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The French-American School of RI (FASRI) is an independent
school offering grades from Pre-school through grade 8, accredited
by the French Government and theRhode Island Board of Education.
FASRI was founded in 1994.We are a French School with an immersion
and dual language program: FASRI has two languages embedded in one
curriculum. Our French immersion program runs from Pre-school
through Kindergarten, and thedual language program from
grades 1 through 8. We welcome non-French speaking children up to
and including Kindergarten.FASRIadheres 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 theMinistere de
l'Education Nationale(French Ministry of Education) and
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
schoolare based on best practices of American independent
schools, through resources such astheNational Association of
Independent Schools(NAIS) andIndependent School
Management(ISM).In 2011, Founder and Head of School
Dominique Thompson was awarded theFrench
Legion of Honorfor her services to education and French
language and culture.
When is the application deadline for French-american School Of Rhode Island?
The application deadline for French-american School Of Rhode Island is Jan. 31 / rolling (applications are due on Jan. 31 but additional applications are reviewed year-round as space permits ).
In what neighborhood is French-american School Of Rhode Island located?
French-american School Of Rhode Island is located in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, RI.
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