The Anglophone Section of the CSI
The Anglophone or English-speaking Section is part of the CSI, the Cité Scolaire Internationale in Lyon, a French state school with international sections. We offer children who are already fluent in English an education unique in the Lyon area: specialised English teaching within the French state system.
We teach children from Primary through to High School. All section pupils get the best of both worlds: the rigour for which the French system is justly proud combined with the encouragment for creativity and self-expression famous thoughout the English-speaking world.
The classes are mixed-ability and international, composed of pupils from accross the eight language-sections of the CSI. Core subjects such as French, Maths and Science are taught in French by French teachers from the state system whereas English language, History and Geography and taught in small groups by the Anglophone section staff, who all hold degrees in their subject areas from their
home countries – Great Britain, Canada and the United States. The section uses Anglophone teaching practices, methods and materials.
Anglophone section pupils leaving the CSI are thus well equipped to continue their education anywhere in the English-speaking world. They sit not only the prestigious OIB (International Option of the French BAC ), a diploma run jointly by the French Education National and Cambridge Assessement and recognised by Anglophone universities world-wide, but also the iGCSE in English, just like teenagers from the UK, proof of their prowess in English.
Although part of the French state system, the Anglophone Section is a fee-paying section, run by a non-profit making association, the APESA, governed by a Parent board. 80% of the fees go to pay the salaries of the specialised teaching staff, the remaining 20% are used to cover administrative costs and material.
To find out how to apply to the Anglophone section, consult our admissions page, or contact the APESA office.
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