Primary Cycle
(CP1-CP2-CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2)
Accessible from the age of 6, the primary cycle has 3 main courses
- Cours Préparatoire 1 and 2 (CP1 and CP2), equivalent to the first and second grades in the classical Malian system.
- Cours Élémentaire 1 et 2 (CE1 and CE2), equivalent to the third and fourth grades in the traditional Malian system.
- Cours Moyen 1 et 2 (CM1 and CM2), equivalent to the Fifth and Sixth grades in the classical Malian system.
Registration is subject to a placement test to determine the student's general level according to class standards and to evaluate the student's linguistic background in order to offer a customized bilingual program.
The school offers several possibilities
50/50
- Suitable only for bilingual children
– Equal distribution of the bilingual French & English program
–10 hours of English and 10 hours of French per week.
- 4 hours of practical exercises with bilingual teachers.
60/40
- Generally suitable for monolingual children.
- 10 hours of English per week for students whose dominant language is French
- 10 hours of French per week for students whose dominant language is English.
-Written work in English and French