The Lycée français international Elite de Beyrouth and its Bchamoun annex form a French school in Lebanon that belongs to the network of the Association Franco-Libanaise pour l’Éducation et la Culture (AFLEC) and to the ELITE group, a partner of the Mission laïque française (MLF), and is accredited by the AEFE (Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger – the Agency for French Education Abroad).
Levels taught:
From nursery school (maternelle) to terminale (final year of secondary school) in Beirut; from nursery school to 3ème (Year 10) in Bchamoun
Languages taught:
Qualifications prepared:
- Diplôme national du Brevet (DNB)
- Lebanese Brevet
- French Baccalauréat; Baccalauréat Français International (BFI), trilingual American section: French, American English and Arabic
- Lebanese Baccalaureate
- Cambridge certification
At the end of collège (lower secondary), in 3ème, our students sit the French and Lebanese Brevet examinations and the Cambridge English certificate. At the end of secondary school, in 1ère and terminale, they sit the French and Lebanese Baccalauréat examinations and, for some students, the Baccalauréat Français International; they are thus ready to enter universities around the world.
AIMS AND MISSIONS
We want our students to:
- Communicate in many languages so that they can connect with many cultures.
- Acquire the best possible scientific knowledge through an experimental approach.
- Use new research and communication technologies
THE TRILINGUAL FRENCH NURSERY SCHOOL
From the age of 3, our nursery school offers trilingual teaching in French, English and Arabic. Under certain conditions, children aged 2 to 3 may also be admitted.
In a high-quality environment, children learn through play across the 5 areas of learning:
- Language
- Physical activity
- Artistic activities
- Early tools for structuring their thinking
- Exploring the world
Our aim is to help children love nursery school – what we call “a successful attachment” – so that these young children can begin learning in French, English and Arabic happily.
Dialogue with parents is very important, and we open our classrooms so that they can come and see our highly regarded teaching for themselves.
A “pilot” school: pupils learn to read in French from GS (grande section, Reception) onwards (as at the École Bilingue Jeannine Manuel in Paris).
THE TRILINGUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
The main aim of the primary school, which welcomes children aged 6 to 11, is to teach them the fundamental skills that will prepare them for collège (lower secondary school).
Learning reading, writing and arithmetic is of course the priority, but artistic, sporting and recreational activities remain important.
Our school offers high-quality teaching in 3 languages – French, English and Arabic – with one hour a week of personalised support (Activités Pédagogiques Complémentaires – supplementary learning activities).
We want everyone to take part in the life of their school, and to this end we have set up a pupil council. Each class from CP (Year 2) to CM2 (Year 6) has elected 2 representatives, 1 boy and 1 girl, and we bring them together every two months for discussion.
Collège marks pupils’ entry into secondary education. The transition is a smooth one thanks to the CM2/6ème liaison programme, which provides regular exchanges between pupils and teachers.
We follow the French curriculum, and language teaching is designed with the aim of obtaining certifications (Cambridge, and soon DELF junior and DELF scolaire).
COLLÈGE (LOWER SECONDARY)
The personalised support in place forms part of the supplementary teaching offered to all students.
LYCÉE (UPPER SECONDARY)
The curriculum includes core subjects common to all students, compulsory specialist subjects chosen by the student and optional subjects. At the end of 1ère, students sit the early French examination (épreuve anticipée de français).
We prepare students for the Baccalauréat Français International, American section, from seconde (Year 11) onwards, because this trilingual qualification (French, English, Arabic) is very well suited to French schools abroad and opens up many opportunities for higher education at universities around the world.