Paris bilingual primary schools

[kkfrance]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about the following schools in Paris - thanks very much!

• wi international montessori (9e)
  
• bilingual montessori (quai d'orsay)
  
• bilingual international school
  

Thanks very much! It's really hard to make a decision! We will visit them as well but would love to hear any experiences. Most of the bilingual schools I have rung will not accept students at this time of the year, or they are full.

Katherine

[lifeisunjust]

Why bilingual?
Make sure there are actually some French speakers in the class, a minimum of 50%.
Outcomes from bilingual schools are very very varied.
I would stick with the 2 biggies.

[BoboChic]

If you can't get your DC into EIB or EJM you could try the Lycee International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye or the Sections Internationales de Sevres, both of which have longstanding reputable bilingual programmes. There's also Lennen and Eurecole, though their reputations are mixed.

[kkfrance]

Thanks for your replies, in my first post I forgot to mention my DD is six, and we are only here for six months, so for me the main thing is that she enjoys herself and makes a few friends, would love her to learn some French but I certainly don't expect too much after a short time. We have made visits to two of the schools so far and she had a really good time at one so will probably choose that one. Thanks again.