Mission

The mission of the French-American School of Rhode Island is to provide students with a high quality bilingual and bicultural education in French and English.

As part of that mission we strive to nurture natural curiosity, cultivate critical thinking, teach responsibility, encourage independence, and foster understanding of the world and our community.

Vision

• The School is a multicultural community of children, teachers, parents, and volunteers committed to the same values and supportive of each other. These shared values and synchronized goals reinforce the impact of a bilingual curriculum and education.
• The School is committed to excellence in education and full proficiency in both English and French.
• The School recognizes the talents and abilities of all, and challenges children to define, appreciate and improve their individual potential and capacities.
• The School strives to give all children a sense of community and of responsibility to others, and awareness of a world constantly changing its technology, culture, and values.

Values

The French-American School of Rhode Island adheres to the rigorous requirements of the French Ministry of Education and the highest standards of American independent schools. We follow the French curriculum guidelines from the MEN (French Ministry of Education) and follow the recommendations of the SEF (Board of Education of French schools in the US). Our curriculum and practices are essentially French, but the administration and management of the school is based on the best practices of American independent schools through resources such the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and Independent School Management (ISM).

As a school and a community we believe:

• Learning through languages is best achieved through immersion;
• All of our students will become proficient in both French and English;
• Academics, structure, rigor, good study habits and critical thinking prepare students for the challenges they will face in the future.