The little monkey had a back to school night at her school a few days ago. Needless to say we jumped at the chance to get a glimpse inside the school and actually see hard copies of the projects they do in their 15 hour day (Ok, a bit exaggerated). Some of the past blogs about the Ecole Maternelle explained to our readers that parents are not allowed in. You leave the kids with a hug and a kiss at the big blue doors and hope that they find their way. So, we thought it would be fun to smuggle in our camera and sneak a few photos to give you a peek inside a French public preschool. Keep in mind this is one of the smaller ones you will see but generally they all follow the same pattern. The cement courtyard as you see in the picture is quite small and one can only imagine what "recess" is like with 50 kids running throughout. A lot different than the spacious green grass, monkey bars, swings, basketball hoops we grew up with but then again, we weren't in the middle of Paris.
The classroom is quite organized thanks to the new teacher (Allie's third one for the year). As expected, we were bombarded with materials Allie has completed throughout the semester. We were pleasantly surprised that there were more happy faces on her work than sad. (The French grading system in the Maternelle) She actually understands the assignments now as opposed to resorting to just doodling on her paper.
All in all, we were pleased with the visit, didn't get caught taking our hidden pictures and glad our little monkey is finally settling in and learning French.
As far as where she will be headed to "kindergarten", well... not this school.
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