Expatriates in the United Kingdom: behind the scenes of these “small schools” which help to maintain the link with French culture and language. For French people living across the Channel, not enrolling their children in the French school system can be an accepted educational and integration choice.
This does not prevent them from using devices to immerse them in French culture. “When my daughter was born, my husband and I asked ourselves the question: should we speak English or French at home? Then, we said to ourselves that it would be better for her to completelyImmerse herself in British culture andlanguage,” recalls Agnès, a 35-year-old French woman.