Extra Curricular

One Wednesday a month, Le Paris de Sophie invite families (parents and children) to a fun, original tour of Paris.

Parents will discover the best spots in Paris, and children will play riddles and other games. An enriching cultural moment to share together.

Activity organized by ICS Paris, 23 rue de Cronstadt, 75015 Paris

Meeting places:

• 14^th of September  - Jardin des plantes and arènes de Lutèce
• 19^th of October - Big and little secrets of Le Louvre
• 16^th of November - Notre-dame history and legends
• 14^th of december - Christmas lights tour (special tour )
• 11^th of January  - Montmartre 
• 8^th of February  - Water history in Paris  (Seine, bridge, Wallace fountains)

Fee: See Eduka

Supervised by our education staff, children from CP to CM2 will benefit from a set-up of entertainment and animation bringing together a multitude of activities in different aspects: board games, traditional games, construction, and research and reflection, thus promoting the development of the child's skills in a fun and exciting way.

On Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. for GS students

Fee: See Eduka

For the CP, CE1 group: 

Develop artistic awareness through the use of various tools and materials.  

Discover artworks from different periods in various artistic fields; develop an artistic culture.  

Practise graphic design, create artwork, watch, understand and manipulate images. 

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For the CE2 to CM2 group:

Broaden the child's artistic knowledge through the use of various technical processes (pastels, charcoal, acrylic, gouache, watercolour, collage, ink, etc.). 

Develop a visual awareness through artwork exploration and creating as if “in the style of..."  

Activity led by Anne Marie Macnamara 

Fee: See Eduka

Ni hao! We do not have a great wall but we have great ambitions: from the beginning of 2021, the school will offer you a course in Chinese, the most spoken language in the contemporary world and the most used on the different levels of the world economy.

We strongly encourage our students to learn about it!

Beginners

On Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. for CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students

On Tuesdays from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. for 6è-5è-4è-3è students

Fee: See Eduka

Advanced

On Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for 6è-5è-4è-3è students

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Set up from the beginning of the school year, chess is an activity with various aspects allowing students to develop many qualities and skills:

• Concentration
• Memory
• The ability to learn
• Self-criticism
• Determination
• Willingness

During this workshop, students will learn the basics of chess in order to gradually improve their skills.

On Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for CE2-CM1-CM2 students

On Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. for CP-CE1 students

On Tuesdays from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. for 6è-5è-4è-3è students

On Fridays from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. for 6è-5è-4è-3è students

Fee: See Eduka

Theatrical techniques aim to make the individual not only more comfortable in their body, but also in the handling of their language: two essential factors to their overall success.
Theatrical activity opens up multiple horizons in children:

• possibility of expressing one's speech and gesture,
• discovery of new situations,
• expression of new feelings,
• overcoming shyness    but   also over the   opposite  attitude,
• better knowledge of others.

This includes an introduction to public speaking  allowing students to master the art of speech.

On Wednesdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for CM1-CM2-6è-5è-4è-3è students

Fee: See Eduka

Guided by their teachers, students will be able to benefit from rigorous support in both languages allowing them to gradually - at their own pace - achieve an increasing level of autonomy thanks to the realization of their various daily assignments and projects.
During this workshop, students will also be able to review the different concepts and lessons mentioned in class so as to strengthen certain aspects in order to master particular skills and knowledge.

Homework Help (FR)

On Mondays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for CP-CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students

Fee: See Eduka

Homework Help (EN)

On Tuesdays and Fridays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for CP-CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students

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Through this course, students, beginners or not, will gradually learn to improvise short musical pieces through various means.

The student will be led to implement a creative approach by being attentive to external sensations, they will expand through this their cultural background by the interpretation of historical and contemporary musical works.

On Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for PS-MS-GS students

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The journalism workshop allows students to learn more and more about the current world in which they live by developing editorial skills that make them accountable for information in a logical sequence by developing many objectives such as :

• Develop curiosity and the taste of investigation
• Fostering the development of critical thinking
• Learn written expression according to journalistic techniques
• Valuing teamwork

On Thursdays from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. for CM1-CM2-6è-5è-4è-3è students

Fee: See Eduka

A 3-hour workshop on the "Secrets of the City of Light" where we will discuss Parisian monuments and the art of living in various time periods.

Each session begins with a story that allows the children to discover a monument during a specific period.
Program:
- Reading followed by questions and an explanation with a visual support.
- Creation of a personal and artistic project around the monument.
- In person visits around the city

On Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. to CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students at EIB Grenelle, 176 rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris

One session out of 3 takes place outside the school to discover Paris

Fee: See Eduka

Session 1: Wednesday 14/09
Discovering the City Hall
General presentation of the city of Paris (historical presentation of the city hall since the corporation of the Nautes, description by districts).
Virtual visit of the city hall. Explanation of academic art.
Making of a coat of arms.

