LIBOURNE LUSSAC SAINT EMILION

A special place

“LA VIE EST BELLE” Montessori School is located in Château Latour Ségur in Lussac, a listed historical monument, which is surrounded by a large park with trees.  It is the home of several animals such as chickens, roosters, ducks, geese, donkeys – to the delight of children. They learn to respect and take care of the well-being of the animals. A vegetable garden and an orchard with many varieties of fruit trees are part of their everyday scenery. Children are able to explore the entire park and discover nature and the cycle of the seasons.

A school from 2 to 9 years old

The Montessori school “La Vie est Belle” welcomes children from 2 years old. The child learns to become familiar with life in a community and the rules of society. It is the ideal moment to start to work on concentration, controlling the way their body moves and practical activities taken from daily life.

We have a single mixed class made up of children from 2 to 9 years old that follows the principle of Montessori pedagogy focussing on the child as an individual.

All activities in the class are organized to be directly accessible by the child. They can be carried out without adult assistance, and then put back in place by the child themselves. Everything is designed to develop the child’s autonomy to the maximum – the material is self-correcting. The child can come and go freely. They can observe their friends but they must not disturb them. This requires an effort to master and control their voice and their actions. They learn to respect themselves and others.