LE PETIT COURS DU ROCHER

What LE PETIT COURS DU ROCHER does

Le Petit Cours du Rocher is a private, secular bilingual school founded in 1953 in Paris, France, delivering immersive French-English education to children aged 2 through 11 across two campuses in the 8th arrondissement — 53 Rue du Rocher (preschool and kindergarten) and 230 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (preschool, kindergarten, and primary). Instruction follows a 50/50 model in which native French and native English teachers deliver subjects in each respective language, with mathematics taught through the Singapore Math Method from preschool through CM2 and classroom conduct guided by the Positive Discipline framework, with all teaching staff retrained annually by certified trainer Béatrice Sabaté of Discipline Positive France. Class sizes are capped at 20 students.

The school's core technology differentiator is its on-site FabLab du Rocher, the first digital fabrication laboratory integrated at the maternelle-primary level in France, equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, digital embroidery machines, and electronics workshop tooling, powering the Engineering for Kids STEM program for children ages 4-11. Core products comprise the Bilingual Nursery (Crèche Bilingue), Bilingual Kindergarten (École Maternelle Bilingue) and Bilingual Primary School (École Primaire Bilingue) programs, supplemented by an extensive extracurricular catalogue including the Wednesday Club English-immersion sessions, Bilingual Summer Camp, Chinese and Spanish language programs, Bilingual Choir, Chess, Sophrology, and Directed Studies homework support. The student body draws from 26 nationalities.

The business model is a recurring tuition-based subscription with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing established during the personal-interview admissions process; admissions open in October for September intake with priority granted to siblings of current students and children/grandchildren of alumni, and year-round applications are accepted for expatriate families. The school employs 19 staff, generates revenue entirely from individual family tuition and ancillary program fees, and has not raised external funding, made acquisitions, or expanded outside Paris.

Name

LE PETIT COURS DU ROCHER

Legal name

Le Petit Cours du Rocher

Website

https://lepetitcoursdurocher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Petit Cours du Rocher is a private bilingual French-English school founded in 1953 in Paris, offering immersive 50/50 instruction to children aged 2-11 across two 8th-arrondissement campuses, distinguished by its on-site FabLab STEM program and Singapore Math curriculum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Bilingual Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Language Schools (611630)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Language Immersion & Bilingual Private Schools (EDAJABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bilingual/Language-Immersion Preschools (EDACABAH), English Learner (EL/ESL/ELL) & Bilingual Education Programs (EDAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Bilingual education
• Private preschool
• Primary school
• Language immersion
• STEM activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. School Tuition Fees: Private school tuition for preschool, nursery, kindergarten and primary education. Fees are not publicly disclosed and are quote-based during the admissions process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Petit Cours du Rocher operates a private bilingual French-English school providing preschool (ages 2-3), kindergarten (ages 3-6 across three sections), and primary education (CP to CM2, ages 6-11) through a 50/50 immersive curriculum that combines the French Education Nationale and British Curriculum frameworks. The school supplements its core academic program with extracurricular offerings including Engineering for Kids at an on-site FabLab, a Wednesday English-immersion club, a bilingual summer camp, and additional language and arts activities (Chinese, Spanish, choir, chess, sophrology). All instruction is delivered on-site at two Paris 8th arrondissement campuses with class sizes capped at 20 students.

Product overview

Le Petit Cours du Rocher is a private bilingual school established in 1953, offering immersive French-English education through a three-tier structure: Bilingual Nursery/Preschool (ages 2-3), Bilingual Kindergarten (ages 3-6 across three sections), and Bilingual Primary School (CP to CM2, ages 6-11). The school combines French Education Nationale and British Curriculum frameworks, with a 50/50 immersive approach. Core educational offerings are supplemented by extensive extracurricular programs including Engineering for Kids (STEM/FabLab activities), Wednesday Club (English immersion), Chinese and Spanish language programs, Bilingual Choir, Chess, Sophrology, and Directed Studies. The institution operates two campuses in Paris's 8th arrondissement, serving families from 26 nationalities with a maximum of 20 students per class.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Students achieve English proficiency allowing seamless integration into bilingual secondary schools in France or internationally by end of CM2
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Béatrice Sabaté / Discipline Positive FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual training for all teaching staff in Positive Discipline methodology. Béatrice Sabaté is founder of Discipline Positive France association and co-author of the reference book 'La Discipline Positive' with Jane Nelsen. She is the certified trainer providing ongoing professional development for the school's pedagogical approach.
• Le 8 AssureminorOthersRock climbing coaching partnership. Coach Agathe from the association provides climbing instruction for students, utilizing nearby Beaujon facility - one of Europe's largest climbing halls located 5 minutes from the school.
• HiHiLuLuminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChinese language instruction partnership providing initiation and improvement courses in Mandarin Chinese. Traditional Chinese festivals are integrated into the curriculum. Year-end goals include 80 vocabulary words, 40 characters for reading, 20 for writing, and 30 basic phrases.
• Station FminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest startup incubator visited by students for educational field trips. Students meet young entrepreneurs and practice English vocabulary in real-world context. Visits include interactions with entrepreneurs and startup founders.
• Anthony Benhamou / A3E AssociationminorOthersEconomist and lecturer at Science Po Paris who conducted introduction to economics for CE2 and CM1 students. President of A3E Association: Taking Action for Children's Economic Education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International School of Paris: English-medium international school in central Paris offering IB curriculum from elementary through high school. Direct competitor for internationally mobile families seeking English-language schooling in Paris's premium central arrondissements.
• British School of Paris: English-medium international school in the Paris suburbs serving British and international curricula from nursery through secondary. Competes for the same expatriate family segment seeking English-language education in the Paris region.
• École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel: Prestigious bilingual French-English school in Paris with primary and secondary cycles, ranked among France's top schools. Closest direct competitor on the bilingual premium K-12 dimension, but operates at much larger scale and offers secondary education Le Petit Cours du Rocher currently lacks.
• Marymount International School Paris: Catholic international school in Paris offering IB curriculum from early years through high school to a predominantly expatriate student body. Competes for the same premium international-family segment in the Paris market.
• École Bilingue Chardin: Private bilingual French-English preschool and primary school in Paris with a similarly small-class, immersive approach. Operates in the same premium segment of the Paris bilingual school market, competing for the same French and expat families in central Paris.
• École Montaigne (Paris): Paris-based bilingual school following French and British curricula with small class sizes. Operates in the same premium central-Paris bilingual niche and serves a similar French and expat family demographic.
• EIB – École Internationale Bilingue: Network of bilingual French-English schools across Paris and the Île-de-France region with multiple campuses. Competes on bilingual immersion positioning and demonstrates the multi-campus scaling path available to a successful Paris bilingual concept.
• Ermitage – Maisons d'Éducation: Prestigious bilingual French-English private school group with multiple Paris-area campuses covering maternelle through lycée. Direct competitor offering the full K-12 bilingual track that Le Petit Cours du Rocher currently does not.

Broad incumbents

• École Alsacienne: Historic elite private school in Paris's 6th arrondissement offering full maternelle through lycée. Larger and more established than Le Petit Cours du Rocher, but not bilingual, competing more broadly for high-income Parisian families prioritizing premium private education.

Others

• Singapore Math Europe (Méthode de Singapour): Publisher and trainer of the Singapore Math method used by Le Petit Cours du Rocher. Functions as a curriculum supplier and is directly linked from the school's own website; represents the educational content backbone of the school's math program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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