Open Sky International is a private international bilingual English-French school located 5 minutes from Paris, in Boulogne-Billancourt.
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Open Sky International est historiquement une école maternelle et primaire bilingue anglais – français. Un collège bilingue a été ouvert en septembre 2017, suivi du lycée en septembre 2022. Notre mission est de fournir aux enfants les outils nécessaires pour réussir dans un monde ouvert et mondialisé, pour qu’ils réussissent en France, dans leur pays d’origine ou partout ailleurs dans le monde. Le but de notre enseignement est que nos élèves atteignent une performance orale et écrite équivalente en français et en anglais, votre enfant devenant bilingue au bout de 2 années dans notre école. Nous vous offrons :
Open Sky International started out as a bilingual English-French nursery and primary school. Our bilingual secondary school opened in September 2017, followed by our sixth form in September 2024. Our mission is to provide children with the tools they need to succeed in an open, globalised world, whether in France, their home country or elsewhere. The aim of our teaching is for our pupils to achieve equal oral and written performance in French and English, with your child becoming bilingual after two years at our school. We offer:
Bilingualism develops critical thinking, intellectual flexibility and cultural openness. It helps students to better understand the world, to adapt to different environments and to communicate with ease.
At Open Sky International, we place bilingualism at the heart of our educational approach. Our students become perfectly bilingual in English and French, not forgetting that in many cases they may also acquire the mastery of a third or even fourth language.
Our level of excellence in the teaching of French, recognised internationally, earned us the Prix de la Francophonie in 2017, awarded by TV5 Monde.
We adapt many elements of the English National Curriculum within a bilingual framework that is unique in France, guaranteeing a demanding and recognised education.
Thanks to this curriculum, our students are able to join any type of school worldwide after their time at Open Sky International.
Many students join Open Sky International with little or no knowledge of French. Our FAL (French as an additional language) programme is designed specifically for them and enables them to quickly acquire strong skills in all areas of the language. As soon as they arrive, a test is conducted to determine the level of support needed, followed by small group lessons that are perfectly adapted to their needs.
This progressive and personalised programme is aimed both at beginners and at those who wish to consolidate their existing knowledge. All ages and levels are taken into account, with a structured approach to learning that includes comprehension, oral and written expression, and — at an advanced stage — a level-appropriate introduction to literature. In this way, students progress at their own pace until a natural integration into mainstream French classes is possible.
Some students join Open Sky International with no knowledge of English, sometimes it is their third or fourth language. Our EAL (English as an Additional Language) programme provides them with personalised support from the moment they arrive, based on an initial assessment designed to identify their individual needs.
This tailored support takes into account each student’s strengths and areas for improvement, whether in spoken or written English. Thanks to a structured and adapted approach to learning, our students quickly develop their language skills, gain confidence, and achieve a level of English comparable to that of a native speaker, allowing them to fully access all subjects taught.
Our mission is to provide children with the tools they need to succeed in an open and globalised world.
A truly bilingual curriculum
We are one of the very few schools in the Paris region to be truly bilingual, with 50% of lessons in French and 50% in English,from nursery through to secondary, and the only one to offer this from nursery all the way through sixth form..
Very high academic standards
The school offers the best of both French and English education.Our students benefit from an international curriculum based on the British, Australian, Singaporean and French programmes.Our unique programme in French is two years ahead of that of other schools.
A school focused on children’s development
We believe that very high academic standards and student well-being are not incompatible.As afamily school,we care for children as if they were our own, and we do everything we can to ensure they feel happy and fulfilled at school.
An non-selective school
Our results are not based on a highly selective admissions process.We believe that every child can succeed, and our mission is to help them learn and reach a high academic level.
An international philosophy
We welcome children from over 45 different countriesand teach them that they live in a globalised world. Our students are prepared to succeed in a fast-changing, highly competitive and global environment.
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Our school offers a bilingual programme with equal amounts of teaching in English and French, enabling students to master both languages at a high level from Year 1 onwards. After two years at Open Sky International, children will be able to write and read both languages at a native level. On arrival, additional language support can be put in place to help them make rapid progress and feel comfortable in both languages: FAL (French as Additional Language) and EAL (English as Additional Language). Spanish is taught as a foreign language from Year 9.
Open Sky International has created its own academic curriculum with the objective of creating academic excellence. It is based on the strongest elements from a range of international programmes and teaching methodology, namely the British, Australian, Singaporean and French.
Our curriculum enables our students to achieve a very high academic level, and they are generally two years ahead of the national expectations for their age. It is also designed to be flexible and offer a balanced teaching of languages, science and other subjects.
We offer an international education that guarantees a high-quality education and opens the doors to the world's top universities. This enables our students to obtain qualifications recognised by leading universities and companies throughout the world.
We are one of the few international schools in the Paris region that accepts children of nursery age and also has the teachers, curriculum and facilities to educate a student at every level until the age of 18. Our students can follow an educational pathway from the first year of nursery (Très Petite Section) to the end of the secondary phase (the class of Terminale or Year 13), becoming bilingual after two years at our school.
We are able to offer a range of internationally recognised external qualifications in the upper secondary and sixth form as we are of the few schools in France that has been accredited as an examination centre with Pearson Edexcel.
Pearson Edexcel is a British organisation that offers students in international and UK schools a range of world-class qualifications called GCSE, IGCSE, A level and International A level.
For students who are applying for admissions into these classes, a full explanation will be provided during the admissions process.
If a student is fully fluent in French in Year 10, he or she can also potentially sit the French national qualification of the Brevet if agreed with the school in advance.
We believe that high-quality education and learning also take place outside of the classroom. Children and students of all levels are offered a wide range of opportunities to visit local landmarks, attend stimulating cultural events in the Paris region and participate in residential trips. These extra-curricular activities deepen students’ understanding of their curriculum work, foster independence and build self-confidence. For older students, a wide range of careers-based and higher education events is organised.
Admissions takes place in several stages. There is an initial contact, followed by a visit to the school. We then assess the child or student's academic and language skills to assess to what extent he or she could integrate into our curriculum. At Open Sky International, our students' excellent results are not based on a very strict selection process as we are an open school without selection and know that every student can succeed; our mission is to help them learn and achieve academically. We also believe that there is no incompatibility between high academic standards and the personal development of pupils. That's why our entire team works with each child to help them feel fulfilled at school. To find out more, contact us via the admissions page.
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Open Sky International Paris est une école internationale privée bilingue anglais – français située
à 5 minutes de Paris, à Boulogne-Billancourt.
Open Sky International Paris est historiquement une école maternelle et primaire bilingue anglais
– français. Un collège bilingue a été ouvert en septembre 2017, suivi du lycée en septembre 2022.
Notre mission est de fournir aux enfants les outils nécessaires pour réussir dans un monde ouvert
et mondialisé, pour qu’ils réussissent en France, dans leur pays d’origine ou partout ailleurs dans le monde. Le but de notre enseignement est que nos élèves atteignent une performance orale et écrite
égale en français et en anglais, votre enfant devenant bilingue au bout de 2 années dans notre école.
Interview for "Grand Livre Interactif de l'International"
Open Sky International receives the "Prix de la Francophonie"
Interview pour l'émission "Le Live TV Finance"
Webinar with Femmexpat
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