Reply to Recent feedback on Lycee Rochambeau

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Recent feedback on Lycee Rochambeau"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a first-time mom who recently moved to the DMV area for work. I drive by Rochambeau every day but don’t know much about it. I’ve been searching online to learn more and saw on their website that they offer programs starting at two years old. Do they have strong programs for young children? What are these programs known for? How competitive is the admissions process? Thank you in advance. [/quote]

I am a parent to a current little person in nursery. The programming for the pre-school is wonderful. They have a Pre-k 2 class which works out to cost the same as many daycares but with qualified staff. Before care starts at 7:30 and the late after care ends at 6PM.

Many of the nursery school teachers are teacher certified in France (French teacher certification is a competitive and arduous process). The kids have 2 outdoor recesses, nap, sing, dance, listen to stories, do little projects. It's an extremely happy place and the teachers are responsive to parental requests. For example, a few Northern Europeans lamented that the kids didn't play in the snow and the situation was remedied in a week -- we were asked to send snow pants to school and out they went.

Overall, it's a structured environment, with happy, bright, well behaved children from professional families (State Department, diplomats, academics, etc). The play is quite academic in focus, so they are learning to count, write their names and whatnot quite early. They all sit and listen to the teacher, etc. If you have a child who is hyperactive, this may not be the best environment (although I somehow made it through, despite having severe ADHD).

It's extremely international, and I'd say at least half of the children speak 3 languages (many of the pre-schoolers speak 4). The counseling team is quite capable and can assess in French, Spanish or English, as needed.

The admissions process varies. Alums have an easier time of it, as do expats on temporary assignment and people from French speaking households. The kids are all interviewed before admission, which for nursery involves a play date in a classroom. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics