Science, Language & Arts International School

This is a private preK-​5 (currently through 2) grade school. French-​immersion with mandarin instruction.
Our daughter joined SLA this year in the papillon, or kindergarten, class. Her primary instructors, Meryem and Benjamin, created a warm and welcoming environment that encourages students to engage immediately. Early drop-​offs can color, build, but are often directed towards math skill-​building activists with dominoes, tiles, or sorting projects. They go outside everyday except in serious weather. If playgrounds are snowy or soaked, they go on walks to get some fresh air.
We’ve been more than satisfied with our daughter’s progress and interest in math and biology (they’ve been working on a tree and plant study) as well as her French and Mandarin language acquisition. She spoke neither when she arrived. Teachers send home a class cahier with updates from the week each Friday.
We’ve also been happy with the parent community. It is one in which you can be as active as you like. There’s even a language night started by Anglophones to practice their (our) French skills. At least one native speaker comes to help with pronunciation, vocabulary, and to enjoy the gathering.
It’s not a school for everyone, it may be too small for some and there are families who may want a more traditional curriculum, but we love it. We do not believe she needs homework or pressure to read and write. We like the math– and art-​based approach. (I was a journalist and English teacher, husband is a software engineer who studied politics.)