Kindergarten
our teaching team
DESANKA WILLOT
Primary School Director
Before joining the Lycée Français International de Malaga, Desanka Willot worked for many years as a school principal in Nogent-sur-Marne, in the Val-de-Marne region. She then continued her career abroad at the Lycée Français de Santiago, Chile, where she led the kindergarten and its 19 classes.
With this rich experience in France and internationally, she joined the LFIM as a primary school director, thus obtaining her first choice of assignment.
Dedicated, rigorous and close to both teaching teams and families, she puts her expertise to work providing caring and demanding support, for the benefit of each student.
Aurelie CHABRIER
PS-MS A teacher
Aurélie joined LFIM in 2023 as a kindergarten teacher. Prior to that, she worked in Toulouse at an IME (Medical-Educational Institute), where she developed an inclusive approach tailored to the specific needs of children.
She also taught in the Dominican Republic, a significant experience that strengthened her sensitivity to teaching in an international context.
Holder of a Master's degree in MEEF (Teaching, Education and Training Professions), Aurélie invests herself with kindness and professionalism to support each student in their first learning experiences.
Conchi Gomez
ASEM PS-MS A
Present at the Lycée Français International de Malaga since 2008, Conchi Gomez is a pillar of the nursery team. Before joining the LFIM, she worked as an ASEM in France, after obtaining her early childhood diploma from the Versailles Academy.
Always committed and caring, she devotes her career to children with passion and dedication. Her experience, gentleness, and knowledge of early childhood development make her a reassuring and essential figure in the students' daily lives.
Sophia Kopp
PS-MS B teacher
Having qualified as a primary school teacher ten years ago, Sophia began her career in Strasbourg, where she taught for two years. Driven by a desire to explore bilingual education, she continued her career abroad: three years in Ecuador at an AEFE network institution, then four years at the Jeannine Manuel School in London, renowned for its academic excellence.
Having lived in Malaga for almost two years, Sophia is thriving at the Lycée Français, where she teaches kindergarten and also offers EMILE courses in English, combining active teaching and international awareness.
Fanny Leducq
ASEM PS-MS B
Fanny Leducq has been part of the team at the Lycée Français International de Malaga for over eight years. With a varied professional background, she worked as a teacher at a language academy before turning to teaching younger students.
Her versatility, her listening skills and her ability to adapt make her an invested and appreciated ASEM, always attentive to the needs of the children and the smooth running of life in the classroom.
Karen PONS
PS-MS C teacher
Born in Versailles to a Spanish-Moroccan pied-noir father and a French mother, Karen Pons has a rich and multicultural background. She arrived in Malaga in 1995 on an eight-month university scholarship... which marked the beginning of a lifelong attachment to the city! Before joining the Lycée Français, she taught at the Blabla and Co Language Academy in Malaga.
In 2001, she joined the high school as a resource person in cycle 3, while preparing for the primary school teacher exam. After a year of training at the IUFM des Hauts-de-Seine in France, she returned permanently to Malaga in 2004 to teach primary school.
Dedicated, passionate and deeply attached to her establishment, Karen is one of the pillars of LFIM.
Marie Laure Credy
ASEM PS-MS C
Present at the French International School of Malaga since 2003, initially as a substitute, Marie-Laure Credy has officially held the position of ASEM since 2004.
Before joining LFIM, she gained valuable experience in Morocco.
Discreet, attentive and always attentive to the needs of the little ones, she has been supporting nursery school pupils with patience and kindness for many years, contributing to their well-being and development on a daily basis.
Anne-Sophie CHAVAGNAC
PS-MS D teacher
Anne-Sophie Chavagnac joined the Lycée Français International de Malaga in 2015 after several enriching experiences in France and Switzerland.
Holder of a Master's degree in MEEF (Teaching, Education and Training Professions) and the CRPE (Recruitment Competition for School Teachers), she puts her skills to the service of young people with rigor, kindness and creativity.
Invested in the overall support of the child, she ensures to create a reassuring and stimulating environment to encourage awakening, autonomy and the pleasure of learning from kindergarten.
Laurence CAILLEBOT
ASEM PS-MS D
Anne DERMINON
GS A teacher
Anne Derminon has been a teacher at the Lycée Français International de Malaga since 2015, after having worked as a substitute teacher at the school since 2010.
Holder of a Master's degree in French as a Foreign Language (FLE) and certified at level C2 in Spanish, she uses her linguistic expertise and solid experience to support kindergarten students in their fundamental learning.
Committed, patient and attentive, she ensures that she creates an environment conducive to the awakening, curiosity and autonomy of children from a very young age.
Romaric Amand
GS B Teacher
Romaric joined LFIM in 2020 as a kindergarten teacher, where he currently teaches in Grande Section.
Prior to this, he taught French as a foreign language at the Alliance Française since 2016, developing a lively and intercultural teaching approach. He holds a Master's degree in MEEF (Teaching, Education, and Training Professions), a Master's degree in FLE, and a Bachelor's degree in English. He also holds a C1 (CAE) level in English, certified by Cambridge.
Romaric also worked as a French teaching assistant for two years in England, a formative experience that fueled his interest in teaching in an international environment. Today, he puts his expertise to work with young people, combining kindness, high standards, and linguistic openness, starting in kindergarten.
