L’école en France

la crèche= daycare

l’école maternelle = kindergarten or preschool

l’école élémentaire CP – Cours Preparatoire (1st grade) CE1 – Cours Elementaire 1st year (2nd

grade) CE2 – Cours Elementaire 2nd year (3rd

grade) CM1 – Cours Moyen 1st year (4th grade) CM2 – Cours Moyen 2nd year (5th grade)

le collègesixième – 6th grade cinquième – 7th gradequatrième- 8th gradetroisième – 9th grade

At the end of middle school, students take an exam called le brevet des collèges

le lycéeseconde = 10th gradepremière = 11th gradeterminale = 12 th grade

Le baccalauréat (le bac)

University entrance exam taken at end of “terminale”

There’s about an 80% passing rate for le bac, which is good.

If students don’t pass, they repeat their “terminale” again.

3 types of “le bac” Le Bac L (littéraire)-careers in the

humanities such as education, linguistics, and public service. They also have interests in the arts. The most important subjects in the literary stream are Philosophy and French language & literature and other languages.

Le Bac S (sciences) careers in scientific fields such as

medicine, engineering and the natural sciences.

Le bac ES (sciences économiques et sociales) careers in the social sciences, in

Philosophy, in management and business administration, law, and in economics.

Grades in France les notes = grades

Students are graded on a scale of 20

A passing grade is 10/20

une salle de classe française

Comparing French and American schools https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBw9lq7DSXQ&list=FLMvtHM5c4vFxoMmTijTCFbA&index=20

Les noms des écoles en France

Schools are named after famous people, like kings, authors, inventors, scientists, and philosophers

In French, the words collège, lycée, and école come before the name of the person it’s named for

Only the name of the person is capitalized, but not collège, lycée, or école

modèlelycée Paul Laurence Dunbar

Addresses rue = street, drive, way, road, etc.

boulevard

avenue

To give your address rue, boulevard, or avenue are placed

before the name of the road They are NOT capitalized The postal code is given before the name

of the city

Modèle:1600 boulevard Man O’War40502 Lexington