Several Paris institutions serve the educational needs of the English speaking community, with a wide variety of schools, a university, an institute for continuing education and an association of English-language schools.
| Académie Américaine de Danse de Paris 100 rue du Cherche Midi 75006 Paris 01 47 34 36 22 Web www.aadp-fr.org Email aadp-fr.org The Paris Dance School offers ballet, jazz, classes in French and English to children, teens and adults. |
| American School of Paris ASP BP 82 41 rue Pasteur 92210 St Cloud 01 41 12 82 82 Web www.asparis.org Email mcalon@asparis.org The American School of Paris offers to children ages 4 - 18 from all over the world an academic program based on the American model of education. Half of the families are American, with an additional 50 nationalities represented in the school. ASP is committed to the development and education of the whole child encouraging each individual's intellectual, ethical, aesthetic and physical growth. The school is known for its music and drama programs. |
| American University Clubs of France Web www.aucfrance.org The AUC represents the greater community of American Alumni Associations in France. Its mission is to support relations among American alumni associations, helping presidents and officers of associations network to coordinate events and activities with one another. For a club to be a member of the AUC, it must be recognized by its University and be a 1901 association. Clubs that are not 1901 associations can join as affiliate members. |
| The American University of Paris 102 rue St Dominique 75007 Paris 01 40 62 06 00 Web www.aup.fr Email see http://www.aup.fr/main/about/contact.htm The American University of Paris aims to provide the finest American undergraduate degree program to students from all national, linguistic, and educational backgrounds. AUP's philosophy of higher education brings students the unique advantage of an American interdisciplinary liberal arts education, enriched by the university's European location. |
| Ashtanga Yoga Paris 64 avenue d'Italie 75013 Paris 01 45 80 19 96 Web www.www.ashtangayogaparis.fr Ashtanga Yoga is the style of yoga taught by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore. It involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures, producing intense internal heat and a purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind. |
| Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music Web www.abrsm.org The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is the world's leading music examining board. Over 620,000 candidates take our music exams each year in more than 90 countries around the world. ABRSM also run professional development courses for teachers and publish a wide range of repertoire, music books and CDs. |
| Association des Parents d'Elèves de la Section Britannique Collège Pasteur La Celle St Cloud 01 47 95 04 08 Web www.apeseb.org The international section of the Collège Pasteur in La Celle St Cloud offers an English curriculum at primary and secondary school levels. Experienced native English-speaking instructors teach the classes entirely in English. |
| The Bilingual Acting Workshop Le Pave d'Orsay 48 rue de Lille 75007 Paris Studio International des Arts de la Scene 16 rue de l'Esperance 75013 Paris 09 70 44 88 92 Web www.bilingualacting.com Email info@bilingualacting.com BAW, the Bilingual Acting Workshop offers a full range of training and support for theatre and film actors, writers and directors, and students. It provides theatre and film students and professionals with a platform to refine their work, and an opportunity to try out new ideas. Actors and acting students explore their potential as performers under skilled direction. Directors work with actors in attendance. Writers workshop original material. Beginners develop their skills. BAW also fosters the development of creative opportunities for participants. Several independent professional film and theatre projects have grown out of BAW workshops and classes. |
| Bilingual School Le Petit Prince 20 rue Pergolèse 75016 Paris 09 50 91 59 54 Web www.lepetitprincebilingualschool.com Email contact@lepetitprincebilingualschool.com Le Petit Prince Bilingual School of Paris implements a successful dual language immersion programme in both its nursery and primary school classes. Children develop strong language skills in both English and French, whilst enjoying a wide range of activities underpinned by a solid academic framework. Our small classes and committed teachers give every child the chance to shine according to his talents. |
| British School of Paris 38 quai de l'Ecluse 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine 01 34 80 45 94 Web www.britishschool.fr Email headmaster@britishschool.fr Founded in 1954 as the English School of Paris, the school was acquired in 1980 by the non-profit Association for English Education in Paris. The Association is controlled by a Board of Governors, whose members are drawn from the British business and professional community in Paris together with members of the academic world in Britain and Europe. The British Ambassador is its Honorary Patron.
