United States, Seattle
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The Counseling Office promotes emotional intelligence and supports the social and emotional growth of students and families. The counseling program includes an advisory child therapist, short-term counseling, parent education workshops, and classroom observations. Grace and Courtesy lessons supplement social-emotional learning.
The Learning Support Office provides one-on-one and small-group differentiated learning; the Learning Specialist helps families understand learning challenges and does not diagnose or assess disabilities. Standardized testing and other assessments may be conducted, with data kept confidential and shared only with relevant staff and families. ABA Therapy services are available with Behavioral Technicians, and there is a Special Education Teacher on staff.
The school teaches in a French-English bilingual program.
Mental wellbeing is supported by the Counseling Office, which promotes emotional intelligence and social-emotional development. Services include short-term counseling, classroom observations, parenting workshops, and the advisory child therapist's support for students and families.
The school does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or disability in admissions and educational policies, programs, and activities.
Les Lilas French Bilingual Community School in Kirkland, Washington, offers a Montessori-based program that combines a French curriculum with bilingual instruction in French and English for children ages 3 through 11. The school is organized into three divisions: La Maternelle (ages 3–6), L'Élémentaire (ages 6–9), and La Grande Élémentaire (ages 9–11), with mixed-age classrooms and small class sizes designed to support individualized learning. English instruction amounts to six hours per week, with French immersion and bilingual projects integrated into math and other subjects. The campus emphasizes hands-on Montessori materials, technology-enabled projects, and a project-based approach to language development. Les Lilas is affiliated with Mission Laïque Française (MLF Monde) and is homologated by the French Ministry of Education with AEFE membership. The school operates from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with extended hours, and offers an enrichment program and a French-immersion Summer Camp. Address: 14216 132nd Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034.