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September 2023 by Nika Zecevic
A disorganized mess.When you tour the school, everything will seem lovely as the headmaster will promise you an amazing care for your child and curriculum.The reality is much different. My daughter attended the school in 2021-2022. During this time, an assistant that was part of the promised 2 adults per 15 children base, abruptly left and parents weren’t made aware. One teacher was left with 15 2-year-old children, a few who kept hitting the others day after day with nothing done or communicated to the parents (my daughter and her little friend would tell us after school, and later the teacher would confirm). This went on for months. If a staff ever leaves, the school has a hard time replacing them as they are required to be fluent in French and English.Nearly all the teachers listed on their website (who appear super qualified ) are no longer there, I believe also because of the confusion they must experience in the workplace.The school has a Spring Parade, but you aren’t told of the date of the parade until a few days before (as if parents aren’t working and in need of extra time to make sure they are free). The kids “bake” in class, but you are only told about it 2 days before and asked to provide all materials for it.In January of our year, I asked for info on next year’s tuition, and I was told it would be coming soon. I followed up in February, March then April and kept being given the same answer while also being reassured that my daughter’s spot was saved. The other parents told me that it’s the “French way” and so, though delayed, we will hear information soon.As you can imagine, by then, most other schools were filled up. And finally in JUNE, we were emailed by the headmaster that a new location for the school had finally been found (this was the first time she had ever communicated that the school was to be moving at all) after months of searching for a school all over Palm Beach. She urged us to sign up right away and pay in order to “reserve” our spot. I emailed Sophie, the headmaster, back and asked for the location of the new school, what the school would be like before I gave any money. Within 12 hours, she messaged me back saying prek3 spots had all been filled up but that I could sign up for prek4 (without providing anymore info).I told her this was unprofessional and that I’d have to think about. Finally, after realizing we had no other choice and after wanting to keep some type of “consistency” with schools as my daughter was getting a little sister, I signed up for the new school year and paid. I ended up paying two more tuition statement by August (as that is how their “payment plan” works for the year). Finally, as the start date of end of August was approaching, I called the school and they told me the new location was not yet ready. Then we received an emailing stating that the school did not get approval for added walls inside the building so that all prek classes would be doing different lessons in the same room as well as that school would not be starting the following week but be delayed.At this point, I emailed and called the school asking for my money back due to breach of contract and decided to look literally anywhere else for my daughter to attend. I was told via phone that my money will not be returned as I “can’t just decide not to go and get your money back,” as if I randomly decided this… not as if THEY were completely unprepared for the school year and moved the start date.I have tried to contact the headmaster by email, post, phone,in person, but no returns in communication have been made. The school owes us more than $5000.So my recommendation would be to stay away from here if you can. The only reason we had even decided to sign up was because of lack of other options, because of consistency, because we had liked my daughter’s teacher, because her little best friend was going there, because we had a big life change happening. But obviously we were idiots for not picking up on the 100 red flags before that.Don’t make the same mistake…Good luck!
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May 2023 by Isabel F.
As a parent I won't recommend the school. The administration is weak. They barely answer emails, nothing is resolved, there is a big rotation of teachers (red flag), no communication but for payments!
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April 2022 by Natalie Jouvenal
We love this school. My son is now 2.5 years old, I was worried how he would take to school at such a young age and wondered if it was way too early for him? Our child psychologist recommended not to bring him to school until he is 4. Since I am studying and have small business, I need the school to have some time. The teachers are very attentive to each child, they know very well how to adopt the children and it worked very quickly. When I had the second child, my son behaved differently than usual, I did not know what was happening and I got incredibly good tips from the principal and the teacher and strong support to make my son feel comfortable again, all the tips worked and my son is the same again. Overall, all the teachers know the children pretty well, motivate the parents, give good advice and take very good care of the children. What I also appreciate, children have tasks, fixed routines in the day, they learn discipline and order, am thrilled and can highly recommend this school.
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September 2019 by Alexis TeStrake
Where do i begin? I always knew i wanted to expose my son to languages at an early age but the French language is only a bonus. The very curated team of teachers and admin at Le Petit Prince offer children an incredibly effective, comfortable, and kind learning environment through which to grow and learn. Following the French model for education from preschool ( incorporating also an English class from prek 4 and maintaining a curriculum that leaves absolutely nothing to be
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July 2019 by Laure S.
Le petit prince school is amazing ! My daughter love it ! The owner and teachers are the best for your children . They re very attentive to your child on every level , your child will learn a lot of skills , learn to speak French and will enjoy the school until the end of the day . The school is extremely clean . I definitely recommend this school to everyone , we live 35-40 minutes away from the school but we never regret having to do it especially when your child is happy before and after the end of school day ! Thank you to all the team to make our children happy, loved , and teach them the French language
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June 2019 by Melyssa B.
We love our little french school. The entire staff truly cares about the holistic well-being of the children. It's not just about education, it's about socialization and emotional growth too. The kids spend a healthy amount of time playing, going outside, socializing, as well as learning. Not to mention, my daughter's French language skills are amazing. All of the parents also make it a nice, friendly, warm environment and we really can't imagine our daughter anywhere else.
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February 2019 by Ciara L.
My daughter has been at this school for 2 and a half years now and I absolutely love it. Her French is impressive despite the fact that no one in our home speaks French beyond a beginner level. But more importantly, her teachers have all been amazing. She is so excited to go to school each day and it's because the teachers and staff are so nurturing. It's exactly the kind of environment I want her to be in when she's not with me. Academics are very important in our family, and this school is exceeding our expectations in that area as well!
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January 2019 by Tatiana Santana
Amazing school! I was looking for an international environment for my kid and I found it. They have lots of activities for the kids like : book fair , cooking, music presentation, participating on the Boca Raton parade...
