Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley| A Private bilingual day school in Berkeley, CA.

Our Campuses are Open!

We are proud to be one of the first schools in the East Bay to reopen our campuses. Through our close and continued partnership with the Alameda County Department of Public Health and the City of Berkeley, we have been able to carefully implement all health and safety protocols required to ensure the well-being of our community. Read more about our plan below.

Return to School & COVID-19 Safety Plan - July 2021 Update

With the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in-person instruction framework for school communities, EB is slated to open its campus in late August for all students to return. Students with a valid doctor's note are permitted to continue instruction from home until December 2021.

Under this new guidance, schools that have already reopened for in-person instruction must have completed and posted a COVID-19 Safety Plan (CSP) to their website. The CSP is composed of both a COVID Prevention Plan (CPP) and a COVID-19 School Guidance Checklist.

The World is Our Community

Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley is a preschool to 8th grade French-American school.

As a recognized leader in international bilingual education, EB integrates the rigor and excellence of a French curriculum into a dynamic, whole-child education, imbuing students with tenacity, cross-cultural fluency, a deep intellectual capacity and vast stores of kindness.

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Internationally Recognized Curriculum

Through the French curriculum, students are taught to respect academic prowess and independent, analytical thinking, with an emphasis on cultural knowledge. From an early age, students learn research, problem solving, and synthesis of information.
Whole Child Approach

The American program adds the best of the current and cutting edge in education today. We integrate the arts and sciences through STEAM, and encourage inquiry through experiential, project-based learning. We educate the whole child, challenging body and mind, meeting their social and emotional needs.
Immersion: Learning by Living

This is not French taught as a second language, but as a first language. Children learn, play, sing, even garden in French. They learn the language effortlessly in an immersion environment, absorbing it as only preschoolers can. We carefully and gradually shift to a bilingual approach at the upper elementary level.
Individualization at Every Moment

We focus on the growth of your child as an individual. Our expert team of instructors and specialists monitors each child’s progress and nurtures them at their level through targeted differentiation. We support each child throughout the school day and beyond.
A Community of Inclusion

Our families hail from 50 different countries, bringing their culture and language with them. In our francophone community, a third of our parents are native French speakers, and a large group speaks a language other than French or English. Community events throughout the year bring families together where they mingle and form friendships that last a lifetime.
Passport to Global Citizenship

We counsel and guide our students through all the steps they might need to thrive in their education, career, and life. EB graduates attend excellent high schools, including French schools in the Bay Area. Through service learning and trips to France and within the U.S., students become global citizens that are at home in the world.

All Are Welcome (Anti-Discrimination Policy)

Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley does not exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject any individual to discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin. This policy applies to all programs, services, and facilities, including applications, admissions, and employment.