Preschool
Welcome to Kampala nursery school
The nursery classes of the French school of Kampala welcome children from 2 years old and take place over 3 or 4 years of schooling: Very Small Section, Small Section, Medium Section, and Large Section
| France | United Kingdom | USA | ||
| 2 – 3 years | CYCLE 1 | TPS Toute Petite Section |
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| 3 – 4 years | PS Petite Section |
Nursery | Preschool | |
| 4 – 5 years | MS Moyenne Section |
Reception | Pre-Kindergarten | |
| 5 – 6 years | GS Grande Section |
YEAR 1 | Kindergarten | |
In kindergarten, children develop basic skills that will later ensure a good acquisition of reading and writing. They thus acquire fundamental learning and also make their first relational experiences with other children of their age.
Our entire team is also committed to ensuring the welcome and well-being of our young students, in order to guarantee them the best learning conditions.
The play holds a special place: it promotes the richness of lived experiences and feeds all areas of learning. Kindergarten also allows children to learn together and live together: it ensures a first acquisition of the principles of life in society and allows the child to build himself as a singular person within a group.
Educational programs
The programs applied to the French School of Kampala are in line with those of the French National Education taught in all French schools.
School learning is based on a common base of knowledge and skills defined by the French Ministry of National Education. Primary schooling consists of three cycles.
The nursery school is the cycle of primary learning, it constitutes the educational and pedagogical base on which learning is based and developed. The child must acquire a rich oral language, organized and understandable by the others. It is through play, action, autonomous research, and experiences, that the child, according to a path of his own, builds his fundamental acquisitions.
There are 5 areas of learning worked in kindergarten:
- Mobilize language in all its dimensions
- Act, express yourself, understand through physical activity
- Act, express themselves, understand through artistic activities
- Build the first tools to structure your thinking
- Explore the world
The nursery school welcomes children who have reached the age of 3 years by 31 December of the current school year at the latest. There is a very small section within our school that can educate children from 2 years old.
At the nursery school of the French School of Kampala, particular attention is paid to the pace of progress of each. The child’s progress is regularly monitored.
In addition to French, all children learn English from the Middle section (3 hours per week).
Support in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) is also offered for all non-French-speaking native speakers.
A school of projects
In kindergarten, we work around projects throughout the year: artistic, seasonal, or cultural projects. We learn at our own pace, together or independently, in a workshop with the teacher or with an individualized activity. We play a lot, inside, outside, in the classroom, in the motor room, and in the library.
We use digital technology to exchange, get informed, write stories, or discover the world. In each of the levels, a childminder is permanently present in the class to assist the teacher.
Infrastructure and access
Located on a wooded lot, the kindergarten section has three classrooms and a motor room, a large protected courtyard, and is equipped with games.
A library welcomes students with their teachers. Children listen to tales, and can freely consult the albums.
One of the classrooms is equipped with an interactive whiteboard that allows students to listen to stories, view images and works of art, and act in interactivity.
Timetables
Children come to class every day from 8:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
