academic programs in france - 2016
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HORIZONS DU MONDE
Academic Programs - FRANCE
School Integration
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You have been studying French for at lea st 2 years...OnceinFranceyouwillbeimmersedina100%French-speakingenvironmentandwewantyoutohavereasonably-goodlanguageskillstobeabletounderstand,adapt,progressandperform...
You want to discover France and the ever yday life of French people...Naturalcuriosityisavaluableskillthatneedstobemaintainedbyconstantlylivingnewexperiences!
You are adaptable, soc iable and outgoing...Bythis,wedon’tmeanextravagantbutthisisanexperiencethatrequiresyoutobeatyoureasewithnewpeople,newcultures,newhabits,newenvironment...
You have a good level at school...SchoolinFranceisdifferentthaninyourownandyouwillbegiventimetoadapatbutwestillwantyoutohavethecapacitytocatchupandhaveareasonablygoodlevel...
You are highly motivated...ASchoolIntegrationExperiencecansometimesbedemanding.Motivationisthekeytofindthere-sourcestoovercomeobstacles...
What is a School Integration program ?It’sanEducationalProgramduringwhichyouwillbeimmersedintheFrenchcul-
tureandlivetheeverydaylifeofaFrenchstudent,whichmeansthat:
-YouwillbeinaFrench-speakingenvironment100%ofyourtime.
-Youwillgotoschooleverydaywithteenagersyourage.
-Youwillbehostedinahostfamilyorbothinaboardingschoolandinahost
familyduringweek-endsandschoolholidays.
-YourFrenchskillswilldramaticallyimproveveryquickly.
-Youwillliveanenrichingandfun(butsometimesdemanding)experience!
What are the prerequisites to par ticipate to the Program ?
School Integration Program
General InformationIn France, education is compulsory from theagesof6to16,butalargemajorityofchildrenstartschoolwellbeforetheminimumage,oftenasyoungas2yearsoldandover50%of18-21yearsold inFrancearestill in full timeeduca-tion, or else following a vocational trainingcourse.Some64%ofallschoolpupilsinFrancecompletetheirsecondaryeducation,andtaketheHigh-schoolleavingcertificateexaminations,knownasthe“Baccalauréat”.
Public and Private Schools in FranceItiscommonlybelieved,outsideFrance,thatvirtuallyallschoolsinFrancearestateschools,i.e.inthepublicsector.Thisisamisconception.Over80%ofschoolpupilsareinstateschools,butthisleavesasubstantial(andgrowing)minorityofalmost20%whoattendprivateschools.Howevertheprivate/publicdivideisnotasclearasitisinothercountries.PrivateschoolsinFranceareessentially(about90%)catholicschools,inwhichthereisreligiousinstructioninthecurriculum;theyselecttheirownteachers,butmustfollowthesamecurriculumasstateschoolsiftheywishtoremainundercontract(“écolessouscontrat”)tothestateeduca-tionsystem.Thisisaveryimportantpointforalmostallprivateschools,asitmeansthatthestatepaystheteachers.Consequently,privateschoolsinFrancechargereasonablylowfees,andareac-cessibletopupilsfrommostsocialbackgrounds.Thestateeducationsystemgivesgreatimportancetotheprincipleofsecularism(“lalaïcité”)andthereisnoformalteachingofreligioninstateschoolsinFrance.
Curriculum
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ECOLEMATERNELLE
ECOLEPRIMAIRE
COLLÈGE LYCÉE
BACCALAURÉAT
UNIVERSITÉ
The French School System
Ecole MaternelleKindergartenorpre-school.“Ecolesmaternelles”areoptionalandtakepupilsfromage2to6topreparethemforentryintoprimaryschool.TheFrench“écolematernelle”ismorethanjustaplayschool;thecur-riculumincludesReadingandwriting,numeracyandevensometimesaforeignlanguage,aswellasartisticandcreativeactivities.Childrenaretaughtbycertifiedteachershowtobehavewithothersandarehelpedtodeveloptheirpersonalityandtheirphysicalabilities.
