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The International School of ManosqueThe International School of Manosque isa French state school, but it has a number of exceptionalfeatures which make it unique.What makes this school so special?One single school, offeringhigh quality education to childrenbetween 3 and 18 yearsold.It follows an internationalcurriculum which leadsto universally recognizedhigh-school diploma givingentry to higher education.Bilingual teachingis provided in French and oneof the following six languages:Chinese, English, German, Italian,Japanese and Spanish. Newlanguage sections are planned tobe added in future years: Hindi,Portuguese, Russian and Korean.Small classes ensurethat every pupil receivesindividual attention and support.From September 2008 the schoolwill offer intensive coursesin French and various sectionidioms, especially English andGerman, to all new pupils in thefirst seven weeks after their arrival,to facilitate their integration.The study programmeis flexible enough toaccommodate individual needs.With its 19 different nationalities,one of the key aspects of theschool is cultural diversity.Open-mindedness,tolerance and the respectof different cultures and beliefsare therefore amongstits core values.Over 50 teachersin September 2008 mostof whom are native speakers,who are very experiencedand highly motivated.New, environmentallysustainable, ergonomicbuildings, with a capacityof about 1000 students, in apleasant and calm environment,will house the school startingwith the primary sectionin September 2009, followedby the other sections in 2010.www.ecole-internationale.ac-aix-marseille.frwww.ac-aix-marseille.fr1 2
MANOSQUEA unique international schoolThe International School in Manosque will first and foremost be acceptingchildren whose parents work for the ITER project starting in Septembre 2007.The school is also be open to children from the region around Manosque whowould like to follow an international curriculum. This school will be offeringthese children the possibility of high-level education ranging from nursery schoolto secondary school, with an internationally-recognised high-school diplomaat the end.Under the authority of the Academic departments belonging to the FrenchMinistry of Education, bilingual teaching will be provided in French and in anyof the ten languages available (Chinese, English, German, Hindi, Italian,Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish). All children will have theopportunity to study in a first foreign language from Grade 3 (or CE2) and asecond foreign language from Grade 7 (or Cinquième in the French system).Students will also be able to choose a third foreign language – as an option –from Grade 10 (or Seconde in the French system).In addition to French culture, special focus will be placed on opening onto othercultures and educational systems. Teaching in the arts and cultures will help todevelop open-mindedness, tolerance, respect of different values and beliefs.The proximity of Les Iscles to the final International School site – financed andbuilt under the responsability of the Provence - Alpes - Côte d’Azur RegionalCouncil – will contribute to the success of this unique intercultural project.In France, primary schooleducation provided in thenursery schools (also known aspre-primary schools) andelementary schools is organisedinto three cycles. The first cyclecorresponds to the first twoyears of nursery school. Thesecond cycle includes the lastyear of nursery school and thefirst two years of primary school.The third cycle corresponds tothe last three years of primaryschool.PRIMARY SCHOOLEDUCATION«If you talk to a man in a languagehe understands, that goes to his head.If you talk to him in his language,that goes to his heart.»Nelson Mandela3 4
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