Samuel Dufour
1st Grade – French

Samuel is originally from Franche-Comté in eastern France. He spent many years teaching 5th grade before discovering the joys of teaching  2nd grade while in Douala, Cameroon. He values the opportunity to help shape the citizens of tomorrow and believes that by planting seeds of knowledge, respect, and listening in the classroom, teachers can play […]

Chloé Dufour
Kindergarten – French

Chloé is from France, where she has been a teacher for almost 20 years. For 16 of those years, she worked in a very small village near the Swiss border, including 10 years as the principal of a four-class school. Her professional journey has been entirely dedicated to teaching. After her years in France, she […]

The Exit Project

The exit project

What is the Exit Project? Every year, our 5th-graders end the school year with an Exit Project. But what is this endeavor? A Pedagogical Approach Rooted in Real-World Learning The exit project aligns with the school’s educational philosophy by actively engaging students in real-world, meaningful, and multidisciplinary projects. Project-based learning employs a dynamic classroom approach […]