l’école en france. la crèche= daycare l’école maternelle = kindergarten or preschool
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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 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.
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