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Part 1: Nursery/Pre-school—Ecole Maternelle

Part 2: Primary School—Ecole Elémentaire

Part 3: Middle & High School E.B.I— Collège et Lycée

W E L C O M E

P A C K

Middle & High

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The EBI curriculum (page 9 to 11)

General Presentation ( page 3 to 4)

Administrative information (page 5 to 8)

School facilities (page 12 to 13)

Ce livret a été réalisé à l’attention des nouvelles familles

de l’E.B.I.

Il vous donnera toutes les i n f o r m a t i o n s p r a t i q u e s concernant la scolarité de votre

enfant.

L’équipe éducative est ravie de

vous accueillir et de vous aider!

This booklet has been prepared for all new families coming to

E.B.I.

It provides practical information concerning the life of your child

in the school.

The staff wishes you a warm

welcome and is here to help you.

B I E N V E N U E ! W E L C O M E !

Communicating with families (page 14)

School Life (page 15 to 18)

Calendar (page 19)

The French system (page 23 to 25)

Other information (page 20)

E C O L E B I L I N G U E I N T E R N A T I O N A L E

The Ecole Bilingue Internationale was originally founded to provide for the educational needs of children of

expatriate Michelin employees. With the support of the Michelin Corporate Foundation, the EBI now welcomes students from varying backgrounds wishing to continue their education in an English-speaking environment and

in an international ambiance.

The school welcomes students from more than 20 nationalities and is integrated into Ecole Massillon, a

private French Catholic Primary, Middle and High School (under State control) with a total enrolment of around

1400 students.

The school promotes the integration of non French speaking students into the French educational system while preparing Anglophone students for British and

American exams. The EBI team wants to equip students with the ability to cope with further study and the

demands of a higher level education

The Ecole Bilingue Internationale

E D U C A T I O N A L T E A M

EBI staff

Christine Jullienne

Directrice de l'EBI

Valérie Paniagua

Coordinatrice EBI Secondaire

Directeur de l’Ensemble Scolaire Massillon

With over 27 teachers, from more than 12 countries, the E.B.I Education team is a group of diverse, talented and passionate educators.

The Ecole Massillon and the Ecole Bilingue Internationale work together in partnership. Your child is enrolled in Ecole Massillon for administrative purposes and in EBI for his educational tuition. The Ecole Massillon manages the administrative part of your child’s education and enrollment. It allows you to have official documents such as school attendance certificates and insurance certificates. Furthermore, the monitoring and management of absences, lateness and general discipline is under the responsibility

of the Ecole Massillon administration office,

the "Vie Scolaire".

Your child’s enrollment in EBI means that the EBI school will be responsible for the teaching and educational support of your child. He/she will, therefore, be in class with EBI teachers for all subjects apart from sport, music and fine arts, which are taught by teachers from

Ecole Massillon.

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Sylvie Jourdet

Assistante EBI

Jean Moncelon Yann Thébault Yaëlle Pégart

Directrice des études du lycée

Directeur des études du collège

Massillon staff

S C H O O L M A P

The Massillon campus is situated in the centre of Clermont-Ferrand, not far from the railway station (gare SNCF) and close to

several bus stops and the tramway.

♦ Students' entrance for Secondary School : 2, avenue de Grande

Bretagne .

♦ Administration: 5, rue Bansac.

Entrance and exit : Students are required to be in the classroom at 8 am or 8.55 am. School day finishes at 4pm or 5pm. Students must always arrive and leave using the gate on Avenue de Grande-Bretagne, except at certain times : if arriving or leaving at 11am,

1pm, 3pm, 6pm they must use the entrance on rue Bansac. If students are late, or if the gate on Avenue de Grande-Bretagne is closed, they must use the entrance on rue

Bansac.

Given his grade, each child has a specific time-table. It is important to respect the schedule for security reasons. The entrance

gates remain locked during class time.

Breaks: 9.50 a.m. to 10.05 a.m and 2.55

p.m to 3.10 p.m.


R E S O U R C E S A N D E Q U I P M E N T

School supplies : the list of supplies for each Grade is available on the EBI

website.

These supplies should be purchased

after your arrival as some materials are

specific to France. They can be found

in most hypermarkets as well as in

specialized stationery stores.

If necessary, we can recommend some

supply stores in the city center. Just

next to the school there is a small store

called « Mistral Gagnant » where you

can find many of the supplies.

School books : books are provided by

the school and must be given back at

the end of the year.

