The training provided in elementary schools ensures the acquisition of the fundamental instruments of knowledge: oral and written expression, reading, calculation and problem solving.
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Together with the family, it provides moral and civic education which includes, to enable the exercise of citizenship, learning the values and symbols of the Republic and the European Union, in particular the national anthem and its story.
The law of orientation and programming for the refoundation of the school of the Republic of July 8, 2013 gives priority to the primary school which makes it possible to build fundamental learning. The primary objective is to make school fairer and more efficient, to reduce inequalities by providing greater assistance to the most vulnerable school populations.
The law of orientation and programming for the refoundation of the school of the republic of July 2013 gives priority to the primary school. Complementary educational activities are part of all the measures that must contribute to mastering the common core of knowledge, skills and culture and to the success of all students, by giving everyone the opportunity to master fundamental knowledge. .
The organization by teaching cycles makes it possible to take into account the progressiveness of learning and the needs of the pupils to support them in the acquisition of skills.
The number and duration of cycles throughout compulsory education have been redefined. Since the start of the 2014 school year, nursery school has been a cycle in its own right. The creation of a cycle associating the last two classes of elementary school and the sixth grade should promote better pedagogical continuity between school and college.