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Please, can anybody help me! My son will be going to College next year. Port Lympia (Blvd Stalingrad) Does anyone have their children there or know anything about this college? Alot of his friends parents seem to be opting for private (Stanislas, Blanche, etc) I would appreciate any feedback or advice. Many thanks,Sarah

Hello everyone. We are considering to move to Frejus/St Raphael from Pezenas/Beziers area. After I read all I can find here, I see that the posts are over 10 years old. We are a family of 3 with a one year old and two dogs. Would you say that it's easy to find expat friends and french friends  that have small kids? Overall would you say it's a family friendly place with things to do for kids? We love outdoors and we also like to go to restaurants. Also if anyone can recommend a good english speaking realtor, that would be fantastic! Thank you in advance. Svetlana. 

Hello, my husband and I have currently moved to Nice (where I am originally from) after 25 years working overseas as humanitarian workers. My husband is Irish and we have decided to move to Valbonne, Biot where there are public schools with international sections and where children come from different backgrounds to ease our own children's adjustment. We will look to buy a property in this area but we want to rent for a year or so first to get to know the region, does anyone have some advice on where to live in Valbonne, Sofia or Biot to fall within a catchment area with a good primary public school? I hear the school Iles verte is very good but I am unable to find any rental nearby this school. Any info, tips on rental in these towns would also be highly appreciated. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your experience. Hosna and Keith

Hello, I am a Canadian living in Mougins and I am looking for a playdate with other kids that are around 2 years old!If anyone out there, I would be happy to meet!

Hello,We have recently moved to Opio and are looking for a brilliant nursery for our 18 month old. I'd like somewhere that offers a bilingual set up ideally, can anyone recommend anywhere nearby? Happy to travel to surrounding areas like Roquefort les pins, le Rouret, Valbonne etc.Also - if anyone knows of any good baby groups, parks or activities in the area, I would love to hear about them!Thanks so much

Hello,We are looking for a genuine, kind, honest native English speaking Nanny or Childminder to look after our 18 month old 3 mornings a week in our lovely house in Opio.You must have experience and a genuine love of babies children and lots of positive energy!Please get in touch if you are interested and we can discuss in more detail.Thanks, Laura

Hi. my name is Alexandra, I am 30 years old. I have no bad habits, I am responsible, joyful and kind. 2 years of experience with children, with a boy of 4 years and a girl of 8 months. I speak English and Russian. I can stay with children for the whole day or for a couple of hours on weekends too Nice and surroundings           tel. 7 53 62 73 23

Part-time position in Nice, 06000 for an English-speaking Nanny.- Wednesdays & Fridays 04:30pm - 0730pm - Babysitting one children aged 4 years of age. - Work available immediatelyDuring term time to collect child at school / clubs.We are looking for a responsible nanny who is loving and who we can trust.  

Hello, I'm looking for an English speaker for babysitting on wednesdays mornings for my daughter 8 years in Nice. Responsible teenagers are welcome for playing and speaking english. Please let me know if you are interested.

Looking for IB English tutor for coursework and help with extended essay. Nice Monaco area

We have a 3 1/2yr old grandson looking for playmates.  He'll be here until mid September.  If anybody's interested we have the swimming pool, the tennis court, three horses, ducks, chickens and a pack of dogs.  We'd be happy to have a bunch of kids once a week.  

Hello everyoneLooking for someone to pick up my son from Mougins school during term time - Mon/Fri 15.30 Tues/Thurs 14.10 and Wed 13.10 - 20 min drive. Any suggestions appreciated thank you!

My daughter has just been accepted for the international section at Eganaude. I'm really disappointed as I was supposing that all children from Cagnes would go to CIV. I've heard so many bad things about l'Eganaude that I'm rather concerned. Plus the whole fact that it is not really an international school but just one English section class really bothers me. Can anyone give a clear opinion based on facts? Thanks

Hello, I'm looking for a part-time nanny for my 2 kids, 3 hours/ day/ 5 days per week for the scholl year.Please let me know if you are interested by this Job.Alice

Hi all,My family and I are moving to Mouans-Sartoux later this month with our two pre-schoolers. I want to enrol them in one of the local maternelles publiques and see that there are three in Mouans-Sartoux. Ideally I'd like a smallish maternelle, with a warm vibe and a little mix of children, including some international. Is anyone familiar with the Mouans-Sartoux pre-schools and could suggest which of the places would be best?I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions!Thanks,Natasha

Hello I am looking for a native English speaker , preferably American, to teach our babies. 1 h per day 4 days a weeks. We are thinking someone who likes being with children and play with them and read to them. Thanks 

Hi,I'm trying to clear out my house and i needto get rid of childrens books in English for free. Anyone interested?

Hello Everyone,I would like to ask if someone can share information on nice 'alternative' bilingual education in or around Monaco? I'm looking for a small scale school with attention to languages/art/music..etc. I am aware of the school in Beausoleil for small children, but can't find Elementary/Secondary schools of this kind. Thanks a lot for your help!

We are moving from Aix en Provence in search of better international school opportunities for our (now) bilingual children. We are very seriously considering ISN. There are previous comments in this forum, but I would like any updated comments please as to your own experience at the school. For example, I have read that the school appears run down, but the children are very happy. Do the students work hard or is it easy to just slide through? Obviously there is the IB at the end, but we have a school in Aix offering the IB that is not particularly "serious". Could you tell me if/where your child has gone on to university afterwards? It seems to be small in student numbers. Does the school offer enough diversity or is it "claustrophobic" by having a small student body? Thank you for your reponses!!!

Good MorningWe are moving back to South of France from UK by end of November, depending on the job offer, we will either be working in Cannes or Beaulieu Sur Mer. Could anyone recommend a nursery for our 2 year old boy. We do not need it to be bi-lingual (neither of us speak French nor does our 2 year old), we are happy for it to be French Speaking for our little one but would need the teacher to be able to speak good English at least to be able to communcate with us on how he is  doing? Obviously the ideal would be an English speaking Nursery but as I said, we are aware we are living in France!Recommendations for Cannes or Beaulieu Sur Mer area would be amazing. My wife would also be interested in meeting any other mums with children aged 2-4 in those areas also.