A visit to the Leonardo da Vinci Museum is scheduled for December 11.

Social & Hobbies
Outings in Rome broaden the children's horizons and encourage social interaction and curiosity. They participate in group activities and explore the city together.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Daily motor activities support physical development, with the children practicing jumping, running and pedaling on a bicycle.
Languages

Language Provision
French language instruction is aligned with the programs of the French Ministry of National Education and delivered by French-qualified teachers. The school welcomes students of all nationalities and enriches cultural and linguistic diversity, notably by accommodating the languages of the child. It is homologated as a French establishment abroad by the French Ministry of National Education (order of June 15, 2023) and is part of the AEFE network. The 2024–2028 school project aims to strengthen the progression and continuity of learning in a plurilingual context.
Admissions

Admissions
Step 1. Hours: The school operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:15 PM. On Wednesdays, the day runs from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM with afternoon daycare available. These hours apply to the school days. Step 2. Class organization: The class level is determined by the child's birth year (January 1 to December 31). For the 2026-2027 school year: GS serves children born in 2021; MS serves those born in 2022; PS serves those born in 2023. TPS starts in September for children born between January 1 and June 30, 2024; children born after June 30 join during the school year. For the 2027-2028 school year: GS will serve children born in 2022; MS will serve children born in 2023; PS will serve children born in 2024; TPS will start in September for children born between January 1 and June 30, 2025; children born after June 30 will join during the year. Step 3. Tuition and fees: The tuition for the 2026-2027 school year is €6,990 for TPS, PS, MS, and GS. There is an annual non-refundable registration fee of €500. The tuition is paid in two installments, in mid-September and mid-February. A 10% reduction on tuition applies for the second child of the same family enrolled at the school at the same time. Step 4. Open registrations: Registrations for the 2027-2028 school year open in January 2027. Families are invited to book an appointment via the contact form to visit the school. The site provides a contact form to schedule visits.
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