EDUCATION
Les Petits Lascars The well-known French and International kindergarten expands in Hong Kong By Charmaine Ng Since 2006, Les Petits Lascars French International Kindergarten and Preschool has provided French, bilingual and trilingual education for children from nine months to six years old in Hong Kong. At the request of French parents in the city, the school was founded by qualified and decorated teachers Christian and Dominique Chasset, who also run the Hong Kong Institute of Languages and the Hong Kong Kids Academy. Today, Les Petits Lascars has grown to three locations across Hong Kong in Central, Southside and a newly opened campus in Tseung Kwan O.
Qualified education team Supported by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong, the school is currently undergoing accreditation with the National
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Agency for French Teaching Abroad (AEFE). The education team at Les Petits Lascars is led by a certified Principal of the French International Education System (AEFE) and is composed of qualified and experienced teachers and supervisory staff. Parents can choose between three streams for their children: French, where classes are completely taught in French; bilingual, where classes are run half in French and half in English and trilingual, where Mandarin can be taught as an optional class.
Following the French National curriculum Les Petits Lascars believes in a caring environment centred around the well-being of the children. It takes on an educational approach that adapts to a child’s learning
