The Gift School is open from 8 am to 6:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
On Wednesdays (Gift Wednesdays and Montessori Wednesdays) the school is open from 9 am to 5 pm.
In keeping with the recommendations of the French National Board of Education, children are in class for 24 hours each week. Class time for the two maternelle classes is between 9 am and 12 pm and between 1:30 pm and 4 pm. For the two elementary classes, classtime is between 8:50 am and 12:30 pm and between 2 pm and 4:20 pm. Children can be dropped off at school between 8 and 9 am.
A daycare service is offered between 8 am and 8:30 am and between 5 pm and 6:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (*Important: there is no daycare service offered on Wednesdays and during holiday camps.) Parents sign up in advance for daycare service which is invoiced in 30 minute slots.
A special room in the school is prepared every day for naptime and children of any age can use this time to rest and sleep.
School Calendar
The Gift School is open from September to July and follows the French national school calendar for “Zone B”.
School Holidays 2023-2024 Zone B
| Back to School 2023-2024 | First day of school: Monday September 4th 2023 |
| Toussaint Vacation | First day of vacation: Saturday October 21st 2023 Back to school: Monday November 6th 2023 |
| Christmas Vacation | First day of vacation: Saturday December 23rd 2023 Back to school: Monday January 8th 2024 |
| Winter Vacation | First day of vacation: Saturday February 24th 2024 Back to school: Monday March 11th 2024 |
| Spring Break | First day of vacation: Saturday April 20th 2024 Back to school: Monday May 6th 2024 |
| Pont de l’Ascension | First day of vacation: Wednesday May 8th 2024 Back to school: Monday May 13th 2024 |
| Summer Vacation 2024 | Last day of school: Friday June 28th 2024 |
Other holidays during the 2023-24 school year: Monday April 1st 2024 (Easter Monday), Wednesday May 8th 2024 (Victoire 1945) and Monday May 20th 2024 (Whit Monday).
Holiday camps are organized on the first week of every school vacation, except for Christmas vacation, as well as during the entire month of July. For more information, click here.