Ecole PrimairePrimarySchoolorgradeschoolforpupilsaged6to11.TheprimaryschoolcurriculuminFranceissimilartothatinmanyothercountries,andincludesliteracyandnumeracy,withclassesinFrench,arithmetic,butalsogeographyandhistory,thearts,andmoreandmorefrequentlyaforeignlanguage,usuallyEnglish.
CollègeMiddleschoolorJuniorHighSchoolforpupilsaged11to15.The“collège”isthebackboneoftheFrenchschoolsystem.AllpupilsgotoCollège,usuallyat11,butsometimesatanolderage,iftheyhavebeenmadetorepeatayearinprimaryschool.TheCollègeisdesignedtoprovideallpupilswithafundamentalsecon-daryeducation,afterwhichacertaindegreeofspecialisationwillbeintroduced.ItsgoalistogodeeperintolearningsofthePrimaryschool,developlogic,observationandnewtechnologiesknowledge.Inprac-tice,pupilsarefrequentlyorientedduringtheirCollègeyearseithertowardsgeneralclassesfromwhichtheywillbeexpectedtocontinuetheireducationinatraditionalLycée,ortowardsmoretechnicalclasses,afterwhichtheywillbeexpectedtotakeanexamcalledthe“BrevetdesCollèges”,andtheneitherstoptheirsecondaryeducationiftheyhavereachedschoolleavingage,orcontinueina“LycéeProfessionnel”orvocationalhighschool.TopicsinCollègeareFrench,Mathematics,history,geography,technicaleducation,art/music,physicaleducation,civiceducation,science,andforeignlanguages.
LycéeSeniorHighSchoolforpupilsaged15to18.ThetraditionalFrenchLycéecoversthelastthreeyearsofsecondaryeducation.ThemainfunctionoftheLycéeistopreparepupilstositthe“Baccalauréat”exam,whichgivesentrancetohighereducationinFrane.AfteroneyearinLycée,thestudentsmustchoosetheprofileoftheirstudies:Sciences(S),Litterature(L)orEconomyandSocialSciences(ES).Classesinatra-ditionallycéecoverthesamerangeasincollege,withtheadditionofphilosophy(forall)inthefinalyear.Pupilsinalycéetechniquemaybegintospecialiseinafailynarrowtechnicalfield,inadditiontotheirge-neralsecondarystudies.
BaccalauréatTheFrenchBaccalauréatisaunitaryexam,thatpupilspassorfail.Itisimpossibletopassinonesubjectandfailinothers.Theonlymarkthatcountsisthefinalweightedaverage,whichmustbeatleast10/20forapupiltopass.Pupilswhoachievejustunder10/20areoftenpassedbytheexamboard,whosedecisionisfinal.Pupilsachievingbetween8and10canre-sittheirbaccalaureateasanoralexamafewweekslater.Thosewhogetunder8/20mustretaketheiryear,andtryagain.
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The French School System
Sharing the ever y day life of a host family will give you a full immersion cul tural and languageexperience. It’s a fantastic way to discover a different way of life, create long-lasting bonds, besuppor ted when you need it. It’s a lifetime experience you’ll remember for long !
PlacementscantakeplaceanywhereinFrance,dependingonthetimeofyear,durationofthestayandavailability.
Aswedoourbesttoreachthebestpossiblematchbetweenthestudent’spersonnality and interests and thehostfamily’s,theparticipantmaynotselectageographicareaorenviron-ment. It’s important to know thathostfamiliescanliveincities,suburbs,butalso,forsomecases,inruralareas.Horizons du Monde will place stu-dentsat itsdiscretion,accordingtoavailabilityofFrenchschoolsandhostfamilies anywhere in MetropolitanFrance.
