Momba an’i Sekoly Kintana

Ny Sekoly Kintana dia manolo-tena amin’ny famoronana tontolo iainan’ny ankizy tsirairay. Miarahaba ireo ankizy eto an-toerana, zanatany, mpila ravinahitra ary ankizy mianatra eran-tany izahay, mankalaza ny kolontsaina sy ny tantara eo an-toerana sady manorina fiaraha-monina manerantany.

About Sekoly Kintana

Sekoly Kintana (Star School) is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every child belongs. We welcome local children, zanatany, expatriates, and world-schooling children, celebrating local culture and history while building a global community.


Fikolokoloana ny Mpitarika ho avy

Ny fampianaranay mivoatra miorina amin’ny Montessori dia manome hery ny ankizy ho tonga mpianatra mandritra ny androm-piainany izay mandray anjara amin’ny traikefa ara-kolontsaina samihafa, mampihatra fomba fijery manerantany ary miteny fiteny maro. Ny fandaharam-pianaranay dia ahitana taranja STEAM sy hetsika ara-panatanjahantena marobe. Mifantoka amin’ny fampiroboroboana ny faharanitan-tsaina, ny fampidirana ary ny fisainana mitsikera ihany koa izahay. Tsy misy fomba fanabeazana hafa manohana ny fampandrosoana ny Executive-Function toa an’i Montessori. Ny fikarohana dia mampiseho fa ny mpitarika tsara indrindra, dia namolavola ny asan’ny mpanatanteraka, ny fahatsapana ny soatoavina manokana, ny fahatakarana izao tontolo izao, ary ny fahatsapana fifaliana anaty sy antony manosika. Ny tanjonay dia ny hamboly mpitarika ho avy sy matihanina mahomby izay hahomby eo amin’ny lafiny akademika sy hiroborobo amin’ny alàlan’ny fahatakarana matanjaka ny fahasalamana ara-tsaina sy ara-batana.

Cultivating Future Leaders

Our progressive Montessori-based pedagogy empowers children to become life-long learners who engage in diverse cultural experiences, practice a global perspective, and speak multiple languages. Our curriculum includes STEAM subjects and a broad range of athletic activities. We also focus on fostering emotional intelligence, inclusivity and critical thinking. No other educational method supports the development of Executive-Function as does Montessori. Research shows that the best leaders, have developed executive function, a strong sense of personal values, an understanding of the world, and a sense of inner joy and motivation. We aim to cultivate future leaders and successful professionals who will excel academically and flourish through a strong grasp of mental and physical fitness.


Sekoly Kintana dia manomana ny tany ho an’ny taom-pianarana Global South amin’ny fanokafana ny 9 septambra 2024, miaraka amin’ny fandaharam-potoana 13 herinandro. Ity programa ity dia hampahafantarana ny mpianatra ny fomba fiasa Montessori ary hampiorina azy ireo amin’ny teny malagasy raha miteny anglisy na frantsay izy ireo, ary amin’ny teny anglisy raha miteny malagasy. Ny fe-potoana kely voalohany dia hifantoka amin’ny “Fiainana azo ampiharina”, arahin’ny “Fikarohana ny saina”, “Fanandraman-tanana”, ary “Fankalazana ny fomban-drazana”. Ny andron’ny sekoly Septambra hatramin’ny Desambra 2024 dia manomboka amin’ny 8 maraina ka hatramin’ny 3 ora tolakandro, ao anatin’izany ny sakafo maraina ara-pahasalamana, sakafo atoandro, mozika ary fanatanjahan-tena.

Innovative Beginnings – September to December 2024

Sekoly Kintana is preparing the terrain for the Global South school year by opening on September 9, 2024, with a 13-week program. This program will introduce students to the Montessori approach and ground them in Malagasy if they are English or French-speaking, and in English if they are Malagasy-speaking. The initial mini-term will focus on “Practical Life,” followed by “Exploring the Senses,” “Hands-On Experiences,” and “Celebrating Cultural Traditions.” The September to December 2024 school day will be from 8 AM to 3 PM, including a healthy morning snack, lunch, music, and physical activity.


Fampahalalana Momba ny Fisoratana Anarana ho an’ny Sekoly Mikro

Ny hoavin’ny fanabeazana dia tonga eto. Tonga soa eto amin’ny Sekoly Mikro!

