The most popular form of childcare in France is always the same: the crèche. However, barely 10% of children under the age of 3 are cared for at a crèche. So how are places allocated? What are your chances? Getting a place can be a real struggle! Here are some tips to help you meet this challenge.
Are you looking for a restart in France? The french apprenticeship might just be the solution for you! Combine work and studies to facilitate your integration to the French job market. The French apprenticeship explained...
Mastering French is often one of the big challenges for expats arriving in France. Speaking some French will facilitate your integration and your daily life. Taking language classes is often a budget, so I have listed for you some good deals and tips to find free French classes in France.
Taste and eating well and healthy is considered as a skill that we learn in France. It’s something mainly taught at home but also reinforced during the school lunches. You may have heard about the France schools lunches but you don’t know what to expect for this "rentrée" for your children or even how to get them registered, the French school canteen is explained here.
International schools standards you can follow in France When relocating to France with a family, school research is often one of the priorities. Many options exist in France for your children, both in the public or private sector, in the French classic curricular or the French international options or in the full international curricular. Every option has its pros and cons. This post will help you understand better which are the international options for your child. If you want to know more about the classic public French system, you can check out my article about lower education in France or the French high school system. Follow your home country’s standards…
You are relocating to France with your teenagers? Then, finding a lycee, a French school, will be one of your first worries. Whether you are registering your child in a public or private French school, the curricular is national as well as the baccalaureate exam. If you have children between 15 and 18 years old, you will be interested in reading this article until the end as I will explain in detail the secondary school system; how it is organised and the enrolment process. Once pupils reach lycee, they have three years before they take the famous Baccalaureate (or “Bac”) exam. It is the cornerstone of the French school system. First-year…
Since I’m very young I’ve always liked travelling, learning languages and discovering new cultures. When I was 14 I asked my parents to do a foreign exchange programme in an English speaking country! They thought I was a bit young, still, to leave the family nest for several months, but after insisting a bit, they realised it wasn’t a teenager whim, so they agreed! I wanted to go to school abroad and experience something different. Well, I can tell you, it was very different! After comparing the different exchange programmes, I ended up going to Ontario, Canada for 3 months! I didn’t know where I was going to go exactly…
You are relocating to France with your family? Then, finding a school for your children will be one of your first worries. You may want to consider enrolling them in a public French school, especially if they are still young. The main advantage of enrolling your children into a French school is that they will become integrated into French society and become fluent in French much faster than they would at an international school. The younger the child is, the easier. If you have children under the age of 11 years old, you will be interested in reading this article until the end as I will explain in detail the…
