Building fundamentals: Promoting knowledge, research and academic success

EDN’s primary school curriculum provides students with a solid academic foundation: reading, writing, arithmetic, problem solving, languages (French and English). It also ensures the development of social skills such as respecting others, thus promoting a safe environment and teaching students to live within a multilingual and international community.

 

Subjects taught in cycle 2 (Year 2 to 4) and cycle 3 (Years 5 and 6) include French, English, Mandarin, art, music, PE, moral and civic education, history, geography, science, technology and mathematics.

The objective of the elementary courses

The objective is to provide all our students with a solid foundation in language (reading and writing) and mathematics (arithmetic, problem-solving), while adapting to each child’s needs and learning pace. We hope students can experience the joy of learning and we want to help them gradually acquire the academic knowledge, approach and language they need to advance in life. Primary school students have access to high-quality facilities: sports equipment, art and music rooms and a library managed by our experienced teachers and documentalists.

 

At EDN, learning is not confined to the classroom; students are aware of local and global issues through a wide variety of outdoor activities like field trips and excursions.

Promoting linguistic success at school

Learning languages is an excellent way to raise awareness of differences as well as develop curiosity and a desire to communicate. In primary school, English as a foreign language is taught between 4.5 and 5.5 hours per week. It is divided between English Culture and Literature, with an additional 2.5 hours of EMILE per week – for example, Mathematics or Science in English.

 

For beginners in French, EDN offers specific support adapted to each student’s needs. The Frangipane / I Speak French programme is designed to enable the progressive integration of these students into the French curriculum. These French language acquisition courses are given throughout primary school, either individually or in small groups, supervised by a qualified teacher.

 

For beginners in English, a dedicated teacher hosts English classes in small groups, encouraging interaction and ensuring the best possible support.