THE CURRICULUM

The Curriculum

Literacy | Numeracy | Science | History | Geography | Art, Craft, Design and Technology
Information Communication Technology | Music, Speech and Drama | Physical Education | French
Learning to live together: The Plot and Le Puyenval | Broad general knowledge | Special Needs: The Fold School Way
Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship | Self Reliance and Responsibility for Others
Behaviour and Discipline | Communication with parents | Academic Results

French

French is taught throughout the school, from Nursery upwards, in an active, fun fashion. We aim to:

• Give children confidence to speak in French, even if they don't know all the words, by using actions and adapting English words.
• Not to panic when they hear the teacher babbling away in French, to pick out important words and to guess unknown words, using other, non-verbal clues.
• Encourage children to learn necessary basic vocabulary and phrases by making up songs with catchy tunes using simple phrases and a lot of repetition.
• People are often surprised at how good the children's accent is... this is because they start young, have only heard native or near native models, and just don't think about it!
• Our older children are clearly not bilingual, but they can make friends on a campsite in France and even go to buy the Baguette for you in the morning.