Mason à la Maison

It's that time again. When the state asserts its dominance over its citizens and shows its power by visiting our family in full force. The yearly French homeschool inspections. This year, for the first time, we were graced with the presence of three employees of the state. The inspector tasked with questioning me, one pedagogical counselor for my oldest daughter, and one pedagogical counselor for my second daughter. We have proven every year for three years now that our system works. Time after time, (though our children are English speakers from birth) my children have performed to their expectations and...Read More

The concept of school is pretty much the same worldwide. The year begins in Fall and finishes in Spring. And the school day itself begins in the morning and finishes mid-afternoon. They offer courses for language acquisition, math, science, history, and more. But each country has its own peculiarities.  School is mandatory for all children from age 3 until age 16. Find out how this affects homeschooling in my post How to Homeschool in France. Here is a simple outline of the French school system. French School Year As in the US, the actual school year begins in the Fall....Read More