Cours Molière International School

Cours Molière: International Bilingual School in Paris

Cours Molière is an international bilingual school in Paris offering a French-English curriculum from kindergarten to high school. As they often say at the school: Il n’est pas nécessaire d’être bilingue: il suffit d’avoir envie de le devenir (you don’t need to be bilingual, you just need to want to become bilingual).

Students in the primary school are offered immersion in English from Kindergarten, with options to study other languages. The school has a strong focus on student development, with small classes and a pedagogical approach that encourages creating supportive relationships between students and teachers.

Cours Molière is a leading bilingual, student-focused school in Paris, offering rigorous and personalised French and English programmes from kindergarten to Terminale. Today’s school for tomorrow’s world.

Curriculum

Students can graduate with both the French Baccalaureate and the American High School Diploma, preparing them for universities in Europe, the US and around the world. Cours Molière combines a French academic approach, enriched with programmes and a pedagogical perspectives from Anglophone cultures, with an international vision that opens doors to a diverse range of career paths for students.

Mission and Values

Since its founding in 1926, Cours Molière has prided itself on an open and flexible approach to language learning. From kindergarten, they welcome students with a range of experiences and linguistic competences. The school’s mission is to prepare students who have the confidence to express themselves in French and English, who are learning to become responsible and open-minded, and who think critically.

Cours Molière wants their students to find joy in learning and they aim to foster students’ curiosity and self-expression, balance student wellbeing and academic study, and to develop students’ autonomy.

Their personalised approach to student development continues into life beyond school: university and careers guidance, as well as help with study abroad applications, are offered to all high school students. While their students are accepted into leading universities in France and overseas, they strive to encourage every student develop their potential and interests, whatever they may be.

Location

The junior school, Campus Soult, is located at the doorstep of the Bois de Vincennes, a large park in the east of Paris. The senior school, Campus Montmorency, is located in the Marais, the very heart of Paris. At both locations, there is an emphasis on providing students with different learning experiences, including outside the classroom, in which they can develop and practice their language skills. 

Fees and Admisions

To enrol their child, parents are invited to fill in an initial registration form. After reviewing the application, the admissions office will contact the family to arrange a meeting with the head of school or with Mr. Matthews, the admissions coordinator. If the application is accepted, the school will reserve the child’s place for one week. If enrollment is not confirmed within that time, the place may be offered to another student. Find out more about the school and their admissions process on their website.