School life rich and fulfilling
Extra-curricular activities, parties, trips : an enriching school life all year round.
Bilingualism, caring, school in nature :
Find out how we've been applying Montessori teaching methods in Bailly for over 30 years.
We support each student with particular attention to their well-being, to encourage balanced and sustainable development.
To enable every pupil to learn with pleasure, to be respected as an individual, to build solid self-confidence and to commit themselves fully to giving their best in a caring and peaceful environment.
To provide a stimulating and stimulating working environment on a human scale, with a deliberately limited number of students, in order to guarantee quality teaching. We strive to establish a relationship of trust with families, to respect the individuality of each pupil and to create the conditions that enable them to flourish and develop their full potential.
In line with the French national education curriculum, we offer bilingual French-English teaching, designed to be tolerant and respectful of the individuality of each pupil, stimulating critical thinking and valuing cultural diversity, while supporting the personal development of each pupil.
Individualised and in line with academic requirements, based on strict compliance with :
The Lycée International Montessori Athena offers a bilingual Montessori educational programme, open to the international community, where the pleasure of learning is combined with a rigorous and structured learning environment.
Faithful to the principles of Montessori pedagogy, we provide each pupil with a caring and stimulating environment, supported by a high standard of teaching that respects each individual's pace. Bilingual French-English teaching and an international outlook support academic success, the development of critical thinking skills and personal fulfilment, in order to build solid, lasting career paths.
Our teaching standards are based on respect for each student's pace, with ambitious objectives and personalised support.
Personal development is an essential dimension of our educational project. By respecting the pace, personality and needs of each student, we create the right conditions for the development of self-confidence, autonomy and the pleasure of learning.
This comprehensive support enables each young person to grow up calmly, to assert themselves and to build their educational career with meaning and balance.
Thanks to rigorous, progressive teaching that respects each student's pace, students develop a solid academic foundation, cross-disciplinary skills and lasting confidence, enabling them to succeed in their studies and adapt confidently to the challenges of tomorrow.
The Lycée International Montessori Athena offers a high quality, personalised education in line with academic requirements, based on rigorous respect for :
Proficiency in several languages is essential for international exchanges, both in everyday life and in the professional world, and is a decisive advantage for access to universities in France and abroad.
At the Lycée International Montessori Athena, language learning is a way of opening up to the world. Our pupils reach a high level in French and English thanks to daily immersion from nursery school onwards.
They acquire an excellent level of English thanks to immersion from Year 6.th.
At the Lycée International Montessori Athena, teaching is bilingual in English and French from nursery school and throughout primary school. Children have as many hours in French as in English with teachers who teach in their mother tongue. They study all subjects in the second language: language, mathematics (in nursery), geography, science and art.
In primary school, they prepare for the Cambridge «Young Learners» exams, which they sit as soon as they are ready (after agreement with their families).
In collège and seconde, students have a minimum of 6 hours of English per week, with preparation for the Cambridge exams. This language support is adapted to each student's level and pace.
From primary level upwards, students prepare for the Cambridge exams (Young Learners), with our school being an exam centre. Pupils achieve excellent results with 100 % of 5/5 in oral expression.
Official examination centre
The Cambridge exams are internationally recognised qualifications and represent a real lever for the academic success and professional future of our students.
Every week, our nursery and primary school pupils spend half a day learning in the forest, the park or the vegetable garden.
The Montessori approach and the School in Nature approach share a number of fundamental principles designed to encourage children's self-fulfilment and the overall development of their skills. That's why we make it a point of honour to offer a School in Nature session every week.
Just as Montessori's pedagogy emphasises the manipulation of concrete materials, the nature school offers children the opportunity to learn through direct experience by exploring their natural environment.
School in nature allows children to take the initiative in their learning by exploring nature in their own way. Both approaches respect each child's individual pace.
The Montessori method stresses the importance of a prepared environment, while the nature school offers children the opportunity to connect directly with their natural surroundings.
Pupils in nursery and elementary classes spend a minimum of half a day each week at the in the forest, in parks or in our school vegetable garden.
But this is happening with a very specific educational programme. We want the pupils to learn science, maths, reading, writing, etc. in both English and French. And every time, we realise that children learn much better in nature.
Pupils in the elementary classes also follow a very specific vegetable garden programme. They sow seeds, take cuttings, plant, harvest and decide on the future of their plants, etc.