Session 2: Wednesday 21/09
Notre Dame de Paris, a very important lady
History around the construction of Notre Dame.
Historical presentation of Notre Dame and the Latin Quarter. Artistic interests (sculpture, painting, tapestries, treasure).
Creation of a model of the monument.

Session 3: Wednesday 28/09
On the trail of Notre Dame de Paris.
Visit of the Paris Notre Dame district.

Session 4: Wednesday 05/10
Let's enter the arena.
Discovery of the Gallo-Roman era and the Lutèce arena.
Presentation of the Cluny Thermal Baths.
Chronological history of Paris since Lutèce.
Making of a model of the arena.

Session 5: Wednesday 12/10
Watch out for that train!
Presentation of the Montparnasse train station by way of photographs of the 1895 accident.
Highlighting the phenomenon of the industrial revolution and the modernization of Paris.
Importance of the different stations, including the Orsay station (presentation of impressionism and photography throughout the ages).
Creation of a model of the Orsay station.

Session 6: Wednesday 19/10
Discovery of the Musée d’Orsay collections
Targeted visit of 19th century artistic trends in painting, sculpture, art objects.

Session 7: Wednesday 9/11
The Phantom of the Opera
Myths around the work of Leroux.
Architectural and artistic presentation of the Garnier Opera House.
Highlighting the painters of modernity and the sculpture of the 19th century.
Drawing around the Opera. Creation of a model of the monument.

Session 8: Wednesday 16/11
Visit to the Garnier Opera district
Visit of the Opera and general presentation of the district (interest of the royal squares, Haussmannian architecture, passageways).

Session 9: Wednesday 23/11
The mysteries of St Denis
Legend of St Denis and historical description of the Basilica.
Presentation on the Basilica around the genesis of Gothic art in the Ile de France region, the interest of its sculpture and its treasure.
Making of a stained glass window.

Session 10: Wednesday 30/11
Visit of the St Denis Basilica

Session 11: Wednesday 7/12
The Mona Lisa in danger.
History and interest of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece.
Presentation on the evolution of portrait art.
Artistic activity around the reinterpretation of the Mona Lisa portrait.
Self-portrait according to Francisque Poulbot.

Session 12: Wednesday 14/12
Visit of the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde

Session 13: Wednesday 04/01/2023
The secrets of Place de la Concorde
Storytelling about Place de la Concorde.
Presentation of the royal squares, the old trades of Paris, the place of Egypt in Paris.
Creation of a model of the monument.
Writing the student's name in hieroglyphics.

Session 14: Wednesday 11/01
The Pompidou Center, a colorful monument.
History of the monument.
Presentation of the museum's key works
Drawing and model of the monument.

Session 15: Wednesday 18/01
The iron lady
History based on the interest of the Eiffel Tower.
Presentation on the World's Fairs, description of the Eiffel Tower and its potential.
Creation of a model of the monument.
Visit of the Eiffel Tower

Session 16: Wednesday 25/01
The cherries of Montmartre
Presentation of the Montmartre district.
Artistic and literary life through the collections of the Montmartre Museum.
Creation of a model of the Basilica.

Session 17: Wednesday 01/02
Visit of the museum of Montmartre and the district of Montmartre.

Provided by our sports teacher, students will have the opportunity to discover different sports of all kinds throughout the year.

On Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. for CP-CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2-6è-5è-4è-3è students

Fee: See Eduka

Come discover the modern’jazz dance. Born in the 20th  century, this choreographic technique from America and mixing classical dance and african dance has grown a lot through time, inspiring itself from other dance techniques.
This activity has as a primary objective to share a passion between the teacher and his students and transmit the taste of the relationship between music and dance.

On Mondays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for 6è-5è-4è-3è students

On Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students

Fee: See Eduka

Offered in both languages, the choral workshop will allow students to acquire or develop vocal gestures through music theory and to put them into practice gradually through singing and choir .

Music is a moment of relaxation and evacuation of the moments of stress experienced by our children, it promotes in parallel the concentration of students by developing their self-esteem and their abilities of self-control.

On Mondays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for CP-CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students

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This workshop allows your children to practice an innovative workshop around manual and technological activities to train in Tech’ without damaging their eyes! 
They will learn the main computer concepts (test, variables, loops...) and will discover mathematical concepts in a fun way.
An original way to develop the skills of tomorrow: creativity, collaboration, self-confidence and critical thinking in the face of technology: 

Programme:

• Creation of pixel art in binary mosaic
• Exploring the solar system with OZOBOT
• Creation of his own aluminium DIY piano 
• Creating and testing a robotic hand 

On Mondays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for CP-CE1-CE2-CM1-CM2 students

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After a day of school, yoga allows children and teenagers to relax and to process what they have just learned during the day. Through postures, we work to anchor, concentrate, gain self-confidence, and let go.
A beautiful way for children to make contact with their bodies and get to know each other better in a calming fashion.

On Mondays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for CE2-CM1-CM2 students

On Mondays from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. for MS-GS-CP-CE1 students

Fee: See Eduka