Montessori, Mont Blanc, France

School philosophy:

The mission of Ecole Montessori du Mont-Blanc is to provide a bilingual (French and English) Montessori experience for children aged 3 through 12 years based on the values and principles of Maria Montessori, and respond to each child’s individual strengths and needs.

This mission is accomplished by:

• Providing an environment with a strong link to the outdoors, that balances academic and social development to promote independence, respect for fellow individuals, self-discipline, cooperation and a love of learning.
• Encouraging cultural and ethnic diversity.
• Delivering a mixed age, bilingual, nine year program (from Petite Section to CM2) which allows the children to build long-term relationships with the other children and their teachers within a caring community.
• Fostering involvement of parents, teachers, students and the larger community.

teaching/learning methods:

What is Montessori Education?

• A prepared environment with scientifically tested teaching aids
• Mixed age groups
• Personal attention, individual needs – children learn at their own natural rhythm
• Acquiring independence and autonomy
• Nurturing one’s sense of responsibility
• Developing harmonious social relationships
• Common curriculum subjects – mathematics/geometry, language/grammar, science, history, music and art, but introduced in a different and effective way.

location – Chamonix, France

minimum duration of enrolment – 4 months
location / languages spoken at the school. French/English
cost – full time, €800, half days (for 3yr olds only) €400, seasonal €900 per month

Ecole Montessori du Mont-Blanc

351 Chemin de la Rosière
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
FRANCE
+33 (0)6 76 58 99 50
montessori.montblanc@gmail.com