Choosing to remain independent has never been for Fort School a simple administrative position. It is a founding choice, fully embraced, which still defines the identity of the school today.
This educational freedom allows the school to build a coherent, stable environment that is deeply adapted to the needs of children.
At Fort School, every method, every tool and every learning sequence is chosen intentionally.
We select our textbooks, our approaches and our learning progressions according to their real effectiveness, not according to constraints imposed from outside.
This independence gives the teaching team valuable flexibility: it allows them to adjust, refine and evolve their practices while preserving continuity from one year to the next. For children, this means a reassuring environment, without disruptions caused by successive reforms that unsettle the public school system.
Freedom also applies to the team: Fort School recruits its teachers and instructors according to demanding professional and human standards. This choice ensures strong educational coherence and a shared culture where high standards, kindness and language mastery all have their place.
This autonomy does not exclude oversight.
The State regularly inspects the school, but focuses on results — the achievement of the national core curriculum objectives — rather than on the methods used.
This institutional trust allows Fort School to pursue its ambition: offering every child a rigorous, dynamic education that deeply respects each pupil’s pace and abilities.
