"A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN DON'T DO WHAT THEY WANT, BUT WANT WHAT THEY DO. »
CLAPARÈDE
ABOUT US
Early childhood, a center of common interest which brought Nicolas and Nadège together. Their ambition around education and the contribution to young children made it possible to give birth to a small institution which has grown into a big one ... After years of reflection in the field and experience, La Petite Ecole Les Tulipiers is today the subtle fruit of a place of learning and benevolence that helps each child develop in preschool.
This place is permeated with specialists in early childhood from 0 to 5 years old. This institution is private and French-speaking and has chosen to welcome children from 2 to 5 years old in restricted hours. The operating permit was issued by the SASAJ (Day care authorization and monitoring service) and the place remains in close collaboration with this service.
benevolence
PLEASURE
LEARNING
SELF ESTEEM
DISCOVERY
pedagogy
A SCHOOL IS ABOVE ALL A MATTER OF PEDAGOGY.
WITH US, IT IS ABOUT AN ACTIVE AND DIFFERENTIATED PEDAGOGY! THE CHILD IS THE ACTOR OF HIS LEARNING THROUGH REFLECTION, CONSTRUCTION, PLAY, WHILE ARTICULATING GROUP ACTIVITIES AND INDIVIDUALIZED WORK.
OWN TO EACH
collective life
Generate group cohesion, take advantage of imitation, effervescence, the abilities of each for the benefit of others.
Carry out joint projects.
The material
The Educator
Not a master, not an instructor, a guide whose mission is to set up and facilitate learning. He is personally involved in providing knowledge.
It is through his sharing, his curiosity, his desire, that children follow him on the paths of discovery and wonder. The important thing is to give the child access to the pleasure of understanding.
By respecting the individuality and the rhythm of each one because each child is unique and advances at his own rate of development, it is essential to take time for each one, to adapt to his sensitivity, to his capacities.
A game to play, to reassure yourself, to have fun. But also the game that gives meaning that is created through interactions with peers and with the educator. Play is the child's job.
MEANS
To learn in groups and individually, precise operating rules are needed.
Thanks to a structured framework and rituals that give children daily reference points. In order to be amazed, interested, understand, think, grow, they need themes that give meaning to the year and that are declined by month, week, day, which pushes to grow and to emancipate.
a day's schedule
To think of "learning activities" it seems undeniable to us to include them in an ordinary day which respects the rhythm of the young child. This is why meals, treatments and moments of rest are an integral part of a day at La Petite Ecole Les Tulipiers. They are reflected as key moments. Sharing a meal together and observing what you eat IS an activity in itself.
The schedule of our short day is therefore ideal for a good capacity to receive learning
« SPACES THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE GENTLE DAYS »
AREA
A space of 250 m² arranged to allow children and adults to live in harmony days rich in interactions. In the heart of the city of Geneva while enjoying a calm and peaceful oasis (pedestrian zone).
Two distinct living spaces designed for each age group and its needs as well as common spaces for living together, for eating, for creating, for meeting ...
A layout and an environment as close as possible to the child's natural disposition!
Prairie group
A time to adapt in order to separate well in order to grow better. Gradually decentralize in order to develop an interest in others.
15 children from 2 to 3 years old and 4 adults evolve together all year round
Forest group
The pleasure of living together, belonging to the group as a learning engine.
The outings orchestrate and give meaning to the discoveries.
18 children aged 3 to 5 and 4 adults evolve together all year round
USER-FRIENDLY
CREATIVE
LUMINOUS
ACTIVITIES
« Action Creates Thought »
LET'S PLAY!
Walloon
LET'S EAT!
LET'S TAKE CARE OF US!
EXPLORE!
We will be practicing throughout the year in order to become more autonomous and to be able to
"do it alone"
LET's DRESS!
Free or guided activity to discover colors, different techniques for leaving a trace and structures, the workshop is a central part of the small Tulipiers school.
Rare are the times when the workshop is empty
LET'S SING, LET'S DANCE!
We cook regularly like good epicureans ... It is not enough to eat, it is also necessary to know how to use food.
LET'S COOK!
A moment of rest without stimulation is important in order to assimilate all our new knowledge, interactions, emotions! Everyone has their own little bed, everyone their own habits, everyone their own pace ...
LET'S REST!
We listen, we exchange, we share, we learn, we meet every day in order to understand the notion of time and create a group identity. We are intellectually available and attentive at this time.
LET 'S GET
TOGETHER
We learn about music/rhythms. This is a primary mode of expression essential to our proper development. We organize a rhythm and we make playful songs learned. A professional guides us. We work in groups.
Musical speaker: Laurie GISORS She is passionate about singing and learning various instruments then gradually turns to contemporary music and composes songs, marked by her influences jazz, soul, reggae, pop, rock. Holder of the DUMI and a License in Communication, she transmits her passion for singing and vocal technique to her students by advocating personal and collective pleasure. 2 visits per month.
LET'S SING, LET'S DANCE!
Build together and bring to life and volume the themes studied using multiple materials
Then we play with it, use it or make a decoration, stimulation guaranteed!
LET'S CREATE!
Every day, adults prepare different areas of exploration for us that we discover freely, alone or with others.
It's great the material changes every day!
LET'S PLAY!
We can explore a secure outdoor setting that allows us to move freely and experience natural.
If the weather is not good, we will promote the motor courses (gymnastics) inside
LET'S MOVE!
LET'S EAT!
