LYCEE FRANÇAIS DE SINGAPOUR - Lycée français de Singapour

2.4 Educational projectsThe Principal informs the audience of the new themes of the 3-year educational plan(“projet d’établissement”) for the period starting in September 2011 and ending in June2014:- French and foreign languages- Science- Humanist and art culture- Focus on children blossoming and success- New technologiesNew educational projects include:- Development of common tools in kindergarten (music files, appraisal files…),- Bilingual French/English projects in kindergarten,- Launch of individual tutoring (“Aide personnalisée”) in primary school,- Use of new IT tools (investment in interactive white boards in primary school),- Opening of secondary 1 classes with two foreign languages (Mandarin/English),- Opening of bilingual classes (secondary 4 or “troisième”) with the internationaloption of the “Brevet des Collèges” (certification at the end of the “troisièmeclasses”),- Follow up of the change in the curriculum in secondary school (“ Réforme dulycée”- Change in appraisals in English in secondary school (appraisal per group of levelsas well as per scale applicable in France)- Opening of group by levels for English and Spanish classes in secondary school.3 – Report on the organisation of the French School and the Committees actionswithin the Management Committee.The President, M. Laurent Mayer, gives a reminder of the school’s organization.Lycée Français de Singapour Ltd is a Singaporean private company which signed aconvention with « AEFE », Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Etranger. Thiscompany is registered as a charity and with the Singaporean Ministry of Education. TheFrench School is managed by an Executive Committee of 12 directors (6 corporaterepresentatives and 6 parents representatives) which are in charge of the operations ofthe French School and its budget. Two committees support the Executive Committee: theeducational committee which is in charge of all educational aspects and the managementcommittee which supports the actions of the management of the French School for theoperational aspects. The chairmen of the educational committee and managementcommittee are the Principal and the Supervisor, respectively. Two general meetings areconvened during the year to present activities of the school and financial information.During the general meeting in October/November, new directors are elected. Roles andresponsibilities within the Executive Committee are discussed, allocated and voted duringmeetings of the Executive Committee members.The Supervisor, M. Serge Genetet, summarises the missions of the differentcommissions within the Management Committee. He highlights all the work performed byeach Committee during the past school year as well as the challenges for the comingyears:- Parents Committee: update of the parents’ welcome guide, contribution to the transporttender, assistance for the students to find a training course, organisation of sales ofsecond-hand books, parents survey, preparation of the next academic year in relationwith the French School management, optimisation of the communication with parents andthe school management, launch in November 2011 of meetings with parents regardingAdministration – Tel : (65) 6488 1160, Fax : (65) 6487 2821Ecole élémentaire – Tel : 6488 1192 Vie scolaire – Tel : 6488 1168 Service comptable – Tel : 6488 1173Site internet : www.lyceefrancais.edu.sg E-mail : administration@lyceefrancais.edu.sg