French schooling is widely accessible around the world and is standardized (in accredited schools) to ensure each child is given the same content. This helps internationally mobile families who may need to relocate, because the same curriculum is taught in all schools accredited by the French government, offering a high level of continuity and familiarity for the student.
FOCUS ON SCHOOLS IN FRANCE AND CHOOSING A FRENCH EDUCATION WEBINAR
In the recent webinar chaired by Fiona Murchie, managing editor of Relocate Global, parents can hear a Head of School and an Advancement & Engagement Director and from two leading International Schools in France discuss what makes Paris such a special place to educate children and to explore the country. Benjamin Hunter of Ermitage and Courtney Knight, Advancement and Engagement Director at the International School of Paris, explain how you can give your child the advantage of learning the French language and experience an International Baccalaureate (IB) education from early years and through to the Diploma Programme and on to higher education. International children and their families will
flourish in France, thanks to a robust and accredited education system which is taught in French-government accredited schools around the world, and the cultural and social advantages of living in Paris.
“Paris is the most visited city in the world,” says Courtney Knight. “It is a special place both socially and
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culturally. In our school community we have a special link to the city and benefit from the dynamism that is Paris.
WHAT DOES A FRENCH EDUCATION OFFER?
Benjamin Hunter, head of school at Ermitage International School of France, leads a dynamic team of teachers and staff across diverse academic paths for 1400 students.
Ermitage offers the International Baccalaureate at middle school and the Diploma Programme for the last two years of high school. Ermitage currently has 200 students on the IB track spanning 50 nationalities. Of those a quarter are boarders, while the rest are local students. The curriculum allows students to choose to specialise in certain subjects while the French education system has strong roots around the world. “The level of French has to be at native level when you get nearer to the lycée,” he says. “Students are working towards a French Baccalaureate and you have to be able to pass exams in French. The French programme is not one you can dip in and out of. You really have to commit because the French are looking to build on skills that are years in the making.” Continuing your French education, even if you have to move schools and continents, is made seamless and possible because of the uniformity of the curriculum in French-government accredited schools. Johanna Mitchell, Director of Lumos Education, explains that the French curriculum is highly transferrable because all French schools across the world which are regulated by the French government
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