We share a healthy meal with local, seasonal and organic foods. To promote discussion and pleasure, we eat around a large common table. The adults eat with us of course!
FOOD partner: REVOLUTION FOOD
www.revolutionfood.ch
Adults put words on the exchange, the interest in cleanliness, they make us actors and awaken us to hygiene
Let's TAKE CARE
FROM US!
We discover nature and its innumerable secrets, nothing like going to observe in real life what the books show us or tell us
LET'S EXPLORE!
CREATIVE WEDNESDAYS
La Petite Ecole Les Tulipiers opens "La Petite Classe du Wednesday"
Multi-age awakening class (from 2 to 6 years old) of 15 children surrounded by 1 educator and 1 assistant
Registration for the year, possibility of registering during the year, if there are places available!
The themes follow the course of the seasons and the desires of the children.
schedule: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
location: forest class
cost: 300.- monthly
Also open to families not attending the Petite Ecole all year round
TEAM WORK
Thinking that nothing has an impact on children is obviously wrong because the adult that we are stems from the child that we have been. We are very vigilant to the adult-child interactions of our team members.
La Petite Ecole Les Tulipiers is constantly training adults for a course or a professional project. Beside this, committed professional people have a benevolent educational attitude to hold in order
to be able to put our pedagogy into practice.
Professionals are constantly evolving (conferences, training, interviews, projects). To carry out our educational project, we have acquired a number of supervisory staff above current standards.
team
« The child is not built FOR the adult but BY the adult »
Nad Ege Rudant
Director - Field Educator
Educator of young children since 2000 (School of Childhood Educator in Geneva), Nadège worked for 8 years in public institutions (nurseries, kindergarten) then bought in 2007 a small place and completely reorganize the spaces and the pedagogy to make it a place of life in its image.
This place will become big with the merger, 5 years later, with Nicolas.
Putting particular emphasis on respect for each child's own identity, it starts from the principle that the pleasure and interest in the child, aroused by the educator's enthusiasm, are much more powerful learning triggers than all regulations.
She believes that enriching the game and staying in touch with the needs of groups of children is the key to the job. Passionate about her work, which she describes as a vocation, she works extensively on the role of adults working with young children.
This is why she is a trainer in the field.
Nicolas Rudant
Co-Director - Field Educator
Educator of young children since 2005 (Higher School of Childhood Educator in Geneva), Nicolas worked in various public places until 2012 while getting involved in the educational reflection of La Petite Ecole Les Tulipiers.
In 2012 he merged with Nadège in order to imagine a bigger place that could respond to the active method they are keen to apply. From his first training in interior design and architecture, he kept a deep sense of circulation and projects and the great place was born ... Nicolas has the strength to give life to children's ideas, from the simplest to the more complex, in ephemeral constructions in volume which animate and give meaning to the group's learning.
Enriched by his reflections, observations and research work, he is constantly in search of the development and upliftment of each child. He is also a temporary teacher at the Higher School of Childhood Educator
and trainer in the field.
USEFUL INFORMATIONS
SCHEDULE
In order to have a positive impact on group dynamics, it took several years and experiences for the duo to find the right schedule for such a particular location. Short days, which contain all the necessary elements without exhausting the children, allow for cohesion in the groups that grow together and therefore teachings that are more easily transmitted. The Wednesday break allows the children to be in their family environment and to recharge their batteries.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Day: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Noon meal provided by La Petite Ecole
2022-2023 VACATIONS
Back to School: Monday, august 29, 2022
Geneva fast: Thursday, September 8, 2022
Autumn holidays: From Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October 2022
Christmas and New Year holidays: From vendredi 23 December 2022 to Friday 7 January 2023
February holidays: From Monday February 20 to Friday February 24, 2023
Easter holidays: From friday 7 April to Friday 21 April 2023
Ascension: Thursday May 18 and Friday May 19, 2023
Fête du travail : May 1 2023
Pentecost: Monday, may 29 2023
Summer holidays: From Friday July 21, 2023 (last day of school Thursday July 20)
Back to school : Monday, august 28 , 2023
REGISTRATION
CONDITIONS
Children from 2 to 5 years old
Annual registration required (September to July)
4 days a week attendance
No restrictions on place of residence
To register your child, we kindly ask you to complete the
The number of places is limited, so we encourage you to send it in well in advance.
PrE-REGISTRATION
Once the allocation of a place for your child has been confirmed, we will ask you to pay the amount of *CHF 2400.- within 10 days following the confirmation of registration.
* CHF 2300.- for the last month of school + CHF 100 registration fee
Non-refundable amount
Definitive registration of your child is only valid upon receipt of this amount.
MONTHLY PAYMENT
4 days a week
(Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday)
*CHF 2300.-/child
*Payment of the schooling must be made no later than the first working day of each month. Payments can be made monthly, quarterly or annually by bank transfer using the bank details below.
BANK DETAILS
La Petite Ecole des Tulipiers Sarl
Frisco Road, 7
1208 Geneva
Postal Account No: 15-263867-6
IBAN: CH48 0900 0000 1526 3867 6
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Postal Account No: 15-263867-6
IBAN: CH48 0900 0000 1526 3867 6
PHOTOS
CONTACT US
LET'S mOVE
LET's DRESS!
LET'S SING-DANCE!
LET's CREATE
LET'S EXPLORE
LET's COOK!
LET'S PLAY
LET'S MOVE!
LET'S REST!
let's paint!
LET's GET ToGETHER
let's cook!
LET'S EAT
