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About UsAt La Calypso preschool, the children learn in French, alternating guided learning times and moments with free time during which they learn by themselves playing, handling and experimenting.
Moreover, the school aims at the overall and balanced development of each child. For that purpose, we focus especially on 3 learning trends: arts, close environment and ecology. |
Our History |
La Calypso is a Preschool annex of the French International School of Vancouver. This school is located in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver (3657 Fromme Road, North Vancouver, BC V7K 2E6). It is the only independent, secular school in British Columbia offering the academic curriculum accredited by the Ministry of Education of France and by the British Columbia Ministry of Education. Cousteau School is part of an international network of 480 schools spread throughout 130 countries. In response to the interests expressed by several families living in Vancouver, Cousteau School decided to open a Preschool in South Granville and be closer to these families.
Our Preschool bears the name La Calypso since, as of March 15th, 2013, the French International School of Vancouver has a new identity: it is now called Cousteau in tribute to the French explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who was greatly involved in conservationism. For consistency with this change, our annex has the name of Commander Cousteau's vessel. Reference to sea world brand our educational project and our philosophy since our target is that each child could will feel ''comme un poisson dans l'eau'' within our Preschool (literally, as a fish into water). |