AllhostfamiliesarethoroughlyscreenedandinterviewedbyHorizonsduMonde’sLocalCoor-dinator(includingcriminalbackgroundcheck).Allourhostfamiliesarevoluntary.Theyrepresentthediversityofoursociety;theycanbefromverydiversesocialbackgrounds,ethnicorigin,composition,age...Theyallhaveincommontheirwilltoopentheirhometoaforeignstudent,takecareofhim/herasifhe/shewastheirownkidandsharetheireverydaylife.
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Your Host Family
The designation of the academic level the par ticipant will attend depends on his/her age andhis/her level of French. It can only be confirmed by the school in which the student is enrolled.Thepar ticipant is expected to demonstrate serious commitment to the challenge of French academicstudies. Attendance to all c lasses is mandator y. Theissuanceofdiplomas,participationtotheFrenchBrevetdesCollègesorBaccalauréat,pla-cementinclassesandgradelevelaredecisionsmadesolelybytheSchoolAuthoritiesandSchoolDistrictconcerned,HorizonsduMondeisnotpartakinginthedecision.
BOARDINGSCHOOLWecooperatewithPrivateBoardingSchoolsthatarehighlycommittedtoInternationalExchange,consideringitasamajorpartoftheireducationalgoals.They regularly host our stu-dentsparticipatinginourSchoolIn-tegrationExperienceTheyhaveanexcellentacademicre-putationandofferawarmwelcometoourforeignstudentswillingtoin-tegratetheschoolroutineandtofacethechallengeofstudyingallsubjectsintheFrenchlanguage.Thestudentsbenefitfromapersonalattention.
Duringtheweek,fromMondaytoFriday,studentsareboardersandsharethesociallifeoftheirschoolmatesinsmalldorms.Atweekendsandduringtheschoolholidays,theysharethelifeofavoluntaryhostfamily,carefullyselectedbyourLocalCoordinator.
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Your School
Classic All Inclusive
Full-boardaccommodationinavolunteerhostfamily ✔ ✔
PlacementinaStateorPrivateHighSchool ✔ ✔
TransferassistanceinParis ✔ ✔
Meetandgreetattheairportortrainstationoffinaldestination ✔ ✔
Orientationmeetingwithin1stweekofarrival ✔ ✔
Supervision,assistanceandsupportfromourLocalCoordinator ✔ ✔
MonthlyreportingwithourLocalCoordinator ✔ ✔
SchoolTranscripts ✔ ✔
Provisionofallnecessarydocumentsforvisa ✔ ✔
24/7emergencyline ✔ ✔
Returntransfersto/fromfinaldestination ✔
Dailytransportationto/fromschool ✔
Schoollunches ✔
Insurance ✔
Apostillefeesandexpenses(term,semester&year) ✔
Share the ever yday life of a French host family and go to school ever yday with our HomestayClassic Experience or our Homestay A ll Inclusive Experience :
Availabledurations:4weeks,6weeks,8weeks,10weeks,12weeks,1Term,1Semester,1FullYear.DateofArrival:Variesaccordingtothedurationoftheprogram,pleaseconsultusformoredetails.Exams:StudentsonaFullYearProgramwhocomplywiththeprerequisiteswillhavethepossibilitytopasstheBaccalauréatduringtheirstay.
Homestay Programs
Availabledurations:4weeks,6weeks,8weeks,10weeks,12weeks,1Term,1Semester,1FullYear.DateofArrival:Variesaccordingtothedurationoftheprogram,pleaseconsultusformoredetails.Exams:StudentsonaFullYearProgramwhocomplywiththeprerequisiteswillhavethepossibilitytopasstheBaccalauréatduringtheirstay.
