The Learning Journey
Growth Mindset.
Real World Readiness
École des Roches goes beyond exams. We build the resilience, mindset, and global perspective that shapes exceptional people — and exceptional lives.
The most important thing a school can give a child is the belief that effort creates ability.
At École des Roches, our approach is grounded in the principles of Growth Mindset: the belief that confidence, resilience, and intellectual growth are developed through challenge, encouragement, and opportunity.
Students are encouraged to embrace curiosity, take intellectual risks, and develop the adaptability to thrive anywhere in the world.
One School. One Journey.
Two Academic Pathways.
Every student at École des Roches follows the same path — through Middle School and into High School. At High School, students choose between two world-class academic diplomas. Our French language programme (FFL) is a separate offering available independently at any stage.
Middle School
All students follow the same unified path
A shared academic foundation building knowledge, bilingual fluency, and character. Every student — regardless of their eventual pathway — shares these four years together before High School begins.
IB
International Baccalaureate
BAC
French Baccalaureate
FFL
French as a Foreign Language (FFL)
FFL is a standalone French language programme, entirely separate from the academic diploma tracks. Students enrol for a semester or a full year to build genuine French fluency — from any starting level, without interrupting their core academic studies.
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Co-Curricular Programme
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French as a Foreign Language FFL
A second way of thinking.
True bilingualism is not vocabulary and grammar. It is the ability to inhabit a second culture to think, reason, and feel in another language. That is what we build at École des Roches.
Set in the heart of Normandy, our campus is itself an immersive environment. Students live, eat, and socialise in French not as a classroom exercise, but as daily reality. Intensive training of 25 hours per week is built around drama, music, phonetics, and civilisation workshops.
As students progress, they integrate into mainstream mathematics, sciences, and physical education ensuring no academic ground is lost during the language journey. Students can also sit the internationally recognised DELF certification, accepted by universities and employers worldwide.
Programme durations
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Where the World’s Brightest Futures Begin
Whether you are considering International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, Middle School, or French as a Foreign Language, our admissions team is here to guide you through every stage of the process.
