EDUCATION BY REGION & COUNTRY
“ IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY WE HAVE A SPECIAL LINK TO THE CITY AND BENEFIT FROM THE DYNAMISM THAT IS PARIS.”
COURTNEY KNIGHT, ADVANCEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR, THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PARIS
follow exactly the same curriculum.
This means that a family following the French education system can transfer globally without any problems at all. French schools are very good at communicating with each other.”
Courtney Knight explains that the French education system encourages students to ask questions and learn about concepts, which is very different to rote learning of facts. Instead, the curriculum embraces a process of enquiry and reflect so students can think about and apply what they have learned. “There is a lot of importance on languages in both our schools,” she explains. “In the IB at least two languages will be studied and half our students will graduate in a multi-lingual IB.”
HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
The opportunities and rigours of the French education systems means that students are well prepared to apply to and succeed at the top universities in the world. At the International School of Paris students can use the university counselling department to think about their options either within France or in the wider world. “We need to give children the knowledge that they are the changemakers.We are growing that mission that exists in our school,” she says.
Benjamin Hunter says IB students got to universities in Canada, the UK, the US and the Netherlands and they are very successful in their chosen courses. “We are confident in our students’ ability to adapt and make an impact right from their first day of university,” he says, “whether that is in London, Paris, Montreal or The Hague. We encourage them to be impactful and solid in their values and we have a university counsellor who can help them make the right choices. As a school we are a bridge to further and better things.”
Both schools have adapted quickly and efficiently to Covid-19, ensuring that students were able to continue their education even during lockdown. Now that students are physically able to join lessons again, they are enjoying the benefits of interacting and being together. “We feel that families are safe here and able to
build a future that is very positive,” he says. We are 15km from Paris but we have the opportunity of having an international community which is really rooted in French culture and identity.” Fiona Murchie, managing editor
of Relocate
Global, said that for international families who are looking for a French education, the opportunity to study an engaging curriculum that is transferrable around the world could be a very attractive option.
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