The International School of San Francisco is a bilingual school in San Francisco with a purpose-built Maternelle early learning center at 1155 Page Street that enrolls children beginning at age 2 in a French–English immersion program.
The Maternelle is an early learning center for the school located at 1155 Page Street and serves children beginning at age 2. It provides a bilingual immersion environment in French and English and is part of the school's PK–12 program offerings.
The program uses a child-centered, hands-on approach that blends practices from U.S. education with the French national curriculum (Cycle 1). Instruction begins with a high proportion of French (noted as roughly 80%–90% at the start) and emphasizes oral and written language, social-emotional development, creative and physical activities, and exploratory, play-based learning.
The Maternelle occupies a purpose-built space opened in 2014 with bright classrooms that open into shared areas designed to support both play and focused activities. The school reports a large proportion of faculty hold advanced degrees and draws staff from an international pool.
An extended-care option available to families of students in PK2 through Grade 8 that offers hourly and yearly payment plans and specifies registration and fee policies.
A bilingual immersion early learning program beginning at age 2 that uses a child-centered, hands-on curriculum blending U.S. best practices with the French national Cycle 1; initial instruction is conducted largely in French (about 80%–90%) with a focus on oral and written language, arts, math foundations, exploration, and physical development.
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