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France, Fontainebleau
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Every Anglophone Primary classroom includes part of the Section's library with English-language fiction and non-fiction. Students are encouraged to write book reports and follow class-specific reading lists prepared by English teachers. There are day-trips and residential trips throughout the year, including visits to the Normandy landing beaches, the coast of Brittany, and the volcanoes of Auvergne, with excursions near Fontainebleau forest and château.
Guest artists are invited to conduct annual workshops for Primary pupils, including painter Mathieu Wührmann and photographer Alexandra Serrano. The Lycée has produced drama productions for over 20 years, with student auditions and involvement of parent volunteers and theatre professionals, using the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre.
MUN conferences are organized for Lycée students, including SAIMUN, THIMUN, PAMUN and FIMUN. The preparation involves researching a country, debates, and writing UN resolutions, with the delegation participating in mock debates with other schools; these conferences are conducted in English.
Lycée Play has produced drama productions with student auditions and involvement of parent volunteers and theatre professionals. Graduation Ball at the Château de Courances and the Graduation Ceremony (with the Germanophone Section) are major social events. International Day in the Collège features stalls, concerts and cultural displays.
Humanitarian trips have included a Nepal project in 2018 with Projects Abroad, where students did construction work, taught at a Kathmandu school, or worked at a teacher's hospital. The Section aims to build on volunteering by exploring an independent study program, potentially supervised by INSEAD professors.
MUN (Model United Nations) conferences are organized for Lycée students, with SAIMUN, THIMUN, PAMUN and FIMUN, conducted in English to promote international understanding. The MUN club is largely run by senior students, with preparation covering research, debates, resolutions, and embassy-style activities.
Sport in School is an integral part of the French Curriculum, with a cross-country sports club on Wednesday afternoons. Pastoral care in English is provided by the Anglophone Section, including a bilingual Listening Point on Fridays and a Student Well-being Coordinator.
Located on the Fontainebleau International Campus, the Anglophone Section is a fee-paying unit within three French state schools and serves pupils from CP to Terminale. It offers the French national curriculum alongside Anglophone Section subjects, with Cambridge IGCSE and the BFI at the end of schooling. ACL, DNL and Connaissances du Monde are taught in English; students choose two majors and French-language options. Since September 2022, Première begins BFI study, with emphasis on oral presentation; about 40% of final grades derive from Section subjects; Connaissances du Monde requires independent research and a 20-minute presentation. Anglophone teaching hours progress from six per week in Seconde to eleven in Terminale (two hours in French). The Section has an entrance on Avenue Verdun and serves pupils from 30 nationalities. English is taught by native speakers; the campus hosts one of the largest OIB BFI centers and Cambridge iGCSE center status for teachers and examiners.