These convergences make the Montessori pedagogy and the school in nature complementary choices that offer enriching learning experiences and promote balanced, holistic development in children.
A caring and respectful approach is at the heart of our teaching, from nursery to high school.
Every child has his or her own rhythm of development. It is therefore essential to respect this rhythm so as to always meet the needs of the moment.
The adults always listen in a caring way. This constant attention ensures that every child feels understood and supported.
Every effort is made to enable children to develop their full potential. self-confidence and autonomy. These are two of the core values of the Montessori pedagogy that are essential for a happy and fulfilled life.
Respect for oneself and for others is at the heart of our teaching methods. In this way, everyone can progress with confidence and harmony.
Creativity and artistic development are important values in our schools. They are promoted in particular through the teaching of music and art.
From an early age, children are immersed in a bilingual environment (English-French). This enables them to learn a second language as well as their mother tongue.
In our caring schools, pupils enjoy the freedom to be themselves and to evolve in this micro-society with no constraints other than respect. We're talking about self-respect, respect for the environment, respect for others, respect for the adult teacher and the school curriculum.
Exam preparation is based on rigorous, structured and caring support. Thanks to progressive, individualised tutoring, students can consolidate what they have learnt in a calm environment, enabling them to approach exams with confidence, control and without undue stress.
Several weeks of mock exams and mock bacs are organised throughout the year to personalise the help offered to students.
External professionals conduct mock orals under exam conditions and provide targeted assessments to help students optimise their preparation.
All these measures are in place to ensure that every student approaches the exams with peace of mind, and with preparation tailored to their needs.
For over 25 years, the combination of Montessori pedagogy and the academic requirements of our school has proved its worth. The development of essential qualities such as self-confidence, autonomy, adaptability and creativity, combined with a rigorous pedagogical framework and an excellent level of English and Spanish, enables students to build solid, well-balanced profiles. This global approach, which has proved its worth over the years as students have prepared for and passed their baccalauréat at our school, is now opening the doors to top-level universities in France and abroad.
Extra-curricular activities, parties, trips : an enriching school life all year round.
At our Montessori school, we offer our pupils different bilingual Montessori extra-curricular activities for our students every Wednesday and during the first week of the school holidays. school holidays.
The School's teachers offer a very varied programme of activities in language and science history and/or geography, mainly in English, of the Montessori type. Montessori style.
In our Athena Montessori School we offer a range of Montessori extra-curricular activities for our students and Montessori extra-curricular activities in English and French every every Wednesday and during the first week of the school holidays. the first week of the school holidays.
The human body, the city, the continent, the planets, clothes clothing, sports, holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc...), health, flowers, etc...
From 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Reduction: -10% for the 2nd child
The Lycée International Montessori Athena promotes cultural diversity through dedicated events, offering students the opportunity to discover and understand the traditions of different cultures.
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Noël
St Patrick's Day
Holi
Chinese New Year
Other celebrations depending nationalities present in the school
The school offers convivial moments to consolidate the partnership between families, pupils and the the teaching staff.
Events that bring people together and the sense of belonging to the school community. community.
Educational and cultural trips enable students to broaden their horizons and develop a truly international outlook. international outlook.
Find the answers to the questions most frequently asked by parents
We welcome children from the age of 2, with the possibility of a nap.
Yes, we welcome students of all language levels. The teachers offer a personalised programme according to each student's level.
From the age of 2, children receive bilingual teaching in the form of 4 half-days in English and 4 half-days in French (2 mornings and 2 afternoons so that they have as much time in English as in French).
Absolutely not, our students are registered for these exams by the school just like any other public or public school under contract.
Of course our students are registered on Parcoursup and we help them through this stage.
Of course they do. The only difference is that pupils take all the tests in 1ère and terminale and in 3ème for the brevet, as they are not entitled to continuous assessment.
This is an advantage because, as they are very well prepared for the exam, there is no risk of their results being lowered by a few poor marks in the ongoing tests. This avoids constant stress during the 4th, 3rd, 1st or final year.
Absolutely not, we offer a programme adapted to each person's level and age.
No, you can enrol on an à la carte basis and even only for half-days.
Montessori educators in nursery, primary and collège classes at the Lycée International Montessori Athena, assisted by people in training for the CAP petite enfance at the school.
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