Classic All Inclusive
PlacementinaStateorPrivateBoardingSchool,andfull-boardintheschoolresidenceduringtheweek ✔ ✔
Fullboardaccommodationinahostfamilyduringtheweekendsandschoolbreaks ✔ ✔
TransferassistanceinParis ✔ ✔
Meetandgreetattheairportortrainstationoffinaldestination ✔ ✔
Orientationmeetingwithin1stweekofarrival ✔ ✔
Supervision,assistanceandsupportfromourLocalCoordinator ✔ ✔
MonthlyreportingwithourLocalCoordinator ✔ ✔
SchoolTranscripts ✔ ✔
Provisionofallnecessarydocumentsforvisa ✔ ✔
24/7emergencyline ✔ ✔
Returntransfersto/fromfinaldestination ✔
Dailytransportationto/fromschool ✔
Schoollunches ✔
Insurance ✔
Apostillefeesandexpenses(term,semester&year) ✔
Stay in a Boarding School during week days and share the ever yday life of a French host fa-mily during week-ends and school holidays with our Boarding School Classic Experience or ourBoarding School A ll Inclusive Experience :
Boarding School Programs
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Brush up your level of French and get ready for your AYP or Boarding School experience, with1 month of intensive French classes in our world-renowned Language school in Rouen.
Therearegroupsat6differentlevelsfrombeginnerstoadvancedstudentsandcoursesstarteveryMonday.Onthefirstdaythereisanevaluationandneedsanalysissessioninthemorningandonthefirstafternoonweofferafreeorientationsessionfornewstudents,introducingthemtothecityofRouen.
ClassesarebasedoncommunicativeFrenchandstructuralprogressioninmornings.
Classtimesare9.30amto1.00pm,includinga30minuterecessfrom11amto11.30am.Whileintheafternoonsbetween2.00pmto4.00pm,thelessonsareorganisedinaseriesofworkshopsbasedaroundspecificskillsandculturaltopics:• Monday:Vocabularyandreading• Tuesday:Writtencomprehensionandwritingskills• Wednesday:ListeningskillsandFrenchlifeandculture• Thursday:DELFDALFpreparation• Friday:Speaking
Themaximumnumberofstudentsineachgroupisalways10.
The school is in an independent building in the chic and quiet Jardin des Plantes area (Botanical Gardens) which has awide variety of local shops and services and is only a short walk from the lively shopping area of St Sever. The school iseasily reached from all parts of the city.
All trainers are highly qualified and have many years experience teaching students from all over the world. They are hereto help all students get the maximum from their stay.A friendly, knowledgable and supportive administration team is always on hand to help you to settle into the student’s newlife in Rouen.
The resource centre has 30 new computers with free internet access. WiFi access is also free.French in Normandy has a small lending library and audio visual material including CDs and DVDs available for students.
Preparator y Language School Option
Total Immersion HomestaysThestudentlivesinahostfamily,sharesitsdailylifeandroutine,participatesinitsregularactivities,andisconsideredasafullmemberofthefamily.Noschoolattendance,nolanguagelessons,noscheduledactivitiesareincluded,besidestheonesthatwillbeorganizedbytheFrenchhostfamily.
One-to-one Home TuitionOurOne-to-OneHometuitionisanidealprogramforstudentswhowishtoquicklyimprovetheirFrench.Inadditiontoafullimmersionstay,studentsattendprivatetuitionsessionswithahighlyqualifiedFrenchteacherwhowillbefocusingexclu-sivelyonthestudent’slanguageneeds.
Four-to-one Home TuitionFour-to-Oneprogramsarepossibleuponrequestforclosedgroups:eachstudentliveindividuallyinahostfamily.Thelessonsandactivitiesareorganizedingroupsof4/5studentsofsimilarlanguagelevel.Excursionsareorganizedwithallthedifferentgroupsof4stayinginthesamearea.
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Our Full Immersion Homestay Programs are aimed at independent and motivated students wishing to experience and share the daily life of a French host family and get an insigh t on the French cul ture.
For students willing to quickly improve their knowledge of the French language, we recommend our One-to-One programs.
Please feel free to get in touch with us if you would like to know more about our Full Immersion Programs...
Full Immersion Programs
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