Elementary school

« The seed we sow is the seed of hope. » Maria Montessori

The dolphins is a single class with 20 children from 6 to 9, a Montessori educator, one assistant and one English teacher. Our classroom is specifically designed for the children’s needs.

At this age, the child needs to build himself socially: he likes to work and to act as a group, he wishes to exchange and share knowledge. It is also during this period that the child develops his moral conscience: he needs to be listened to, and to know his opinion is being respected. The age mix helps cooperation and offers greater diversity in activities. It also allows each child to go at its own pace.

We follow the program requested by L’Education Nationale in France. To facilitate this learning, the classroom has the necessary Montessori material allowing the child to manipulate and experiment with to give real-life meaning to the learning. The child will thus be able to move from the concrete to the abstract without difficulty.

The Dolphin’s educators

This year, Nathalie and Susana are looking after the dolphins.

Laurence

Montessori educator

Laurence graduated in Lyric Art, at the Russian Conservatory of Paris and discovered the Montessori pedagogy in 2008 when her daughter enters Secrets d'Enfance. Laurence worked for 5 years with the kindergarten children a the school, where she conducted arts, music and science worksops.

Charlene

Montessori educator

I have always enjoyed working with children. As an history student, I work in parallel as a leisure center facilitator, in an association to help with homework and give private lessons. After my year at the IUFM and during the preparation of the school teacher competition, I worked as an AVS (School Life Assistant) in elementary schools. This is when I became interested in alternative pedagogies and discovered Montessori pedagogy. Graduated from AMI in 2001 (Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori in Paris), I worked in a Parisian Montessori school for 4 years before moving to Yvelines to educate my daughter at Secrets d'Enfance. In 2016, I joined the Secrets d'Enfance team as a Montessori educator for my greatest pleasure!

Our team

Our teachers are truly great. Come and meet the team!

meet the whole team!

Pupil talk!

I loved my Montessori school my teachers and friends. I’ve learned a lot and when I joined the Notre Dame School, I was well prepared and fit in there without any difficulty.

Alexandre

Former pupil