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| College Martin Luther King and Lycee Franco-Allemand rue Colin Mamet F - 78530 BUC College: 01 39 56 47 48 Lycee: 01 39 07 14 20 Web www.psab.fr www.clg-lutherking-buc.ac-versailles.fr www.lyc-lfa-buc.ac-versailles.fr The Section Internationale Anglophone de Buc (SIAB) is a free bilingual school program based in Buc, a small town located on the Saclay Plateau near Versailles in the Yvelines department. The program caters for children from late primary level (4th/5th grade/CM1&CM2) to middle school Collge Martin Luther King and runs through to the end of high school (Terminale) Lycee Franco-Allemand, where students take the "Option Internationale du Baccalaureat" (OIB).
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| Drama Ties Theatre Company Maison des Associations St Germain en Laye Comédie des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris 01 75 50 16 91 Web www.drama-ties.com Email dramaties@noos.fr Two English Theatre Clubs for 8-14 year olds. Meeting on Wednesdays, the clubs offer training in movement and physical expression, theatre games and skills, improvisation and text work and ensemble theatre. Drama Ties also has a programme of plays in English performed in schools and theatres for young audiences. |
| École Internationale Malherbe EIM 19 rue du 11 Novembre 78110 Le Vésinet 01 39 76 47 37 Web www.ecole-malherbe.com Email info@ecole-malherbe.com Established in 1990, EIM is located in Le Vésinet, west of Paris. École Internationale Malherbe is an English-speaking school with Montessori based pre-school classes for ages 2-4 with an introduction to French through music. Primary classes for ages 5-11 follow the British curriculum in English and Maths in addition to six hours per week of French. The maximum class size is 20 pupils. EIM maintains a caring, family atmosphere with individual attention to pupil needs. |
| École Kœnig Conservatoire Américain 33-41 rue Fondary 75015 Paris 01 45 78 01 75 Web www.ecolekoenig.com Email ecolekoenig@wanadoo.fr LÉcole Kœnig is a bilingual music school founded in Paris in 1986. The school was created in order to offer an alternative to the French musical education system. We believe that learning about music and playing an instrument is an enriching experience for every child. Our faculty, graduates of the worlds finest universities and conservatories, know that the motivation and the discipline necessary to perfect an instrument come from many sources. It is our mission to inspire that motivation in each child. Our program consists of group classes for the very young, leading to private lessons combined with group courses and ensembles for older children. |
| English Language Schools Association France ELSA Web www.elsa-france.org ELSA-France is a non-profit association composed of schools in France which offer part or all of the curriculum in English. Its mission is to provide up-to-date information to those seeking schooling in English, and to facilitate communication, cooperation, and professional growth among member schools. ELSA also serves as a link between its members, associate members, and other local, regional and professional groups. |
| L'Ermitage International School 46 avenue Eglé 78600 Maisons Laffitte 01 39 62 04 02 Web www.ermitage.fr Email ermitage@ermitage.fr L'Hermitage is a successful bilingual primary and secondary school founded in 1941. Located in a beautiful western suburb of Paris, it includes a boarding section . The school caters for the needs of both local and international students, providing a wide range of courses. It offers French and British diplomas such as Baccalauréat, pre-IB IGCSE and Cambridge International A levels. There are currently 940 students on roll, of whom 105 are five-day boarders and 14 seven-day boarders. Students take part in regular exchanges (Europe , USA , Asia), cultural trips, sporting competitions, performing arts and also participate in international conferences and community service projects. |
| Forest International School 28 rue du Tour d'Échelle du Mur de la Forêt 78750 Mareil-Marly 01 39 16 87 35 Web www.forest-international-school.com Email infos@forest-international-school.com Forest International School offers children aged between 2 and 9 a stimulating education in English, with an introduction to French. The school is situated on the edge of the forest of Marly, in a large house with light, sunny classrooms. In the grounds there is a large natural garden with a playground, a swimming pool and an organic vegetable patch. |
| Gifted in France Web http://giftedinfrance.blogspot.com/ Email giftedinfrance@gmail.com GiF is an anglophone support group for parents of gifted and talented children living in France. The group was created to help parents, caretakers, professionals and community leaders understand the educational, emotional and social needs of gifted children and twice-exceptional children. GiF works with like-minded organizations at home and abroad to improve and exchange information, to dispel common myths about the gifted, organize conferences and workshops and participate in community programs to attract talented children from widely varied backgrounds. |
