Education and schooling in France

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Institut International de Lancy

Parents and teachers, united in a single educational project

The Institut International de Lancy welcomes students from age 3 to 18 of all nationalities, cultures, and religious backgrounds, within two distinct sections: French and English.

The Institut helps prepare students to build their future and to face that future with a spirit open to diversity. 

English Secondary Section

In Key Stages 3 and 4 students are taught following the National Curriculum of England and Wales, leading to IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations in Year 11.

Key Stage 3 (Years 7 - 9, age 11 - 14)

The following subjects are added to those taught at Primary level: Foreign Languages, Personal, Social and Health Education, Careers.

Key Stage 4 (Year 10 - 11, age 14 - 16)

In Year 10 and 11, students prepare for up to 11 Cambridge University IGCSE examinations.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Year 12 - 13, IB 1 & 2, age 16 – 18/19)

The Institut International de Lancy is an IB World School authorised to teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. This qualification is widely recognised by the world’s leading universities.

College du Leman in Versoix

http://www.cdl.ch/default.aspx
College du Leman offers a range of high school qualifications.  It goes from pre-school to high school.

International Schools in Geneva

http://www.ecolint.ch/
This is the main grouping of international schools offering the International Baccalaureate (IB)
http://www.ibo.org/

Founded in 1924, Ecolint is the oldest and largest international school in the world.

Our school's mission is to provide the local and international communities with a high quality international education. Each student is welcomed to the school with a respect for their personal and cultural identity and is offered an education which allows them to develop their abilities to their highest potential.

Our school is made up of three different campuses and offers French, English and dual language programmes. We aim to prepare our students to be part of an international community based on mutual understanding, respect and shared humanitarian values.

La Grande Bossiere campus

http://www.ecolint.ch/campuses/la-grande-boissiere

La Chataignerie campus

http://www.ecolint.ch/campuses/la-chataigneraie

Les Nations

http://www.ecolint.ch/campuses/campus-des-nations

British School of Geneva

http://www.asc-ih.ch/new/index.php/bsg-en.html

Philosophy and aims

The British School of Geneva was created in response to an ever-growing need in the Geneva region for English-speaking school education.

We do not aim to compete with or imitate existing large and well-established schools in our region. Indeed, we aim to be different and in doing so offer more choice to parents and their children. We do not offer bi-lingual education (although French is an important part of the curriculum) or a French section. Our school will always remain small and will always provide tuition exclusively in English.

The British School of Geneva is a small private school, which prides itself on student care, individual attention and excellent communication. The school is divided into 3 sections:

• Primary (ages 5 to 10)English National Curriculum
  Key Stages 1 and 2
  
• Secondary (ages 11 to 16)English National Curriculum
  Key Stages 3 and 4 (IGCSE)
  
• A-Level College (ages 16+)Leading to university entrance
  3 A-Levels required

Our global aim is to offer high quality education in small classes at a reasonable price.

With this in mind the class sizes are strictly limited:
Primary: maximum class size 16 (years 1-6)
Secondary: maximum class size 16 (years 7-11)
A-Level: maximum class size 10 (years 12-13)

In order to ensure continuity and assuming basic educational requirements are met, students will be guaranteed a place in the next level – i.e. Primary into Secondary and the Secondary into A-Level College. Admission priority will also be given to siblings of existing students.

We believe that the IGCSE and A-Level systems offer a far greater degree of flexibility than some of the other systems currently on offer. Being able to study and take examinations in individual subjects is an option which suits many young people and one which we are keen to promote.

The curriculum is taught in English in all sections, although non mother-tongue students are welcome. Our students come from far and wide and are representative of the diverse and international population of our region.

As a small school we do not attempt to match the wide range of options available in some of the large schools in Geneva. Instead, we have identified a range of key operating principles and all of our effort will be channelled into delivering the core programme we offer.

It is also our aim to make private education as financially accessible as possible for parents in the region. For this reason and in spite of the small class sizes, you will find that the fee structure is deliberately more affordable than in some of the larger schools.

If you are looking for an international education in English at an affordable price then please arrange a visit and come and talk to us.

Jeanne d'Arc French private school in Gex with an English programme

http://www.asc-ih.ch/new/index.php/gex-193.html
Affordable for those with no education subsidy

For those students already enrolled in Jeanne d’Arc

Primary	Cross-curricular English classes for mother-tongue English children from year 2 (CP) following English national Curriculum(Wednesday am) English as a foreign language classes and activities in English for non-Anglophonechildren from year 2 (CP) (Wednesday am)
Collège	English and History/ Geography lessons for mother-tongue English children integrated into the normal weekly curriculum, leading to Edexcel IGCSEs English as a foreign language classes for Francophone children (Wednesday pm)
Lycée	English and History classes for mother-tongue English children integrated into the normal weekly curriculum, leading to Edexcel A-level in English Language and Literature

For those students attending other schools

Primary	English classes for mother-tongue English children (Wednesday am) English classes for Francophone children (Wednesday am)
Collège	English classes for Francophone children (Wednesday pm)

All classes take place on the premises of Jeanne d’Arc in Gex

For information on any of the above programmes please contact our Academic Director,
Bev Dubuisson at bev.dubuisson@asc-ih.ch

GRETA language centre in Ferney near the Lycée for adults

http://www.lyferney.net/lyf_joo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=66

GRETA Val Bugey Léman, Agence de Ferney-Voltaire

Dans une région où les relations internationales sont particulièrement développées, le GRETA Val Bugey Léman, Agence de Ferney-Voltaire vous propose toute une gamme de formations dans le domaine :

• des langues (anglais, allemand, italien, espagnol, chinois...)
• du Français Langue  Etrangère,
• de l'informatique (word, excel, windows, access, powerpoint... )
• de la comptabilité,
• des domaines généraux  et compétences clés,
• des préparations aux concours de l'administration et du sanitaire et social,
• de la sécurité en milieu professionnel (SST, habilitations électriques)
• de la VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience).

Le GRETA vous permet également d'accéder à différentes certifications : 

• Préparation du DELF (Diplôme d'étude de langue française), niveaux A1, A2, B1 et B2, sur une base de 110 heures, quatre heures par semaine.
• Préparation des examens de la Main Suite de l'université de Cambridge en anglais : KET, PET, FCE (First Certificate), CAE (Advanced Certificate).
• Préparation du DCL (Diplôme de compétences en langues) délivré par le ministère de l'Education nationale (français, anglais).
• Echelles de mesure en anglais : BULATS, TOEIC

Les cours du GRETA s'adressent aux publics adultes de tous niveaux, dès l'âge de 16 ans :

 Cours d'initiation et perfectionnement - en journée et en soirée - formation intensive - cours particuliers - entrée et sortie permanente, tout au long de l'année.

Début des cours : 

• Pour les sessions longues (110 heures) : 19 septembre 2011
• Pour les sessions courtes ou intensives : tout au long de l'année (nous consulter)