Academics

Elementary School

Aims

The elementary school aims at having each child succeed. Mastering French and fundamental abilities (reading, writing, counting) is central, as well as learning a second language.

In elementary schooll, children begin developing their own personality, becoming autonomous and socialising.

As with each Lycée Français, the LFIA puts an emphasis on being open, on the one hand to the language and culture of the country in which it is located, and on the other hand, to the cultures of its pupils.

 

Comparison of the Belgian and French pedagogical systems.

French Educational System		Système belge
CLASS - YEAR OF BIRTH	CYCLE	CLASS	CYCLE
TPS	First cycle: Learning the basics.	Pre-kindergarten	Kindergarten
PS		First year
MS		Second year
GS	Second cycle: Learning the Fundamentals	Third year
CP		First year primary	First cycle.
CE1		Second year primary
CE2	Third cycle: Improve the learnings	Third year primary	Second cycle.
CM1		Fourth year primary
CM2		Fifth year primary	Third cycle.