A day and its rhythm

Rhythm is one of our most important educational tools. A day that repeats in a recognisable order gives children security and frees up energy for learning. The same is true of the week and of the year, marked by occasions that come round again and that the youngest children learn to look forward to.

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The day

The morning opens with a shared moment of greeting, verses and songs, which helps the class come together and settle into the work. Then comes the rhythmic work and the first hours devoted to the main subject - the main lesson - when attention is at its freshest. As the hours pass, room is given to the subjects that live on practice and repetition: languages, music, art, handwork and movement, alternating concentration with more expansive moments.

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Class timetables

The exact timetable for each class group is given during the introductory meeting. In general, class groups arrive between 8:00 and 8:10, and finish, depending on the class, between 14:00 and 15:30.

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The week

Through the week the regular subjects come round again: languages, singing and instrumental music, drawing and painting, handwork, physical education and movement. This alternation means that head, heart and hands are all involved every day.

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The year and its festivals

The school year follows the rhythm of the seasons and is marked by festivals that come round each year and involve the children, the teachers and the families. They are moments of community in which we celebrate together the most important occasions of the school year:

• the monthly festival, at which each class shows the others and the parents what it has been working on

• Michaelmas

• Martinmas

• Advent

• the Christmas Fair

• Carnival

• the Spring Festival

• the music recital