L'Archipel
French welcome here
There are limited spaces for 2022. Enrolments open and close around September each year.
Email office@richmondroad.school.nz for an enrolment pack.
There are limited spaces for 2022. Enrolments open and close around September each year.
Email office@richmondroad.school.nz for an enrolment pack.
L'équipe pédagogique de L'Archipel:
Florence Barbas-Voillaume Teacher in L'Envol/Rōpū leader
Béatrice Fesien Teacher in L'Envol
Vesna Nikolic-Ivanovic Teacher in Le Nid
Nicolas Granjon Learning Assistant
Florence Barbas-Voillaume Teacher in L'Envol/Rōpū leader
Béatrice Fesien Teacher in L'Envol
Vesna Nikolic-Ivanovic Teacher in Le Nid
Nicolas Granjon Learning Assistant
Notre objectifOur goal is to ensure that students can competently navigate their own culture and language and be equal scholastically to any other child in New Zealand mainstream education beyond primary school.
French-English bilingual education in New Zealand is a unique model. Our bilingual unit follows the New Zealand curriculum and the children are fully integrated into the public school system. Note that L'Archipel is LabelFrancEducation certified which is a label that promotes outstanding education in French among students and parents. It is granted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. En classe Full immersion and bilingual NZC delivery
L’Archipel is organised into 3 classes. During their time in Le Nid (typically Years 0-2), your child will be taught the NZ curriculum solely through the medium of the French language. In L’Envol (typically Years 2-6), the programme is delivered at a 40/60 ratio: 4 consecutive days in English followed by 6 consecutive days in French and so on (every Monday being a French day). Our language unit currently has three teachers and one learning assistant. We also regularly welcome 'stagiaires' from French speaking countries who volunteer their time to share their expertise of the French language with our students. A typical day in L'Archipel goes something like this 08h30 Students start arriving 09h00 Karakia et l'appel 09h15 Lecture et écriture 11h00 Récréation 11h20 Mathématiques 12h20 Art/Thème/Sport 12h50 Pause déjeuner 13h40 L'appel et lecture à soi 14h00 Art/Thème/Sport 15h00 Fin des cours En dehors de la classeL'Archipel participate in a range of French events. These include
Albums photosTake a look at these to get a sense of what L'Archipel is about:
French Week 2020 Le Musée Vivant de L'Archipel Re-bonjour! Ou comment se saluer en ces temps de distanciation sociale Kaitiakitanga Bons moments Ce que pensent les parents de L'Archipel
“As a French Irish family living in New Zealand, having a bilingual education for our children was very important to us. L'Archipel is an amazing unit with fantastic teachers. Our oldest daughter just finished 6 years in L'Archipel and is a very confident French speaker and reader. We are really lucky to have the opportunity to give our kids a bilingual education”.
“Je suis heureuse que mes enfants soient scolarisés à L'Archipel, qu'ils puissent apprendre le français tout en bénéficiant des méthodes d'enseignement néo-zélandaises, intéractives et ludiques. Un grand merci aux maîtresses!" "I have two daughters at L'Archipel. Bilingual education is very important to me so I was thrilled to be able to send my children to Richmond Road School. L'Archipel is just such a lovely unit. The teachers are very passionate and always find time for parents and children after school hours. And because the teachers are trained in New Zealand, we get the best of both worlds. The teaching environment is nurturing, positive and the kids still get immersed in French culture. I think it is important for bilingual children to be able to have more than a conversation in the "minor" language. Being in a bilingual unit means they can learn a subject in the minor language. It is important in order to embed the minor language for life. I love the fact that at l'Archipel new kids get buddied up with older kids and that makes the younger kids feel comfortable and build their confidence. Whatsmore, the parent community at l'Archipel is welcoming and fun." "We have felt so fortunate to be have been able to give a bilingual education to our four boys, [all of which have been through, or are still going through, L’Archipel at Richmond Road]. Our kids are being given a lifelong gift of fluency in another language and culture via a very rich immersion experience, led by teachers who are as passionate as we are about bilingual education. We have also loved that our kids have also managed to experience and learn about the cultures in their sister units - TWW/Maori, MiM/Samoan, and The Hub/Kiwi - it’s a true reflection of the multicultural society we live in, and we feel like this experience prepares our kids well for the world they will enter." |
Communication entre l'école et la maisonAt L'Archipel teachers use digital platforms to communicate and share resources with home. Depending on the class your child is in, their teacher might use Seesaw or/and Google Classroom and Google Drive to share classroom learning. These platforms allow Teachers-Parents, Teachers-Students and Students-Parents interactions.
Our Whanau Open Afternoons are also great opportunities for students to showcase their work and for parents to come along and acknowledge the learning that has taken in the classrooms. These hui offer an opportunity to discuss and understand curriculum initiatives that teachers are undertaking. For school wide news, the school website is the go-to place. There are also regular Richmond Road School newsletters which have important dates and interesting stories about what our tamariki have been up to. School assemblies hosted by a different rōpū every other Friday are another great way to find out what is happening at Ritimana.
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