French Alps Education & Training

From birth to young adulthood: this page provides a guide to parents on the activities and facilities available in school and out of school hours to families in France.

Information the facilities available for out-of-school activities for young people and teens in France. This includes details on holiday jobs, volunteer work and exchange programmes, drugs, alcohol, scooters and driving, and teenage pregnancy.

The school calendar for the French Alps: when the Alpine schools close for vacations and the children are on holiday. The calendar includes the dates of summer holidays, half-term, the spring break and the Christmas break.

The basics of the education system in France for children in the school system in the Alps. Information includes all the stages from creche (maternelle) to pre-primary, primary and secondary education and international schooling.