Hi,
We are moving to Paris from UK in Dec 2014/Jan 2015 which is not great for school admissions (will be in Paris for 3 years probably). We would like a bilingual school for our 4 yr old (will be going into Grande section).
We are looking at EABJM (full & they recommend applying for CP instead)/EIB Monceau or Lamartine (full but recommend going onto waiting list). We are considering now places that are just preschools and then applying for CP elsewhere in the autumn, as well as schools that go through primary too. I thought about a Montessori just for preschool but people seem to suggest they may not help develop his French so well.
My questions are:
- Can anyone tell me about/recommend any of these?:
Bilingual International School of Paris
Wi School
Bilingual Montessori School of Paris
Lennen Bilingual School
- Would the montessori set up of 1 french/1 english teacher mean that bilingual skills take longer to develop?
- Is EIB Lamartine a good choice, Monceau seems to be but may be harder to get a space?
- Would a local state ecole maternal in central Paris work (not sure where living yet) while we apply for CP in a bilingual school from Sept 2015? Are there definite areas to avoid? Husband will be working in the 15th.
- Any other bilingual preschools in central Paris you would recommend?
I would really appreciate any advice on any of these issues. I know there are similar threads that cover EABJM/EAB Monceau but can't find much on the other school. It's so hard to know what to do!