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Head of Anglophone Section: Benjamin Slade. Coordinator of Anglais Avancé and Anglais Renforcé: Emily Gerbeau. Coordinator of Step Programs: Kelly Chollet. Higher Education Advisors: Emily Velut. Anglophone Section Administrative Assistants: Liza Maronese and Colombe Renaudier. La Tour's Anglophone Section was inaugurated in 1989 with 20 bilingual students and today serves over 900 students across Etudes Anglophones (EA), Anglais Avancé (AA) and Anglais Renforcé (AR) in the collège/lycée, with more than 200 students enrolled in the Wednesday afternoon Step Programs for primary school children. EA provides bilingual education for 6ème through Terminale with class hours comprising all official Anglais Académique hours plus two additional classes per week; AA is for top students and comprises one or two classes per week; AR offers additional preparation for 6ème and 5ème with two classes. The Anglophone Section's history is accompanied by a philosophy that emphasizes an academically rigorous English program and an Anglo-Saxon learning environment, while the lycée includes Anglophone literature and civilization beyond the United States and Great Britain, and electives in fields such as film-making, debate, journalism, creative writing, social responsibility and marketing. New Student Mentoring and Higher Education Advisers support students in adapting to La Tour and planning university applications. Admissions and Entrance Exams outline that EA and AA tests take place at set times (mid-March for incoming 6èmes; early July for incoming 5èmes to Terminales and some 6èmes; late August for others) with exams assessing English proficiency and readiness for study in English-taught courses. The PTA Board is composed of parents of Anglophone Section students who hold positions such as President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary in addition to the Head of the Anglophone Section; PTA meetings are held regularly, and minutes are distributed; the PTA aims to reinforce diverse Anglophone cultural experiences, facilitate transitions for new families, provide event information via a newsletter, procure textbooks and audiovisual equipment, support trips and extracurricular activities, and explore further contributions through volunteering, fundraising or financial assistance to sustain Anglophone Section activities. Our Mission is to reinforce families' diverse Anglophone cultural experiences, facilitate the transition of new families into the Anglophone Section and La Tour, provide information about events, improve educational logistics, support trips and activities, and engage in volunteer work or fundraising to sustain the Anglophone Section.
Institut de la Tour is a Catholic girls' school located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, serving students from ages 11 to 18. The school follows the French national curriculum but features a specialized Anglophone Section. In this track, students prepare for the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI). This specific program requires students to complete literature, history, and geography coursework in English, taught by native-level instructors. The campus includes science laboratories and dedicated rooms for visual arts and music. A signature initiative of the school is its theater program, where students perform plays in English to develop linguistic fluency and public speaking skills. The school also participates in international Model United Nations conferences. Located near the Trocadéro, the school uses its central urban position to integrate Parisian cultural sites into its history and art history lessons. Students in the Anglophone Section are integrated with the French stream for non-linguistic subjects.
