Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon
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The Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon (CSI), also known as the "Lycée International de Lyon", is a leading international school
located in the city of Lyon
, France. It provides education
combining regular French classes with classes in the second language of the student. The international sections include English, Italian
, Spanish, Polish
, German
, Portuguese
and Japanese
. The classes are taught from primary level
all the way up to the high school
diploma
, the Baccalaureat
, which is available with the International Option (OIB, or "Option Internationale du Baccalauréat").
There are 1900 students in the school, from kindergarten to high school.
As in all French lycées, students in the last two years ("première" and "terminale") can choose between an "L" section (literary), an "ES" section (economy and society) and an "S" section (scientific).
International students are also able to prepare for the OIB, and take classes in literature, history and geography in their second language.
The school constantly rates top in the region, i.e. in 2005, 97 % of the graduating students received their baccalaureate, whereas the "2004-2005 success rate for the baccalauréat in mainland France was 79.7%" (see baccalauréat
article).
The building is located on the Rhône
riverside, and is a novelty in terms of architecture. After 15 years of hardship with the famous skyroof, a brand new one has been set in as of September 2007.
Following the mismanagement, the new school 2009 year could not start at the scheduled date by the college and the high school and was delayed of ten days. The principal, François Chabot, was replaced by Bruno Bigi, then principal of Rosa Parks High School in Neuville-sur-Saône
. The administrative tribunal of Lyon reinstated François Chabot in his post on 23 March 2010, triggering an immediate strike of all teachers supported by the two associations of parents and students. After a week of strikes and demonstrations, François Chabot was again removed from the CSI on 29 March and Bruno Bigi was recalled. Classes restarted on 30 March.
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
located in the city of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France. It provides education
Education
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combining regular French classes with classes in the second language of the student. The international sections include English, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Spanish, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. The classes are taught from primary level
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
all the way up to the high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
diploma
Diploma
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, the Baccalaureat
Baccalauréat
The baccalauréat , often known in France colloquially as le bac, is an academic qualification which French and international students take at the end of the lycée . It was introduced by Napoleon I in 1808. It is the main diploma required to pursue university studies...
, which is available with the International Option (OIB, or "Option Internationale du Baccalauréat").
There are 1900 students in the school, from kindergarten to high school.
As in all French lycées, students in the last two years ("première" and "terminale") can choose between an "L" section (literary), an "ES" section (economy and society) and an "S" section (scientific).
International students are also able to prepare for the OIB, and take classes in literature, history and geography in their second language.
The school constantly rates top in the region, i.e. in 2005, 97 % of the graduating students received their baccalaureate, whereas the "2004-2005 success rate for the baccalauréat in mainland France was 79.7%" (see baccalauréat
Baccalauréat
The baccalauréat , often known in France colloquially as le bac, is an academic qualification which French and international students take at the end of the lycée . It was introduced by Napoleon I in 1808. It is the main diploma required to pursue university studies...
article).
The building is located on the Rhône
Rhône River
The Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in Switzerland and running from there through southeastern France. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone and the Little Rhone...
riverside, and is a novelty in terms of architecture. After 15 years of hardship with the famous skyroof, a brand new one has been set in as of September 2007.
Following the mismanagement, the new school 2009 year could not start at the scheduled date by the college and the high school and was delayed of ten days. The principal, François Chabot, was replaced by Bruno Bigi, then principal of Rosa Parks High School in Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-Surrounding communes:* Genay* Montanay* Fleurieu-sur-Saône* Albigny-sur-Saône-Notable people:* Jacques Chauviré, physician and novellist...
. The administrative tribunal of Lyon reinstated François Chabot in his post on 23 March 2010, triggering an immediate strike of all teachers supported by the two associations of parents and students. After a week of strikes and demonstrations, François Chabot was again removed from the CSI on 29 March and Bruno Bigi was recalled. Classes restarted on 30 March.