| International School of Paris 6 rue Beethoven 75016 Paris 01 42 24 09 54 Web www.isparis.edu Email info@isparis.edu ISP is a school offering a high-quality education through the medium of English to students from the ages of 4 to 18. It is the first school in France to offer a full school curriculum authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IB). This is comprised of the IB Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma. |
| La Portee Musicale 01 42 74 92 78 Marianne Tertrais or 06 85 40 45 76 Christina Galley Web www.laporteemusicale.fr Email info@isparis.edu Music workshops in English for children from 0-4 accompanied by a parent or carer. Structured and improvised music making activities using song, dances, instruments, puppets, soft toys, lycra and children's own ideas. Held in Versailles and Buc (Yvelines). |
| Marymount School 72 boulevard de la Saussaye 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine 01 46 24 10 51 Web www.marymount.fr Email info@marymount.fr Marymount School, Paris is a private, co-educational day school for children from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8. Classes are in English, based on an American curriculum enriched by the unique cultural opportunities of the School's European location. French instruction is given daily to all students. The student body of approximately 400 comes from about 35 countries and represents all major religions. |
| Notre Dame International High School Verneuil-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) +33 (0)4 78 52 03 85 Web www.nisparis.com Email info@nacel.org Private American High School located in Verneuil-sur-Seine (78), 35 minutes away from Paris city center, on the beautiful campus of Notre Dame Les Oiseaux. American curriculum taught in English by American teachers and extra French language and culture courses taught by French teachers. Day school, Boarding possibilities as well as Host family accommodation. |
| OISE Institut de Français 71 rue de Vaugirard 75006 Paris Web www.oise.com Part of an international group of language schools, OISE Paris offers high level, intensive French courses tailored to the specific needs of executives and professionals. |
| The Open University Web www.open.ac.uk Email france@open.ac.uk The Open University promotes educational opportunity by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential. Through academic research, pedagogic innovation and collaborative partnership it is a world leader in the design, content and delivery of supported open and distance learning. There are around 150,000 undergraduate and more than 30,000 postgraduate students. 10,000 of our students have disabilities. Most OU courses are available throughout Europe. More than 25,000 OU students live outside the UK. |
| Our School Web www.ourschool.fr Based at St Mark's Church in Versailles, Our School provides English classes for fluent English speaking children between the ages of 3 to 11 being brought up in a bilingual environment. Many of the children have one or two English speaking parents and English is spoken at home. Others have returned from abroad where their schooling was in English and wish to maintain their fluency. |
| Rainbow Pre-School 70 rue Eugène Caron 92400 Courbevoie 01 43 33 00 07 Web www.rainbow.pre-school.com Email theschool@free.fr Located in a quiet street near the top of La Défense, the Rainbow School offers a nursery school for children aged 2 to 3, and a structured Montessori curiculum for children aged 3 to 6, with strong attention to individual needs. |
| Red Earth Centre Red Earth Centre 235 rue La Fayette 75010 Paris 01 40 38 40 52 Web www.redearthcentre.com Email redearthcentre@yahoo.com The Red Earth Centre is a studio devoted to exploring and deepening the relation between body and mind. Art, healing and well-being revolve around a central core of yoga, shiatsu, butoh and flamenco. Courses are organized in yoga and flamenco. |
| Springboard Tremplin pour les Femmes 235 rue La Fayette 75010 Paris 01 40 38 40 52 Web www.redearthcentre.com Springboard/Tremplin pour les Femmes is a course designed to help women develop their careers and leadership. It is aimed at working women in every sector who seek to gain control over their professional evolution by applying proven techniques to be better managers, cope with specific business situations and develop their potential. The program benefits from twenty years of activity on a worldwide basis and an international presence. |
| WICE Institute for Continuing Education 7 cité Falguière 75015 Paris 01 45 66 75 50 Web www.wice-paris.org Email wice@wice-paris.org WICE is a non-profit cultural and educational association that has served the Parisian English-speaking community for 30 years. Courses currently include French and English classes and conversation groups, studio arts including photography, museum and garden tours, walking tours of Paris, and French literature. WICE is a dynamic way to expand your knowledge, your network of friends and your fun in Paris, all in a friendly English-speaking environment. See www.wice-paris.org for details. WICE also organizes and hosts the annual Paris Writers Workshop. See www.pariswritersworkshop.org for full information and registration . |