Kika Floury
ASEM GS
Kika joined the Lycée Français de Malaga in 2011, initially as a substitute bus attendant and as a preschool ASEM (Assistant Teacher). In 2016, she became a full-time teacher at the school. Thriving in her role with the youngest members of the family, she is proud to have found her calling. Her commitment, kindness, and closeness to the children make her a key pillar of the preschool team.
Dominique Vergara
English Teacher
A former LFIM student, Dominique Vergara joined the teaching team in 2007 as a kindergarten Spanish teacher, a position she held until 2014. She then continued her professional career in the United States until 2020. Back at LFIM, she taught Spanish and English in elementary school from 2020 to 2022, before devoting herself fully to teaching English since 2022.
Dominique holds a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education and Foreign Language Teaching (French and English). Her international experience and her knowledge of the LFIM as both a student and a teacher greatly enrich her teaching practice.
Julia Gonzalez
Spanish Teacher
Julia joined LFIM in 2019 as a lunchtime instructor, while also providing Spanish language replacements. In September 2023, she officially joined the teaching team as a Spanish teacher. Holding a degree in education (magistère) and a master's degree in early attention, she also spent eight months in France learning the language. Julia uses her training and multicultural experiences to offer a lively, caring teaching style tailored to the needs of each student.
Carlos Redondo
Spanish Teacher
Carlos joined the Lycée Français International de Malaga in 2017. Before that, he spent several years teaching through sport, coaching youth football teams – from alevín to juvenil categories – at renowned clubs such as Granada 74, Granada Base, Granada CF and Sporting Vegas del Genil.
A graduate in early childhood education, a Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) teacher, and a UEFA A-certified football coach, Carlos combines rigorous teaching with a passion for sport. A musician in his spare time, he enjoys incorporating creativity and teamwork into his educational practice.
Nakassi Jeanjean
Music teacher
Nakassi Jeanjean joined the Lycée Français International de Malaga in 2017, after teaching in Gran Canaria and then in Indonesia. Passionate about musical pedagogy and choral singing, she notably initiated the project in Asia Chorasis : choir meetings bringing together French high schools in the region, promoting cultural exchange through music.
Today, she continues this commitment at LFIM, offering a rich and creative education, where music becomes a vector of connection and expression for all students.
The nursery school welcomes children from 3 years old, it isa single cycle of education (nursery, middle and senior). The learning that children achieve there is decisive, particularly in terms of language, a skill that is crucial for the subsequent success of their school careers.
The objectives of training in kindergarten
The training provided in nursery school promotes the awakening of children's personalities, stimulates their language, sensory, motor, cognitive and social development, develops self-esteem and that of others and contributes to their emotional development. This training focuses on developing in each child the desire and pleasure of learning in order to allow them, gradually, to become a student.
It adapts to the needs and specificities of all young students, including those with disabilities, to support their schooling. Kindergarten is the first step in students' journey to master basic skills - reading, writing, counting and respecting others - at the end of elementary school.
The teaching cycle
Respecting the biological rhythms of young children is essential, in order to facilitate early learning.
Throughout early childhood, affects, attachment, and socialization are built, the foundations for acquiring fundamental social skills. By reinforcing consideration of the emotional dimension of relationships, nursery school gives children the confidence they need to approach the rest of their schooling with serenity.
Preschool is a school that adapts to young children and organizes specific learning methods: learning through playing, thinking, solving problems, practicing, remembering and memorizing.
It is a school where children will learn together and live together: understand the function of the school, build themselves as a unique person within a group. It encourages each child to have confidence in their own power to act and think, in their ability to learn and succeed.
The teaching program
It is organized into five learning areas:
- Mobilizing language in all its dimensions
- Act, express yourself, understand through physical activity
- Act, express, understand through artistic activities
- Acquire the first mathematical tools
- explore the world
The program establishes a general definition for each area of learning. It states the objectives targeted and gives educational indications likely to provide benchmarks for organizing the progression of learning.
From the small section, our students are immersed in a linguistic bath in French. Our teachers, specialists in language teaching, welcome students in French but are able to adapt their teaching to the languages spoken by their students.
Each week, all the pupils of the nursery school also benefit from a teaching of 4 hours in Spanish and 2 hours in English.
Skills assessments are done at the pace of student learning, always valuing what everyone can do. Twice a year, in January and June, the learning logbook is presented to families. Below is an example of this notebook.
LIBRARY DOCUMENT CENTER Kindergarten
The nursery school library and its specific layout help students build knowledge around writing. Even at a very young age, children can see and choose books that interest them. All types of documents can be found there: albums, documentaries, magazines, etc.
Students have the opportunity to borrow a book to read at home with their parents. Some books (more and more) are read aloud by an adult and children can listen to the story through a QR code stuck on the cover. This QR code makes it possible to accompany families who do not master the language of the chosen album and to enjoy a privileged moment between parent and child while developing reading skills in the youngest.
In addition, bringing home selected books is a good way to help the student develop a positive relationship with books and to inspire them to read. The library also helps the child to better target his reading tastes.
The library is also a resource space for the school, a cultural place, a crossroads for meetings, exhibitions...
