Attending French schools – from a child’s perspective Firefly Cote d’Azur Episode 4

TITLE: The French school system in the International sections from the teenagers perspective.

SERIES: Education

EPISODE: 4

 

Riviera Firefly is your online guide to living on and visiting the French Riviera and the Côte d’Azur. We cover topics such as Education for children and adults, Places to visit, Health and lifestyle, hobbies and leisure and have lots of fun here in the Alpes Maritimes. We also talk to inspiring local entrepreneurs and small businesses about how they started their careers in France, dealing with administration and what brought them here in the first place. Topical issues such as Brexit and what this means to expats will also be covered in 2017. Our online directory and magazine can be found on www.rivierafirefly.com

THIS EPISODE

In this Riviera Firefly Episode 4 Antonia shares insider information on what it’s like to be in the schooling system here in France.

KEY POINTS

[00:10]  What to expect from the programme
[01:55] Favourite memories from primary.

[04:00] Teens recommend their top places to go on the Côte d’Azur

[05:40] Memories of the International Section Test for Fenelon

[06:50] International test for ASEICA (see episode 2)

[08:18] Differences between Fenelon and Cesar

[09:00] Talk about how the school programme and day works

[12:40] Fenelon building works

[14:00] Extracurricular activities .. sports, MUN, theatre

 

IMPORTANT LINKS

SALTO Trampoline park https://trampoline-indoor.fr

POLYGONE Shopping centre www.polygone–riviera.fr/en

International schools South of France blog http://www.kidooland.com/single-post/2016/01/04/Mainstream-International-School-Choices-South-of-France

ASEICA  http://aseica.org/

FENELON www.institut–fenelon.org

HANDBALL DES COLLINES  www.hbdc06.org

Louis  youtube hobby FILM CRISIS STUDIOS  https://youtu.be/LWSGQ9AEWN4?list=PLOEYiYVlWKvqMLBTPAYRvViGW8lHTLQSg

 

 

OUR SPONSOR

This episode was sponsored by www.kidooland.com The little English School in Sophia Antipolis on the French Riviera