Institut Florimont accepts children for the whole day, from the age of three by 31 December of the year of entry.

Compulsory kindergarten, also known as pre-school or nursery, has a single aim: to teach young children the rules of community life by developing basic skills.

A bilingual school from 14^ème, Institut Florimont accepts around a hundred children every year of all cultures and nationalities into a friendly and caring environment on our grounds near Geneva’s city centre.

Our modern facilities are housed in a spacious and colourful building specifically for younger age groups, and include a playground, dining room, sports hall, activities room and even a siesta room just for them.

In this supportive yet stimulating setting where every detail is aimed at fostering development and learning, children are also acquiring social skills; we instil the core values of respect, politeness, friendship and tolerance from day one. Complementing family life, this comprehensive approach is applied by teachers and support staff, and throughout our school community.

The individual attention we give our youngest pupils and encouragement to always do their best, plus the academic and social skills, allows them to discover the world around them and become happy, fulfilled students.

Our youngest pupils progressively learn the basics of reading, writing and mathematics, while also developing their language skills, building vocabulary in both French and English.

In all kindergarten classes, lessons in the basic skills are alternated with arts and crafts, play activities and sports.

At Florimont, we place special focus on arts and sport from a very young age. Pupils are involved in the Institut’s cultural season (“Encré” dans la culture) through workshops and shows geared towards their age group, and benefit from our partnerships with world-class cultural institutions in Geneva, such as Société de Lecture, MAMCO and théâtre Am Stram Gram.

·  The first year is 14^ème (pre-school or nursery): children are accepted from the age of 3 for their first experience of school.

·  The second year is 13^ème (reception or pre-kindergarten) : pupils continue to develop their basic motor skills, and emotional, intellectual and social abilities.

· The third year is  12^ème (Year 1 or kindergarten) : children start learning to read and write block lettering and cursive writing, and continue to explore numbers, as per the French national curriculum.