Each student is required to make a returnable general damage/

loss deposit of 50 €, in the form of a cheque (payable to AMPEI). This deposit will only be cashed and used in the case of : - loss of book(s) - damage to book(s)

- damage to school material or facilities. If the total value of damage/loss exceeds the deposit, the student

will be billed for the difference.

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A D M I N I S T R A T I V E P R O C E D U R E S A N D D O C U M E N T S

Your child will be given several administrative documents to be completed during the first week of classes and

returned to the Year Tutor.

We can provide help with the completion

of these documents.

At the beginning of the school year we advise you to get a medical certificate from your doctor giving permission for your child to participate in sports activities. Please keep this document plus a photocopy. This certificate is necessary to take part in sports events outside normal school hours. Moreover, you will be given a booklet containing important documents to be signed (e.g.emergency contacts, image

rights, permission to go on outings...).

The International school website gives you information about the

organization of EBI:

http://www.ebi-clermont.fr/

First and foremost, the “règlement intérieur” of Massillon applies to all students.

At the beginning of each school year this will be read and discussed with each class. The EBI school's code of conduct is based on two major principles which all members of the

school endeavour to follow:

♦ Be Respectful towards yourself, other people and property.

♦ Be Safety conscious

The complete Code of Conduct will be given to all students at the beginning of the school year. It can be found in the Carnet de Liaison. Both students and parents sign this

document to acknowledge their agreement with the school policy and rules.


F I R S T D A Y A T S C H O O L

Class/Grade assignment:

For administrative purposes, the E.B.I student is assigned to a specific class at the Massillon school and to a Grade

class at the EBI.

End of school day:

Each student has a timetable (given on the first day of school by the Year

teacher).

Depending on your child’s class time-table, you will be told at what time you can pick him up after class on the first

day.

In case you arrive in the middle of the

school year, the address of the school is :

5 rue Bansac, Clermont-Ferrand. On the

first day, please proceed to the welcome

desk (located on your right in the

entrance hall) and ask for either

Christine JULLIENNE (EBI Principal) or for

the EBI Principal's assistant. They will

meet you there and take the student to

his /her classroom.

Lockers: each student has a personal

locker in the EBI lobby where he/she can

keep his school supplies. On the first day,

please provide your child with the

required school supplies.

As soon as you know exactly on which day your

child will arrive at school, please email us:

[email protected]

We will then convey this information to the school administration team and to the concerned teachers. Moreover, as soon as you have an

address please inform the E.B.I administration.


The English speaking child is enrolled in Massillon and an EBI class (Grades 6 to 12) with a full curriculum in English based on British and American programmes.

EBI’s distinctive qualities :

• An international atmosphere with students coming from all over the

world.

• Small class groups and individual support: EBI teachers know each

student’s individual needs.

• A m o d e r n e d u c a t i o n a l

approach.

• Ongoing communication within the EBI staff and close links

with the parents.

• Special arrangements are possible depending on the needs of the students (e.g. ESL English

as a Second Language).

Grade 6

6ème

Grade 7

5ème

Grade 8

4ème

Grade 9

3ème

Grade 10

2nd

Grades 11 and 12

1ère et Term

In English

with O.I.B (*) students

English

and

History

English

and

History

English

and

Physics

English

and

Physics

English

In French with their

French class

EPS

(Sport)

Arts plas-

tiques

Musique

EPS

(Sport)

Arts plas-

tiques

Musique

EPS

(Sport)

Arts plas-

tiques

Musique

EPS

(Sport)

EPS

(Sport)

EPS (sport)

Our integration into the Massillon School makes it possible for our EBI students

to be together with the French students for a few subjects as shown below :

*O.I.B: Option Internationale du Baccalauréat. French O.I.B students have the opportunity to take American language/literature and History/Geography classes to get prepared for specific bilingual exams at the Baccalauréat (French High School diploma). This option is opened to them from Grade 6 (French

6ème).

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E B I C U R R I C U L U M

F R E N C H A S A F O R E I G N L A N G U A G E C L A S S ( F L E )

E.B.I students have French classes in their curriculum: FLE classes (Français Langue Etrangère — French as a Foreign Language). They are divided into three levels to match the

needs of each student.

Throughout the school year, pupils are introduced to French cultural events and

traditions or French customs.

FLE teachers have an important role in

welcoming students and their families.

S P O R T C L A S S E S ( E P S : E D U C A T I O N P H Y S I Q U E E T S P O R T I V E )

On days when sport is on the time-table, your child will need to bring a bag with a complete sports outfit (sweat pants or shorts depending on the season, a sweat-shirt,

a t-shirt, non marking sport shoes and a bottle of water).

