French National Standards

All Backgrounds Welcome

Our Curriculum: Inspired by French Educational Excellence

A comprehensive and nurturing approach to early childhood learning

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Rooted in French Standards

At Au Beau Séjour (ABS) French Preschool, our curriculum is directly inspired by the rigorous National Education curriculum in France. We’ve crafted a teaching plan that meets high educational standards and integrates Common Core concepts.

No previous French experience is required, and we welcome children from all backgrounds.

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Dynamic Learning Through Play

Our curriculum emphasizes learning through play, recognizing it as a powerful tool for promoting autonomy, creativity, problem-solving, and social development across all learning areas. Teachers strategically utilize both free play for observation and structured play for targeted learning, ensuring a balanced and engaging experience.

Play-Based Learning Features:

Free Play for Observation

Structured Play for Learning

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French Language Library

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A Child-Centered Approach

We actively incorporate the child’s developmental stages, continuously adjusting our classrooms and outdoor spaces to stimulate curiosity and meet diverse needs for play, movement, rest, and discovery.

Daily Integration

Every day activities — from welcome time to cleanup — are integrated into our educational curriculum.

Positive Evaluation

Teachers continuously trained, assessed, and focused on individual student progress to ensure tailored support.

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Learning and Living Together

ABS is a community where children “learn together and live together.” The classroom is a place where children gradually become students, understanding collective rules, different adult roles, and the functions of various spaces. They learn to participate in group discussions, acquire principles of social living, and develop empathy and respect for others, including children with disabilities.

Community Values

  • Develop empathy & respect
  • Promote awareness of equality
  • Learn communication rules
  • Develop self-esteem
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Five Key Learning Areas

Our preschool program organizes lessons into five essential learning areas, each crucial for holistic child development.

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1. Mobilizing Language in all its Dimensions

Prioritizing oral language stimulation and a gradual entry into written culture.

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2. Acting, Speaking, Understanding through Physical Activity

Developing motor skills, balance, and cooperative relationships through movement and play.

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3. Acting, Speaking, Understanding through Artistic Activities

Providing access to visual arts, music, and performing arts to foster creativity and cultural understanding.

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4. Building the First Tools to Structure Their Thoughts

Introducing numbers, shapes, and sizes through hands-on manipulation to develop foundational mathematical and logical thinking.

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5. Exploring the World

Helping children understand time, space, and their environment through observation, questioning, and discovery of living and non-living elements.

Note: These areas are interwoven throughout our daily schedule, with language acquisition being a priority across all domains.

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Sports and Physical Development

ABS French Preschool offers ample opportunities for physical activity, helping students build essential motor skills like moving, balancing, throwing, and receiving.

Physical Skills Development

  • Motor skills building
  • Balance and coordination
  • Body awareness
  • Physical confidence

Social Values

  • Respect and teamwork
  • Ethical values
  • Collaborative games
  • Joy of movement

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Join our nurturing community where joyful engagement creates confident, curious, and well- rounded global citizens.

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