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France, Lyon
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French is compulsory for all students. In Early Years, students are taught as one group within an immersion programme, with a quarter of the day in French. In Grades 1-5, French is taught at Ab Initio, French B and French A with five 40-minute lessons per week, and ESOL support is available for Grades 2-5. The language curriculum has four strands: listening and speaking; viewing and presenting; reading; writing.
The school has a bilingual immersion programme in Early Years (Kindergarten) with 25% of the week in French and the rest in English. Children in Early Years are taught as one group as part of the immersion programme. The school runs a complete English-medium programme for students aged 3-18.
An immersion approach operates in Early Years with a quarter of the school day delivered in French. In Grades 1-5, French is taught at Ab Initio, French B and French A with five 40-minute lessons per week. The program emphasises English-medium instruction across the 3-18 age range.
ISL is a not-for-profit independent international school in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, set on protected woodland with purpose-built facilities on its own grounds. The campus features light, spacious classrooms around a central atrium, with dedicated spaces for art and design, music and movement, ICT, and a large library shared by primary and secondary. The school serves ages 3 to 18 and offers three programs: the IB Primary Years Programme, Cambridge IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme. In Grades 9–10 students take Cambridge IGCSE; Grades 11–12 prepare for the IB Diploma, with an ISL Diploma available if the full IB Diploma is not pursued. ISL emphasizes inquiry-based, real-world learning through cross-curricular projects such as Leading Your Learning, the STEAM Project, UN SDG initiatives and the Grade 8 Personal Project. The campus provides on-site PE and arts facilities, access to municipal gym and pool, and outdoor spaces including a multi-sport field and amphitheatre. ISL is regularly inspected by the French National Education Ministry and reinvests enrollment fees to improve the learning environment.
