Welcome to Ecole Koenig
One Philosophy. Three Schools.
Koenig Primary School & Conservatory
L’Ecole Koenig has never ceased developing and expanding its programs. Joan Koenig’s research and innovative work with music and early childhood, along with her talented teaching team, have earned the Koenig establishments a solid reputation in the Parisian community. Today, L’Ecole Koenig Schools & Conservatory comprises 500 students and 400 families.
Using the power of Music to Raise Children who are Happy, Healthy, and Whole.
Our Milestones
1986
The Conservatory
Joan Koenig founded L’Ecole Koenig-The American Conservatory in 1986 with a total of 10 students. By the beginning of the following school year, L’Ecole counted 100 enrollments.
2008
The Primary School
Further fruit of this research, the Preschool for Music & Art opened its doors in 2008. The results of the program are exemplary both musically and linguistically.
2013
New Building
The Preschool for Music & Art, which became the Kindergarten in 2013, is so successful that a second campus was opened in the fall of 2013 and a third was inaugurated in September 2016.
2024
The Elementary School
After more than 10 successful years in early childhood education, École Koenig expanded by opening its primary school on Rue de Pondichéry, offering a natural continuation of its holistic approach.
Meet Our Founder
Joan Koenig is a pioneering music educator reveals how music can supercharge early childhood development—and how parents and educators can harness its power.
Since opening her famed Parisian conservatory over three decades ago, Joan Koenig has led a global movement to improve children’s lives and minds with the transformative power of music. With a curriculum and philosophy drawn from cutting-edge science, L’Ecole Koenig has educated and empowered even its youngest students, from baby Max, whose coordination and communication grow as he wiggles and coos along to targeted songs and dance, to five-year-old Constance, who nourishes her empathy, creativity, and memory while practicing music from other cultures. In The Musical Child, Koenig shares stories from her classrooms, along with tips about how to use the latest research during the critical years when children are most sensitive to musical exposure—and most receptive to its benefits.
A gift for parents, caregivers, musicians, and educators, The Musical Childreveals the multiple ways music can help children thrive—and how, in the twenty-first century, its practice is more vital than ever.
Joan Koenig, Author of The Musical Child
"Humans were making music together long before the first note was written on the first staff, but the practice has largely disappeared from our daily lives. Music has never been so readily available on so many platforms, and yet we are several generations into the false belief that musicking—my preferred term for musical practice—requires arduous training. [...] There is an easy and natural way to include the wonders of music in children’s lives. I know, because I have spent most of my life doing it."
The Musical Child
Since opening her famed Parisian conservatory over three decades ago, Joan Koenig has led a global movement to improve children’s lives and minds with the transformative power of music. With a curriculum and philosophy drawn from cutting-edge science, L’École Koenig has educated and empowered even its youngest students—from baby Max, whose coordination and communication grow as he wiggles and coos to targeted songs and dance routines, to five-year-old Constance, who nourishes her empathy, creativity, and memory while practicing music from other cultures. In The Musical Child, Koenig shares stories from her classrooms, along with tips about how to use the latest research during the critical years when children are most sensitive to musical exposure and most receptive to its benefits.