The school has its own gymnasium.


A S S E S S M E N T , G R A D I N G A N D E X A M S

Students are evaluated through continuous assessments (class assignments, tests) and end

of term examinations.

Our marking system is a compromise between the British and the American systems and so the grades are somewhat lower, more demanding

than is normal in the U.S. system.

9th and 10th Grade students also take University of Cambridge UK exams (IGCSE) in most subjects.

These exams are compulsory.

We also offer PSAT, SAT and AP exams (US

College Board external examination).

Daily homework is related to the needs of each student so as to support and extend in school

instruction in a positive and challenging way.

It should not be seen as an end in itself or as a

form of punishment.

The amount of time a student spends on homework should be in accordance with the age and developmental level of the student. Homework encourages an educational

partnership between home and school.

To this end, students should have homework diaries (‘agenda’) where they record their

assignments.

H O M E W O R K


L I B R A R Y

EBI Students are welcome to use the

library where they can study.

A wide range of materials (novels in English and French, school books,

dictionaries…) is available.

The library is for studying,. A quiet,

studious atmosphere must prevail.

The library is closed daily during the following times : 8-8.55, 12:00-13:05

and 16.05-17.00.

Students are only allowed to use the

library when a teacher is present.

We remind the high school students who are allowed to stay in the library during the breaks to respect the fact that it is a

study room.

C O M P U T E R R O O M A N D S C I E N C E R O O M

IT, maths and science classes are held in modern, fully equipped classrooms

with:

- computers

- science equipment

- specialized software (Myimaths)

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Meal options(*)

« Externe » student : for students who don’t want to eat at the canteen

everyday (but the possibility is there if needed).

An « Externe surveillé »: student eats at the canteen only on the days stated in his « carnet de liaison ». On these days the student is not allowed

to leave the school during the lunch break.

A « Demi-pensionnaire »: student eats four days per week at the canteen

and is not allowed to leave the school during the lunch break.

The school cafeteria (called ‘le self’ in French) provides a healthy, well-balanced

lunchtime meal.

Your child may eat at the school canteen every day if so desired. All students will be given a canteen card when they arrive. To pay for the canteen, you may send a cheque/check to Ecole Massillon or pay online on the “Ecole Directe” website (see

the “communication with families” section).

Various meal options (*) will be explained in the administrative documents that you

will be given during the first week of school.

C A F E T E R I A / E A T I N G F A C I L I T I E S

A F T E R S C H O O L S T U D Y H A L L

The cost of these services (cafeteria/study) is not included in the

school fees.

For more information about the price, please consult the Massillon

School website.

After-school study hall from 5-6pm


♦ « Carnet de liaison »

At the beginning of the school year, students will receive a “carnet de liaison”. Teachers will use this booklet to communicate

with the families. Open and direct communication is essential for the effective operation of a school. In addition, it includes forms for lateness and absences which must be completed and signed by the

parents.

♦ « Ecole Directe »

The « Ecole Directe » website is primarily for the French section of Massillon. However, EBI parents may

use it:

- to communicate with the teachers,

- to make online payments (canteen

and some field trips),

https://www.ecoledirecte.com/

(There is also an Ecole Directe

mobile application).

Parents and students will have an

access code sent to them by mail.

♦ Meetings

Information meetings usually take place at the beginning of the academic year (in September or October). Individual parent/teacher meetings are also organized : the first one will take place at the end of the first term or at the beginning of the second term. If you wish, you may make an appointment with a teacher at any other time if you wish by contacting him/her through “Ecole Directe” or by using your child’s

communication notebook.

Please check your mailbox regularly on Ecole Directe!

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Debates

The Ecole Bilingue Internationale places a strong emphasis on the i d e a l s o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l understanding and responsible citizenship and finds that the debating forum is a useful way of encouraging these qualities. We welcome the participation of Massillon O.I.B students to the debates as this further enhances

their multi-cultural nature.

S C H O O L L I F E A N D C U L T U R A L A C T I V I T I E S

Music and Drama

A Christmas concert with

the Primary students:

The school choir is made up of parents, staff and pupils. The choir is active in the Christmas Concert at

the Cathedral.

Variety Show:

Secondary school students write and perform the not-to-be-missed annual Variety Show under the direction of our EBI teacher, Mr Gerry

Moran.

This takes place in December or January after several weeks of hard work by students and teachers alike. As well as being able to showcase acting, musical and dancing skills, students also help with writing, choreography, directing and sound

engineering.

