After-school activities
Leisure Clubs (Les Clubs de loisirs)From 3 years old and up to 8 years old
Wednesday Explorations
“Wednesday Explorations”
Year-long program organized on Wednesdays throughout the school year, from September to June (excluding school holidays). An annual theme serves as the central thread for the explorations, which are divided into 5 periods (between each school holiday).
Monthly Fees
- €180 for the full day (8:30 to 16:30)
- €30 one-time materials fee payable at the beginning of the year.
Enjoy a 10% discount on fees when you register a second child.
English Workshops
Wednesday morning English workshops
This year-long English program takes place on Wednesday mornings during the academic year (September to June, excluding school breaks). English language learning is presented in a fun and engaging way, using stories, games, arts and crafts, music, and songs.
Group of 8 children aged 4 to 8.
Monthly fee
- €90 for the morning (9:00 to 11:30)
Enjoy a 10% discount on fees when you register a second child.
Holidays Club
For children aged 3 to 8
“Imaginary Immersions”
Exploration program offered during school holidays. A different theme is explored each week. “Discovery Explorations” foster a learning environment where children explore, discover, and understand without the stress of performance. These activities are driven by curiosity, wonder, and the joy of creation. These guided sessions integrate art and philosophy within the framework of the annual theme, with a focus on four key challenges.
Prices
- €225 per week (5 days per week, except July 14 is a statutory holiday)
- €50 per day
50% reimbursed as a tax credit for children aged 3 to 6, up to a limit of €3500 in expenses per child.
WINTER HOLIDAYS – February 9 to February 13 2026
SPRING HOLIDAYS – April 13 to April 17 2026
SUMMER HOLIDAYS – July 06 to 24 July 2026
MINI-WORKSHOP HOLIDAYS
Offer your children half-day mini-workshops, a true learning opportunity. In small groups of a maximum of 8 children, supervised by a Montessori educator from Les Petits Plus, school, each session allows for personalized follow-up. These workshops offer an ideal opportunity for enriching discoveries in a caring environment, promoting children’s development and curiosity.
DATES COMING SOON
Two mini-workshops are on the program.
ENGLISH MINI-WORKSHOP
For children aged 4 to 8
DATES COMING SOON
From 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
Meet Léonore, Bilingual Montessori educator (English/French)
Offer your children half-day mini-workshops, a true learning opportunity. In small groups of a maximum of 8 children, supervised by a Montessori educator from Les Petits Plus,school, each session allows for personalized follow-up. These workshops offer an ideal opportunity for enriching discoveries in a caring environment, promoting children’s development and curiosity.
On the program
🎶 Songs for fun learning
🎲 Interactive games to strengthen skills
🎨 Art Workshops to stimulate creativity while learning
📚 Stories adapted to their individual levels for total immersion
MINi-WORKSHOP YOGA
From 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
With Francesca, Montessori educator
Give your children a fun and enriching experience with our yoga workshop for ages 4–10! Yoga helps children develop flexibility, strength, coordination, and focus. It encourages relaxation, mental well-being, and self-acceptance, while promoting cooperation and kindness.
On the program
✨ Development of body awareness
⚖️ Strengthening physical and mental balance
💪 Improvement of self-esteem
🌬️ Emotional regulation and breathing
🧘♂️ Learning silence and inner listening
For safe practice, please bring non-slip socks or slippers.
WRITING MINI-WORKSHOP
For children aged 5 to 8
DATES COMING SOON
From 14:00 to 16:30
With Elodie, Montessori educator
The Mini-Workshops, the magic of writing, offers a way for children aged 5 to 8 to learn or improve their handwriting. Inspired by graphotherapist Danièle Dumont’s method, this workshop helps them develop a natural, fluid handwriting gesture. Through adapted games and exercises, they’ll gain in confidence and enjoyment, while laying the foundations for legible, serene handwriting. An asset for their academic success and personal development!
On the program:
🖐️ Hand toning de la main (finger gymnastics, body mobility, graphism)
✏️ Learning good posture and how to hold a pencil.
✍️ Training in legible handwriting (letter shapes, sequencing, respect for lines).
Principles
The principles of these activities
Enhancing interpersonal skills
These are times when life skills are particularly valued, helping children to develop their emotional and relational skills.
Bringing Petits Plus values to life
Within the Leisure Center, we bring to life the values of Les Petits Plus: “Think, think about yourself and put the world into action” through a cultural mediation approach enriched with new education (Montessori, Freinet). Nourished by research work on “Education in art, Education through art” led by Emilie Lebel, cultural mediator, it is about connecting individuals, the intimate and the universal by bringing together artistic and philosophical practices on the one hand, and the child’s rhythm and autonomy on the other.
Thought as exploration
Leisure time is conceived as an opportunity for exploration, encouraging discovery and enabling children to play an active role in their own lives. This is achieved by combining guided workshops, where children can develop their imagination, emotions and critical thinking, with free experimentation in a spirit of free play and autonomy.
To promote openness to the world, partnerships with cultural organizations and intergenerational projects are encouraged.
EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY
The aim of discovery and exploration is to put children in the position of explorers, that is, to seek, discover and understand, without any obligation to achieve results, good or bad answers. These explorations are driven by astonishment, curiosity, the pleasure of creating and the realization that we can act on the world. These are guided workshops combining art and philosophy in line with the year’s theme. “Discovery Explorations” are structured around 4 themes:
FREE EXPLORATION
During “Free Explorations,” children are invited to freely explore what interests them, within an enriched environment. There are no set goals, simply the pleasure of doing, sharing, playing and exploring for oneself, not for the sake of pleasing others. They can revisit at their own pace what they discovered in the morning or invent something new. It’s about experiencing moments of connection to strengthen self-esteem and empathy. Free explorations allow them to connect with the arts and culture. The adult is no longer a source of suggestions but a facilitator. They serve the child’s explorations.
Free time is inspired by Montessori, as it involves supporting the child to do things on their own and develop their self-confidence. Independence is further developed in the afternoon, as the child chooses their own activity and devotes as much time as they wish to it. Manual and sensory work is valued, as according to Montessori, the hand is man’s primary tool.
To achieve this, attention is paid to the design so that experimentation coexists: building, inventing, manipulating materials (fabrics, cardboard, clay, etc.), painting, modeling, listening to music, etc. All of this is possible thanks to the Art and Creativity Platforms provided for the child. We seek to promote cognitive stimulation to allow children to discover the world and nurture their curiosity.
Objectives
For the children
01.
Carry out sensitive and creative experiments to learn to know themselves and connect with others
02.
Play freely without expectation or pressure
03.
Develop listening skills and the ability to express oneself (justify, argue)
04.
Respect the living environment and apply the rules of living together (walk, speak softly, respect others, yourself and places)
For the educators
01.
Establish a firm and caring framework to ensure emotional and physical security that is conducive to everyone’s development.
02.
Observe each child and support them in the development of their emotional and relational skills (managing their emotions, listening, autonomy, etc.)
03.
Promote cooperation and mutual respect between children and between adults and children
04.
Offer sensitive activities that allow the child to develop their imagination and language.
Our team
The educational team
Yolène
Montessori Director and Educator
Teaching quickly became a natural path for her. Passionate about foreign languages and visual arts, she studied English and simultaneously worked as a summer camp counselor and later as a coordinator for language immersion programs.
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Yolène taught English for several years in various institutions before moving to the United States in 2008 with her husband and their 2-year-old daughter. Settling in New York, she discovered the American early childhood education environment, characterized by gentle teaching styles that combined comfort and well-being, play and academic content, all within warm and egalitarian teacher-student relationships. She became interested in active learning methods, especially the Reggio Emilia approach she observed and was fascinated by at her daughters’ school.
Combining her passion for teaching languages and visual arts to young children, she played a key role in opening L’Ecole des Petits in 2009. The preschool’s mission was to provide a warm, stimulating French immersion environment for children aged 2 to 5. As pedagogical director, she successfully fostered a genuine community around the school throughout the years.
Returning to France in 2017, Yolène wanted to offer the approach she had so valued in the United States, which seemed less common in France. After discovering Les Petits Plus during a “Creating an Educational Space” training course, she joined the team in September 2018. She trained in the Montessori method, became the director and educator of Les Petits Plus school, and created a program combining Montessori pedagogy and the Reggio Emilia approach, inspired by the best of her teaching experiences in France and the United States.
Elodie
Montessori Educator
Élodie worked for over 15 years in adult vocational training within Human Resources departments in various companies. She discovered Maria Montessori’s philosophy with the birth of her first child, and it was a revelation for her.
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She immersed herself in the world of the Nido (0-3 years) with Eve Hermann and trained with Laurence Randoux. She also trained in non-violent communication, sign language and Brain Gym. She decided to use all these techniques in the corporate world, particularly through courses on supportive management practices. However, wanting to contribute more actively to positive global change, she decided to dedicate herself fully to children. Élodie then began her professional retraining, completing the Montessori Assistant course at ISMM and subsequently the 3-6 year old educator training with Marie-Hélène Barbier. After several experiences in different schools, she joined Les Petits Plus in 2019.
Francesca
Montessori Educator
Originally from Italy, Francesca’s passion for languages took her to the UK and France to further her education and career. Her language skills enable her to connect with and understand the diverse customs and traditions she encounters during her travels across continents.
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Volunteering in a Cambodian school proved transformative, turning teaching into a true calling for her and leading her to Montessori pedagogy. Although she had long guided young learners in foreign languages, it was this experience that illuminated education as an essential resource – a powerful engine for global change, unlocking the potential within every child.
Léonore
Montessori Educator
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There, Léonore completed her high school education and university studies, including a bachelor’s degree in child and developmental psychology.
Leveraging the other focus of her university studies, Léonore spent several years working as a client relations manager in the tourism industry.
When Léonore chose to return to France, she returned to her core passions: child development and education. Her enduring interest in the Montessori approach led her to train as a 3-6 year old educator at ISMM in Lyon. After an initial experience in a Parisian Montessori school, she enthusiastically joined Les Petits Plus in January 2023!
Sarah
👉 “Teaching Assistant & Activity Leader”
As the eldest of several siblings, Sarah has always been passionate about the world of early childhood. She holds a bachelor’s degree in child psychology and a CAP AEPE (a French professional certificate in early childhood care and education). She joined Les Petits Plus team in 2023 as an educational assistant during school hours and an activity leader during out-of-school time.
Elise
👉 “Teaching Assistant & Activity Leader”