International Private School of Provence
Marseille school phone : 04 91 530 000
Aix-en-Provence school phone : 04 42 600 300
Marseille school phone : 04 91 530 000
Aix-en-Provence school phone : 04 42 600 300
EPIM's leisure club
The Creative Arts in English Club at the EPIM, International Private School of Marseille and the Mediterranean, offers afterschool activities created for children from 4 years to 10 years of age, open Wednesday afternoons, and during school vacations.
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When learning another language, grammar and vocabulary are fundamental. However, opportunities for actual communication in the target language should also be part of the learning process. Young children acquire a second language naturally through immersion, an advantage adults no longer enjoy when studying a foreign language.
Our essential activity : Creative Arts in English
Over the course of a three-hour session, children practice the arts, theater, dance, music, computer graphics, etc...all the while becoming familiar with English under the guidance of an instructor who is a native-speaker of English or a perfectly bilingual, experienced teacher.
At the EPIM, our main endeavor is to provide children with the opportunity to experience a natural English environment. Each activity permits the child to communicate in the target language, thus developing real competency. Children become open-minded toward cultural diversity, improving their capacity to adapt and perform in bilingual situations.
The objectives of the Creative Arts in English Club are:
- teach English to children formally and informally through immersion practices for non-native speakers
- enhance artistic, musical and dramatic appreciation for native speakers with highly qualified art teachers
- offer children a creative environment where they feel encouraged to participate in activities designed to make them comfortable in English
Activities conducted in English at the Leisure Club engage a child's creativity in the process of learning the English language. Total immersion practices enable children to speak the target language in natural situations that encourage them to take turns speaking English. Instructors make use of theater games, dance and songs, always mindful never to force children to repeat nor to forbid them from resorting to French. The aim is to always encourage children to take the risk of expressing themselves, without placing undue stress on them, gently bringing them into linguistic immersion.
At the EPIM Leisure Club, through arts and crafts, music and games, artistic projects, etc...children not only take advantage of afterschool activities that enrich their lives, but they interact in a stimulating environment where all aspects of their development are taken into account. Thanks to fun activities, following an educational program implemented by professionals, the EPIM encourages talent and cultivates a genuine love of learning in children from early their childhood, which will accompany them throughout their lives.
Numerous week-long workshops during school vacations !
The EPIM Leisure Club, with its extensive experience creating activities for children between the ages of 4 and 10 years of age, organizes week-long workshops during school vacations. Programs are designed specially for the vacation period around a theme that is different every time.
For example, some vacation workshop themes have been: The Lion King, François the First and If Castle, Australia and Aboriginal art...combining creative arts and English.
Whatever their level of English, all children participate with pleasure, both the bilingual child who regularly practices an art, as well as the child discovering actual communication in another language, following simple instructions and participating in group and personal expression.
The essential focus of these workshops is that children enjoy creative activities with excellent professionals while listening and speaking in a new language.
Groups by age can be created in function of enrollment. Teachers capture the interest of children, whatever their age, around the theme activity by providing each child with the opportunity for personal expression. Instructors are regular EPIM personnel throughout the school year. They are recruited for their real competency and experience in early childhood education. They are professional artists with diplomas in their subject area, perfectly bilingual.
Workshops implement the same educational philosophy as our Leisure Club that operates year round, using the same infrastructure. We invite you to consult the other pages of our website for further information.
Fees for week-long workshop (5 days or 4 days in the event of a national holiday during the week) 190 ¤ payable at enrollment.
Workshop hours are 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Healthy, balanced meals are available on site, delivered by the restaurant that provides our school meals year round. The price is 35¤ per week.
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Note : school administration reserves the right to modify hours or close the establishment during certain vacation periods. furthermore, workshops are opened in function of a sufficient number of children to form groups so that each child benefits from activities, or a minimum number of enrolled children. in order to avoid inconvenience, please advise us of your intenion to enroll your child at least 2 weeks before the workshop.
