Montessori School of Versailles

“A unique pedagogy

A Montessori school in Versailles that encourages curiosity and independence.

Our bilingual French-English classes cater for children aged 2.5 to 10.
We offer an apprenticeship in a rich and stimulating environment focused on excellence.

We Love Mômes: our Montessori school in Versailles

As a Montessori school, we put the child at the heart of our concerns. We are a private school, but above all we are a bilingual, international school whose aim is to support children in their personal development.

We welcome children aged 2.5 to 6 in a Montessori nursery class, and children aged 6 to 10 in a Montessori elementary class.

The whole team wishes you all the best for 2024!

Our classes are mixed-age, based onMontessori pedagogy, where children interact and collaborate.

The school is open 4 days a week, from 8:30 am to 4 pm, with bilingual daycare until 6:30 pm.

Every Wednesday and during the school vacations, we offer extracurricular activities focusing on bilingualism and nature.

A Montessori elementary school

Our school offers a unique environment in mixed-age French-English bilingual classes. Our two Montessori environments, with their specially prepared spaces, enrich learning. Montessori materials guide an exceptional pedagogical approach. Our structure is precisely tailored to the developmental needs of each age group.

Read our latest article on how to prepare your child for a new school year at our Montessori school.

Montessori Kindergarten - 2.5 to 6 years

“Encouraging Exploration and Growth

In the bilingual kindergarten class, children explore a prepared and stimulating environment, designed to foster natural curiosity and all-round development. Students use Montessori materials specially adapted to their age. Interactive and sensory activities are carefully designed to cultivate fundamental skills. They are valuable because they also nurture an early love of learning. Teachers act as caring guides, fostering cognitive, social and emotional growth.

Montessori Elementary - ages 6 to 12

“Autonomy and Progressive Development”.

The bilingual elementary classroom offers children a “self-directed” environment. This prepared environment meets the specific needs of this age group, always using Montessori materials. Students explore their interests and choose their own activities. Teachers monitor and guide this exploration, and encourage critical thinking and problem-solving whatever the context, academic or social. This approach helps develop responsibility and prepares students for academic and personal success.

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Montessori kindergarten class

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Montessori elementary class

Our environment

The Montessori school in Versailles is housed in a completely renovated 225 m2 building with a 100 m2 courtyard. As we go along, with a permaculture urban vegetable garden. These projects are also part of our environmental awareness program as aneco-responsible school.

Our features

Native English and French-speaking educators, all day
Permaculture urban garden
Extracurricular activities

Find us

Our Montessori school is located just 600m on either side of the Versailles Chantier and Porchefontaine train stations. It’s also just off the N12, providing easy access to the towns of Vélizy-Villacoublay, Montigny-le-Bretonneux and Plaisir.

OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

On Wednesdays and during school vacations, our unique program offers children the opportunity to develop their language skills in a stimulating environment, with outdoor outings. Our bilingual animators ensure that learning is fun, with fun activities to discover local flora and fauna, nature-inspired art workshops and interactive games. In Versailles, the Montessori school is located very close to two forests, allowing real contact with nature.

Read our article on how Forest School works on Wednesday afternoons.

“Our exciting bilingual extracurricular activities!”

WHAT IS MONTESSORI PEDAGOGY?

Montessori pedagogy is above all a philosophy, a way of perceiving the child. In fact, we see them as actors in their own construction. The aim is to enable children to develop and express their potential, thanks to an appropriate environment and respect for their personality.

Thus, the essence of Montessori education lies in the development of each child in all its dimensions: physical, social, intellectual and emotional. As children have different needs at different times, our schools enable them to be the masters of their own development through selected experiences. We are a private Montessori school, which allows us to apply this unique pedagogy.

MONTESSORI VERSAILLES SCHOOL COMMITMENTS

Foran educational program to be considered “Montessori”, it must include several criteria. First of all, multi-age groups are essential to encourage peer learning. Then long, uninterrupted cycles of work time are needed to enable the child to achieve concentration. Under the supervision of professionals, called educators or assistants, children can be supported in their development and learning.

Finally, he has access, whenever he wants, to a complete set of specially designed equipment, meticulously laid out in a pleasant environment. These four characteristics are recognized as the pillars of Montessori education by theAssociation Montessori France. Founded in 1950, AMF is affiliated to theAssociation Montessori Internationale (AMI ), created by Maria Montessori in 1929.

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE AND SUPPORT

My children, aged 8 and 4, have spent all their schooling in various Montessori establishments. We finally found a real Montessori school that met our expectations. The team at We Love Mômes Versailles is really committed to the pedagogical project, caring for our children and their parents. The human aspect and interpersonal skills are really valued. Adults adopt a benevolent and respectful stance towards children, with individual guidance. The children are fully developed, invested and active in their learning. They benefit from two Montessori environments, perfectly and attractively furnished. They often attend Forest School and enjoy the benefits of direct contact with nature. Maria Montessori would be proud to see this school up and running. Many thanks to Irina, Béatrice, Laetitia and Yulia.

Our son is so happy at this school, where he is finishing his CM2! We find a very good balance: each child can progress at his or her own pace, while following a work plan drawn up by the teacher, all in an atmosphere of serenity and mutual respect. There are also moments of collective work. We learn not only essential academic knowledge, but also how to communicate, become responsible and attentive to others. There is a close educational collaboration between the headmistress, the teacher and the parents, which is very beneficial for our child, who is truly considered in his or her entirety. The children regularly go to school in the forest and learn to marvel at nature; they also go on well-prepared cultural outings. We can say that in one year we have seen our son grow both humanly and intellectually.

Our son has been going to the "we love mômes" school in Versailles for 1 year. It's his first school. For us, the most important thing was our child's well-being. The headmistress and all the teachers are always ready to listen and are kind to both children and parents. The teaching team is very flexible and has an individualized approach for each student. There's a very pedagogical approach to parents in relation to the Montessori system. We're now convinced of the method and its proper application in the school.

We put our son there, who was too young to enter public school at the beginning of the year. It was a great transition from nursery to school (he joins his brother's school at the start of the school year to make family organization easier). He blossomed there, gaining in autonomy and self-confidence in an ultra-friendly environment. We particularly appreciated the simple, intimate atmosphere, the small class size, the presence of the rabbits, the imagination of the educators and the regular photos sent to a platform (ideal for satisfying parents' curiosity!). Thanks to the team!

My son is bilingual. He lived in France for only a few years and grew up testing several other alternative pedagogies. Once in France, he attended We Love Mômes Versailles after a few weeks in a traditional public school at the beginning of the year. He was diagnosed as a very high-potential child with a very low rate of hyperactivity and, above all, a good degree of hypersensitivity. The Versailles psychologist we consulted at the end of the school year confirmed what we had observed ourselves over the 8 months: our son has blossomed a lot, but it's all thanks to the kindness, flexibility and excellent work done by all the teachers at the school! He has made real friends, exploited his potential, his creativity, his attraction for flora and fauna, and has been able to move freely enough physically, while being well supervised and enjoying a very suitable and beautiful space. Many thanks to all.

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