France, Lyon
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The school emphasizes the human dimension of education and aims to build long-term fulfillment and success. It fosters mindful and active partnership between students, families, and supervising staff. Students benefit from an all-rounded educational experience, including sports, cultural activities, and clubs that support social development and peer engagement. The school encourages learning through projects and international exchanges, which helps students develop social awareness and collaboration skills. Conferences and collaboration with former students and the supervising team support students' personal growth and informed choices about their future in a social context.
The school teaches in English as part of its international curriculum, with IGCSE, International Baccalaureate, and a Dual Diploma offered. A bilingual version of the French National Curriculum is taught from nursery level, with French and English language teaching adapted to pupils' needs (beginner to native speaker). From Year 9/10 onward, pupils prepare for Cambridge IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate. The curriculum enables gradual acquisition of up to four foreign languages, with languages including French, English, German, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese. The school integrates bilingualism and plurilingualism to support multilingual learning across its four sites.
Ombrosa addresses safeguarding and student wellbeing through harassment awareness education designed to promote a safe learning environment. The program uses videos, exchanges and discussions to stimulate student understanding and responses. Students are taught to recognize, analyze, and deal with harassment as victims or witnesses. The program covers the roles of victims, harassers, and witnesses, along with short-, medium-, and long-term consequences. It provides information on reporting platforms and means of seeking assistance.
Ombrosa addresses safeguarding by including harassment awareness to promote a safe learning environment. It uses videos and exchanges to stimulate discussion and understanding about harassment. Students are taught to recognize, analyze, and respond to harassment as victims or witnesses. The program describes the roles of victims, harassers, and active or passive witnesses, along with the consequences. The school provides information on national platforms for reporting or seeking assistance. It emphasizes mindful and active partnership with families and staff to support safeguarding.
Ombrosa International School is a private, secular, non-profit international bilingual school based on the banks of the Saône in Lyon, with a dedicated Caluire campus for Elementary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary alongside a Nursery. The school is partly under contract with the State and integrates the French national curriculum with the International Baccalaureate, coordinating bilingual access from nursery onward. From 3e (Year 10) upward, pupils may choose between the French General Baccalaureate and the Diploma Programme; Cambridge IGCSE is offered in some pathways, and Singapore mathematics supports mathematical development. The multilingual environment includes French, English, German, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese. Facilities include a restaurant, gym, courts, a dojo, five school bus lines, libraries, IT rooms, laboratories, a drama studio, a music room and a fine arts classroom, plus a park and private forest nearby. An after-school program runs daily, with clubs spanning sport, arts, languages, leadership and service. Opportunities.