Preschool – a bilingual, nurturing start

From nursery to kindergarten, we welcome children in a warm environment that respects their pace.

A Structured and Nurturing Approach

Our goal is to provide quality education in a calm, caring atmosphere tailored to each child.

Our main objectives: to spark curiosity and build true self-confidence. Attentive and committed to sharing and exchange, we create a special relationship aligned with each family’s expectations.

The week is divided between French and English: instruction is given in both languages. Sports, arts, cultural activities, a vegetable garden, and an organic garden round out the days.

  • Enriched National Education Programs
  • Daily English from the youngest age
  • Weekly Individualized Follow-Up

What We Implement

In preschool, everything begins with trust. Our small class sizes (maximum 20 students) allow each child to be supported at their own pace in a structured and reassuring environment. Daily life alternates between guided learning, independent workshops, and outdoor play, with daily English immersion that makes the language natural from an early age.

Small Class Sizes

Maximum 20 students per class for genuine attention.

Active Learning

Project-based and cooperative learning.

Guidance

Individualized support for the student's project.

Excellence

Recognized results, strong cultural openness.

Nursery and Pre-K Program

From ages 2 and a half to 4, the child discovers school at their own pace. Priority is given to emotional security, language, and first steps toward independence in a gentle and structured environment.

Language

Develop oral language, enrich vocabulary, understand and express oneself, discover the first connections between oral and written language through books, rhymes, and language games.

Manipulate, sort, compare, create collections, discover shapes, sizes, and early spatial concepts.

Explore motor skills, develop balance and coordination, and gain confidence in one’s body.

Experiment with materials, draw, paint, sing, listen, and develop creativity.

Experience the first daily routines, discover school spaces, and gradually organize movements.

Observe, manipulate, experiment, and develop curiosity about the environment.

Preschool

From ages 4 to 6, the child consolidates learning and prepares for entry into first grade. Written language, early math concepts, and English take on increasing importance.

Language

Enrich vocabulary, express oneself with more complete sentences, understand stories, gradually discover how writing works, and develop early phonological skills.

Count, compare quantities, recognize numbers, solve simple problems, explore shapes, sizes, and early spatial concepts.

Develop motor skills, balance, coordination, and learn to cooperate in group games.

Experiment with different techniques, draw, paint, sing, dance, and develop imagination.

Use daily and weekly routines, and better situate oneself in the different school spaces.

Observe, experiment, and understand early concepts about living things, materials, and everyday objects.

Kindergarten

From ages 5 to 6, the child prepares for entry into first grade. Written language, phonological awareness, and early math concepts take on increasing importance, in learning conducted in both French and English.

Language

Develop precise oral language, enrich vocabulary, understand texts, discover the alphabetic principle, strengthen phonological awareness, and begin to read and write simple words.

Master numbers, compare quantities, solve small problems, explore shapes, sizes, and spatial concepts.

Develop motor skills, coordination, balance, and cooperation in varied activities.

Create, experiment with different techniques, sing, listen, observe works of art, and develop artistic sensitivity.

Use time references, situate oneself in different spaces, and understand early chronological concepts.

Observe, experiment, understand living things, materials, objects, and how they work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions? Find answers here or contact us directly.

What are the hours?
Children are welcomed from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Yes, after-school care from 7:45 AM and evening study until 5:30 PM or 6:00 PM.

From 2 and a half years old in nursery.

Join Val Saint André School in Aix-en-Provence

Give your child a bilingual, structured, and nurturing environment for their early school years, in the heart of Aix-en-Provence. Let’s meet to build their educational journey together.