Student Council

The student body elects a President and Vice-President each year. These students are there, not just to lead, but to reflect the other students’ interests. Each class will also elect a representative, who is then expected to be an active member of the Student Council. Student Council discusses students’ ideas, plans social events, initiates projects and prepares the general

assembly held once a month.

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The School organises a variety of field trips

and cultural outings during the school year.

A highlight is the biennial London Theatre Trip, where students spend a week taking in different theatre experiences (including drama workshops at the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare fame). This trip is organized in

September every two years.

Harvard Model Congress Europe, which takes place annually in a major European city, is a simulation of the US Government and of the international organisations. Students are informed in advance about their respective roles, so they can research and prepare for

the Congress.

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Y E A R B O O K

Students are given the opportunity to work as part of a team to use creative and desktop publishing skills to put together the annual EBI Yearbook. This publication, provides a wonderful souvenir of friends

and school activities.

F A M I L Y E V E N T S

Every year, the parents’ association (APEL) organizes a Fall Buffet in late September or early October. It is a real family event that brings the whole E.B.I and Massillon Community together : each family shares dishes from their home

country.

International families organize also a Thanksgiving

dinner.


E N S E M B L E S C O L A I R E M A S S I L L O N

Lateness :

In case a student is late in the morning, he/she must go directly to the « vie

scolaire » before going to class.

Absence :

You have to inform the school by email (the EBI secretary and Mrs Valérie Paniagua). A medical certificate is requested for a long absence. The school should be notified after an absence by completing the absence slip in the Carnet de liaison. If it is possible to anticipate an absence, then please notify the school beforehand. Any unjustified

absence or lateness will be sanctioned.

Téléphone : 04 73 98 09 73

Valérie Paniagua :

[email protected]

EBI secretary :

[email protected]

The International school website gives you information about the organization of EBI: http://www.ebi-clermont.fr/

The Massillon website gives you general information about the organization of

the school, and also on the French curriculum :

http://massillon631.jimdo.com/

The UNSS website provides information about sport activities organized on

Wednesday afternoons at school : http://massillonunss.jimdo.com

U S E F U L W E B S I T E S

I N C A S E O F L A T E N E S S / A B S E N C E S

The place where students must go to in case of lateness

or sickness is called « La vie scolaire ».

The parent organisation of Massillon is the APEL (Association des Parents d'élèves de l'Enseignement Libre ). APEL is the national parent association in French private schools. It works in collaboration with the administration and the educational team, and in agreement with the educa t iona l pro ject of th e schoo l .

The mission of APEL Massillon is to:

- Welcome and encourage all families of Massillon to participate in the life of the school by taking part and

contributing in organized meetings and activities.

- Inform parents, students and school staff of APEL

activities/ actions.

- Support financially and logistically classroom projects,

and the pastoral project.

For more information: [email protected]

T H E A P E L A S S O C I A T I O N

Annual subscription to APEL is 25 euros per family.

S C H O O L V A C A T I O N

In France, school holidays are determined by

zones.

In Clermont-Ferrand, we belong to Zone A.

There are 5 holiday periods throughout the

year:

♦ Autumn break (2 weeks)

♦ Christmas holidays (2 weeks)

♦ Winter holidays (2 weeks)

♦ Spring break (2 weeks)

♦ Summer holidays

Date Reason French Tradition

1st January New Year’s Day Jour de l’an

Monday after Eas-

ter Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques

1st May Labour Day Fête du travail

8th May Victory in Europe Day Armistice 1945

Varies Ascension Day Ascension

Varies Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte

14th July Bastille Day Fête Nationale

15th August Assumption of Mary Assomption

1st November All Saints’ Day Toussaint

11th November Armistice Day

Remembrance Day

Armistice 1918

25th December Christmas Day Noël

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FRENCH ENGLISH

Agenda Diary

Bâton de colle

Glue stick

Bic Ball point pen

Cahier Notebook

Cahier de Travaux Pratiques Notebook with alternating lined and blank pages

Canson Drawing paper (sold in tan envelopes)

Carnet à spirales Spiral bound notebook

Carnet répertoire

Address book (used to record vocabulary words)

Cartable

School bag

Cartouches

Fountain pen refills

Chemise

Pocket folder

Ciseaux

Scissors

Classeur

Binder

Classeur souple Flexible / supple binder

Compas Compass

Crayons de couleur Colored pencils

Crayon à papier Pencil

Double décimètres 20 cms ruler

Effaceur

Ink eraser

Equerre Set square

Feutres Markers

S C H O O L S U P P L I E S — G L O S S A R Y


FRENCH ENGLISH

Pointe large / Pointe moyenne /

Pointe fine Wide tip / Medium tip / Fine tip

Format Size

Gouache Art paint

Gomme Eraser

Intercalaires Binder dividers

Oeillets Reinforcements (to protect holes in paper)

