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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don't speak French and/or can't afford to donate financially above the tuition, you should avoid this school. When I went to the open house two years ago, I saw great videos about the English and French education. Complete fabrication, that's not what happens at all.  Once your children go there, they only learn French. You will need both a French tutor for the loads of homework (starting 1st grade) and English tutor to keep your child from falling behind for their grade. I had meetings all the way to the Head of School to discuss their lack of English instruction and support for non-French families.  I took both my children out in June, when I told them they didn't have to go back, they jumped for joy.
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We don't speak French fluently and don't donate a ton, but our elementary student likes the school and was excited to go back for her 3rd year at Rochambeau.  She's doing well in French and English w/o any tutors, although I agree that the English program so far has not been very rigorous--our kid is in the "advanced" class and makes good grades, but it still doesn't seem very challenging.  We chalk it up to being one of the tradeoffs of an immersion school (and we do a bit of English supplementing, particularly in the summer).  HW is not bad--maybe 15-20 min per day? She usually does it in étude or on the weekends.  We've kept up with the French instruction via French summer camps, summer workbooks, etc., which seems to make for an easier transition back to school in the fall.

All in all, we're pretty happy with the school, but I know it's not for everyone.  I hope you've found a better fit for your kids.
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