1. Jules Verne Curriculum and teaching

2. European Schooling Helsinki (ESH)
Schooling at the French School Jules Verne … And after ?
PS-MS-GS
Cycle I:
CP-CE1-CE2
Cycle II:
Cycle III: CM1-CM2
European Schooling Helsinki (ESH)
Without test thanks to the agreement between the schools
Without test
Without test
Other schools:
French-Finnish School (HRSK), SYK …
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3. French schooling system Elémentaire Elementary
Age
French schooling system
European School
Finnish system
3 years
Maternelle Kindergarten PS -
Päiväkoti
4 years MS
5 years GS N2
6 years
Elémentaire Elementary CP P1
7 years
CE1 P2
Ala-äste 1
8 years
CE2 P3 2
9 years
CM1 P4 3
10 years
CM2 P5 4
11 years
Collège
Lower Secondary
6ème S1 5
12 years
5ème S2 6
13 years
4ème S3
Yla-äste  7
14 years
3ème S4 8
15 years
Lycée
Upper Secondary
2nde S5 9
1ère S6
Lukio
16 years
17 years
Terminale S7
18 years

4. What do pupils do in maternelle ?
Language in all its aspects
Oral language:
Start communicating
Interact with others
Start thinking about language and work on sounds
Written language: Alphabet letters
Start writing by themselves
Act, express themselves through physical activity
Adapt balance and movements in various environments or constraints
Communicate with others through expressive or artistic actions
Collaborate, cooperate, oppose
Act, express themselves, understand through arts
Develop a taste for artistic practices
Explore different forms of arts
Live and express feelings, make choices
Build the first tools to construct their thinking
Discover numbers and their use
Explore shapes, sizes, organizes suites
Explore the world
Identify themselves in time and space
Explore the living world, objects and materials

5. What do pupils learn in CP, CE1 and CE2 ?
French
10 hours / week
Learning to read and write
First introduction to grammar and spelling
Mathematics
5 hours
Knowledge of numbers
Calculations (techniques and rules)
Problem solving
Mental arithmetics
Sport
3 hours
Enjoy movement
Develop a sens of effort and perseverance
Respect for rules, respect for others
English
2 hours
First year: focus on oral language
Second year: combination of written and oral langugage with focus on understanding and speech
Arts and History of arts (incl. music)
2 h 15
Develop artistic sensibility and expression abilities of pupils
First contact with art works (observe, listen)
Discovery of the world (space, time, sciences)
Acquire references in time and space, knowledge of the world
Pupils go beyond their initial knowledge by observing and manipulating
Finnish
2 hours for Finnish-speaking pupils
CP: Finnish method « Kisu Pikkukuun esikoulu » which follows the Finnish curriculum to start wrinting and reading
CE 1: « Salainen Aapinen » follows the same program
45 minutes for non-Finnish-speaking pupils
Say hello, introduce yourself...
Cultural items

6. What do pupils learn in CM1 and CM2 ?
French
8 hours / week
Master the French language: grammar, spelling, vocaburary
Precise and clear expression in spoken and written language
Study literature
Mathematics
5 hours
Develop a taste for research and reasoning, abstraction, rigor and precision.
In mathematics, learning of new mechanisms is always associated with understanding.
Sport
3 hours
Develop motor skills
Health education (know their body better)
Learn to be responsible; respect for rules, respect for themselves and others
English
2 h 30 (+ 2 h 15)
Specific project
Arts and history of arts
2 h 15
Develop artistic sensitibility and abilities of pupils
Use a specific vocabulary to express feelings, emotions, preferences, tastes.
Study art works to give some art culture
Sciences and technology
2 h
Understand and describe the world and nature
Observation, questioning, experimenting, argumentation
History and Geography
Learn about time references (Prehistory, Antiquity, Middle Age....) and spatial references (World, Europe, France)
Develop curiosity, observation skills and critical thinking
Finnish
2 h for Finnish-speaking pupils
Same Finnish method which follows the Finnish Education curriculum
45 minutes for non-Finnish-speaking pupils
Everyday life
Cultural items

7. More subjects and more hours taught in English
CE2, CM1 & CM2 levels
English language, 3 times a week (2 x 45 min + 60 min)
Group levels
Oral (incl. debating) and writing skills development
Arts in English : 1 h 15 (Consistent with ESH teaching)
Sport in English : 1 h (Consistent with ESH teaching)
 Goal: achieve the A2 level at the end of CM2 (aligned on ESH objective)

8. The school fees for 2016 - 2017 Fee 2016-2017 (per month)
Frais de scolarité enfants moins de trois ans / less than 3 years old
917 €
Frais de scolarité 3ans-6ans/ 3 to 6 years old
584 €
Frais de scolarité CE1-CM2 / 2nd to 5th grade
297 €
Frais de scolarité secondaire / Secondary school
490 €
Additional fees:
Registration fee (one time): EUR 360
Lunch service (food & assistants): EUR 6.50 per lunch
Garderie: EUR 4.50 per hour

9. Why is Jules Verne a good choice ?
•       A rich, structured and quality teaching in all subjects :
Quality of the education is on really high level
Classes are taught by qualified French teachers who have worked in other French schools around the world and thus are open minded and use to children who are not French native speakers
•       Ambitious pedagogical and educational projects
Multicultural environment
•       A small school attentive to the needs of children and committed to the success of all students :
Attentive teaching maintains high motivation among pupils
Small group size helps in maintaining a peaceful working environment
•       Very good command of oral and written French
Helps to learn other languages
Kids from families with single language able to become fully bilingual
•       English language is taught from CP (6 years old)
Private school maintained by the parents :
Parents interests are well respected
Yet affordable
Central location in the heart of the city with good connections