Papier calque Tracing paper

Pinceau Paint brush

Pochette

- Avec rabats

- Avec élastiques

Folder

- With flaps

- With elastic closures

Pochettes plastiques transparentes Plastic pockets to hold individual sheets of paper in

a binder

Protège cahier Notebook cover (normally requested in several

different colors)

Protège document / porte vue Folder with attached transparent plastic pockets

Reliure Plastic spiral binder

Règle plate Flat ruler

Sac à dos Back pack

Stylo Ball point pen

Stylo plume Fountain pen

Surligneur Highlighter

Taille‑crayon Pencil sharpener

Trousse Pencil case


S C H O O L S U P P L I E S — G L O S S A R Y

C O N T A C T S

E M E R G E N C Y N U M B E R S I N F R A N C E

Ecole Massillon

5, Rue Bansac

ClermontFerrand

Tel 04.73.98.09.70

Email : [email protected]

Section internationale:

Tel 04 73 98 09 73

EBI secretary—Assistante de direction EBI

[email protected]

Mme Jullienne– Directrice de l’EBI

[email protected]

Mme Paniagua– Coordinatrice secondaire EBI

[email protected]

C O N T A C T S

Absence:

If your child is sick or absent please dial : 04 73 98 09 73 and indicate his/her name, class level and the reason for

the absence.

European emergency

number

Ambulance Fire


Police

M I D D L E S C H O O L : C O L L È G E

1– General information

The French « collège » has four different

levels: “6e, 5e, 4e and 3e”.

2-Roles

The person who is in charge of the Middle School is “le principal” (the headmaster). In the collège Massillon,

his name is Mr Thébault.

The year tutor is called « “le professeur principal” and the school guidance councellor is called “le Conseiller

Principal d’Education” or CPE.

At the “collège”, the student will study with several teachers, each one being a specialist in his own subject. The educational team is responsible for organising teaching activities on the basis of strict guidelines set out in the Internal Regulations (« Programmes de

l’Education Nationale »).

3-Exam

In their final year, in « 3ème », students have to take a national exam : “le

Diplôme National du Brevet” (DNB).

4– And after ?

At the end of middle school, a career guidance procedure will enable the student, depending on his abilities, his ambition and his parents’ advice, to go to

a :

• “ lycée professionnel” (vocational

training school),

• “lycée technologique” (a technical

school)

• a “lycée d’enseignement

général” (an academic school).

The following pages give you a short description

of the French School System.

INTRODUCTION TO THE FRENCH SYSTEM

H I G H S C H O O L : L Y C É E

1– General information

The lycée Massillon is a « lycée d’enseignement général » (an academic school), it prepares students to enter

higher education.

It has the following three levels: “seconde”, “première” and “terminale”. Depending on their abilities and their

interests, students choose to study for:

-the “série L”: literary, artistic or linguistic

subjects,

-the “série S”: scientific subjects,

-the “série ES”’: economics.

2-Roles

The person in charge of the “lycée” is the High School headmaster. In the lycée

Massillon, her name is Mrs Pégart.

3-Exam

In « première » and « terminale » at the High School, students will sit the national secondary school diploma: the

“baccalauréat” usually called the « Bac ».

4-And after ?

At the High School, career guidance procedure is really important. The student will have to decide if he/she wishes to pursue higher education studies or directly start his/her working

life.

F R E N C H S C H O O L S Y S T E M

French system American system British system

6ème 6th Grade Year 7



Age

11-12

12-13

13-14

3ème 9th Grade Year 10 14-15

2nde 10th Grade Year 11 15-16

1ère 11th Grade Year 12 16-17

Terminale 12th Grade Year 13 17-18

Grading in the French education system is entirely standardized. All marks or grades for assignments, tests, or exams are out of 20, and the pass mark is

10/20. This goes from middle school through to postgraduate level.

G R A D I N G

EPS : Education Physique et Sportive (sport ) FLE : Français Langue Etrangère (French as a foreign language) OIB : Option Internationale au BAC (International Option of the Baccalauréat.) AP : in the French section may mean « Arts Plastiques » or « Accompagnement Personnalisé »

U S E F U L A C R O N Y M S

Massillon Primary

School

Ensemble Scolaire Massillon

5 rue Bansac

63000 Clermont-Ferrand

04 73 98 09 70

Massillon Secondary

School

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