Faly izahay manambara ny fisokafan’ny Sekoly Mikro ao Fort Dauphin, Madagasikara! Ireto ambany ireto ny fampahalalana manan-danja momba ny fisoratana anarana sy ny daty lehibe:

  • Fe-potoana fianarana: 9 Septambra hatramin’ny 12 Desambra 2024 (14 herinandro)
  • Andro voalohany hidiran’ny kilasy: 9 Septambra 2024
  • Fialantsasatra: 28 Oktobra hatramin’ny 1 Novambra (Fialantsasatra Toussaint)
  • Andro fianarana: 8 maraina hatramin’ny 3:30 hariva, tafiditra ny sakafo atoandro sy ny hanim-potoana maraina, ary ireo hetsika rehetra

Mandray mpianatra ho an’ny kilasy 3 ka hatramin’ny 6 taona sy ny kilasy 6 ka hatramin’ny 9 taona izahay.

Ahoana ny fisoratana anarana

  • Manomboka ny fisoratana anarana: 9 Aogositra 2024
  • Andro voalohany hidiran’ny kilasy: 9 Septambra 2024
  • Saran’ny fangatahana: Tsy misy Ampiharo eto
  • Sarany fisoratana anarana: 600,000 Ar (ho anisan’ny saram-pianarana)
  • Saram-pianarana Sekoly Mikro: 3,000,000 Ar (aloa indray mandeha)

Adidin’ny fianakaviana: Fiantohana amin’ny loza manokana sy fanamiana

Saram-pianarana ho an’ny taona 2025: 9,500,000 Ar (Janoary hatramin’ny Desambra 2025), fametrahana aloha alohan’ny 13 Desambra 2024. Ny andro fianarana dia manomboka amin’ny 8 maraina hatramin’ny 5 hariva, misy fialantsasatra amin’ny lohataona sy fararano, ary fialantsasatra 5 herinandro amin’ny fahavaratra sy fararano tsirairay.


Micro School Enrollment Information

Welcome to our International Montessori School!

We are excited to announce the opening of Sekoly Kintana in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar! Below you will find important information regarding enrollment and key dates:

  • School Term 1: January 20 to June 24, 2025 (Fete Nationale event June 25, 2026)
  • School Term 2: August 12, 2025 to December 12, 2025
  • Vacation: October 27 to November 3 (Toussaint Vacation)
  • School Day: 8 am to 4:30 PM Monday-Thursday and 8 am to 12 noon on Friday, including lunch and morning snack, all activities included.

We are accepting students for the 3 to 6-year-old class and the 6 to 9-year-old class.

How to Enroll

  • Enrollment Opens: August 9th, 2024
  • First Day of Classes: January 20, 2025
  • Application Fee: None
  • Registration Fee: 500,000 Ar (will go towards tuition)
  • School Tuition Fee: 9,500,000 Ar (paid once)

Family Responsibilities: Personal liability insurance and kimono (for children enrolled in Karate).

Scholarships: Limited scholarships available, ask for more information.


What will my kids do?

Programan’ny Sekoly 2025

Amin’ny alalan’ireo lohahevitra ireo, dia hotovintsika ny fototry ny andraikitra manokana, ny fahaiza-mitarika, ny fanoratana, ny kajy sy ny famakiana, ny siansa, ny jeografia, ary ny fiteny Malagasy sy Anglisy sy Fransay.

School Program 2025

Through these themes, we will cover the foundations of personal responsibility, executive function, writing, math and reading literacy, science, geography, and Malagasy, English and French languages. Children will develop a joy for learning, start to understand self-efficacy and begin to understand who they are in the wider world.


The 2025 school year will start on January 20, 2025, and run until December 12, 2025. The school day will be from 8 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Thursday, and from 8 AM to 12 PM on Friday. See this link to apply. Current students will be automatically enrolled.

Studies have shown that year-round schooling can improve student outcomes by reducing summer learning loss, particularly for low-income students. Research indicates that students in year-round education (YRE) programs maintain or improve their academic achievement, exhibit better attitudes toward school, and improve overall attendance compared to traditional calendar schools​.

Sekoly Kintana Year-Round School Schedule for 2025:

  • Total Hours in School: 1,386 hours
  • Total Instruction Hours: 1,200 hours
  • Total Instruction Weeks: 38.5 weeks
  • Total Instruction Days: 190 days
  • Vacation Periods:
    • 5 weeks in December/January
    • 6 weeks in June/July
    • 2+ weeks divided between spring (Oct/Nov) and fall (April)
    • Malagasy National Holidays

Comparison and Context:

  • Madagascar: Primary schools average around 900 hours/year, secondary schools around 1,080 hours/year.
  • Ecole Française: Primary schools average around 864 hours/year, secondary schools around 954 hours/year.
  • United States: Elementary schools average around 1,080 hours/year, middle and high schools around 1,206 hours/year.

Year-Round School Calendar:

  • Vacation Periods:
    • 5 weeks in December
    • 5 weeks in July
    • 3 weeks divided between spring and fall

Year-round schooling can help maintain consistent learning and reduce the gaps caused by long summer breaks, enhancing overall student performance and engagement.

Edit