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Le Sallay International Academy:
It’s About Motivation for Life
SAINCAIZE-MEAUCE/FRANCE - Le Sallay International Academy is a pioneering
school for children between the ages of 10 through 14-years-old, coming from a
place academic excellence is not offered. One third of the curricula are done in
study camps and the rest is done at home, online. Each term has a 3-week learning
camp in a fantastic 16th-century French castle. The best teachers from around the
world are part of this unique academy.
Le Sallay is not only about learning it is about motivation for life, laying the foun- art are graduates of prestigious American and British
dation of education that will build the child’s house of skills and knowledge, so to
speak. The world-class distance learning program also gives your child a global
academic perspective. During the learning camp at the beginning and end of
each term European history and classmates from all over the globe are met.
The Study
The academy implements a modular schedule: 2-3 weeks of organized classroom
sessions in study camps and 6-8 weeks of lessons at home comprised of indepen-
dent work and daily group online classes with instructors, the best teachers from
around the world and undisturbed family life. A unique concept as Le Sallay is a
combination of distance learning and boarding school, a new educational solu-
tion that combines the better of these two options while minimizing the disadvan-
tages. As for a diploma, in the last year of education, parents and pupils decide
where they want to continue their studies - in their home country, in the U.S., in the
U.K. or elsewhere. Accordingly, they decide what exams the student must pass at
the end of the school year. The results of these examinations are the best evidence
of the student’s knowledge, and they will be taken into account when a student
enters high school.
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The Teachers
The teaching of science and mathematics is based on
approaches that have been used successfully in Rus-
sia, China and South Korea, and have gained popu-
larity in the U.S. under the Russian School of Mathemat-
ics brand. The Department of Humanities is headed
by Matthew McConnell, who holds a Ph. D from Cor-
nell University. The teachers of literature, history and
universities with many years of teaching experience.
The Academy also attracts star visitor lecturers for the
live study sessions. Among those who gave their con-
sent: award-winning Vietnamese-American writer
and journalist Andrew Lam, History of Science Ph. D Mi-
chael Barany, and Digital Media guru Elizabeth Osder.
The Founders & The Belief
The founders of Le Sallay International Academy, Ser-
gey Kuznetsov and Ekaterina Kadieva, have been
conducting educational camps in Europe for years.
After communicating with parents they realized that
it’s hard to find a good school for the children of this
critical age group of 10-14 years where they can get
quality education, and at the same time feel happy.
Parents would have to send their children to boarding
school or resort to homeschooling. Sergey and Ekat-
erina found the solution that unites the best of both
worlds. Unencumbered by a specific location, for the
2019-2020 academic year le Sallay offers study sessions
in Chateau Le Sallay, a 16th century castle converted
into a four-star hotel. Le Sallay is situated in the middle
of a private park of 4 hectares, near the town of Nev-
ers (two hours away from Paris). Having often served
as the location of children’s and adult educational
programs, the Le Sallay hotel is equipped with facilities
for classes and recreation. The rooms for children and
teachers are spacious and comfortable.
There is also a pilot period starting in January, 2019
that will last for 2 months. Children will spend the first
2 weeks in France, studying mathematics, science
and literature. Afterwards they will return home and
continue their online classes with the same teachers in
the formed training groups or individually. At the final
stage of the program they will again, go to Chateau
Le Sallay - for nine days to finish the training and to
solidify their knowledge.
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