French American International School (San Francisco)
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The French American International School is a French and English PK-12 school based in San Francisco, California
which allows students to study for the French
baccalauréat
and the International Baccalaureate. The high school is also referred to as International High School of San Francisco
and is recognized as currently being the only school in San Francisco to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
baccalauréat
program is based on the French national curriculum augmented by courses in English
in American History, American
and English literature
and Visual Arts
. All other subjects are taught in French
. International High School currently offers two tracks for its students to choose from: the baccalauréat scientifique or the baccalauréat sciences economiques et sociales.
Students in their freshman year who are bilingual in the French language and who have studied in a French immersion program throughout middle school have the opportunity to pass the Brevet
, a French national diploma which acknowledges the successful completion of middle school by French national standards.
The International Baccalaureate is a renowned and rigorous curriculum recognized by universities around the world. It is taught in English
, French
, and Spanish
.
All the classes taught in French are taught by native speaking French teachers.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
which allows students to study for the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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...
and the International Baccalaureate. The high school is also referred to as International High School of San Francisco
International High School of San Francisco
The International High School of San Francisco is a private high school attached to the French American International School located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. Graduates may earn either the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the French...
and is recognized as currently being the only school in San Francisco to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
Academics
The FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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...
program is based on the French national curriculum augmented by courses in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
in American History, American
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
and English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
and Visual Arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
. All other subjects are taught in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. International High School currently offers two tracks for its students to choose from: the baccalauréat scientifique or the baccalauréat sciences economiques et sociales.
Students in their freshman year who are bilingual in the French language and who have studied in a French immersion program throughout middle school have the opportunity to pass the Brevet
Brevet
Brevet may refer to:* Brevet , a temporary authorization for a person to hold a higher rank* Brevet , a long-distance bicycle ride with check-point controls* Aircrew brevet, a Royal Air Force and British Army badge...
, a French national diploma which acknowledges the successful completion of middle school by French national standards.
The International Baccalaureate is a renowned and rigorous curriculum recognized by universities around the world. It is taught in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
All the classes taught in French are taught by native speaking French teachers.