Ecole Jeannine Manuel - Paris70 rue du Théâtre, Paris, 75015, France+33 1 44 37 00 80 |
admissions@ejm.netwww.ecolejeanninemanuel.org |
École Jeannine Manuel is a non-profit PreK-12 coeducational school founded in 1954 with the mission to promote international understanding through bilingual (French/English) education. An associated UNESCO school, École Jeannine Manuel welcomes pupils representing 80 nationalities and every major cultural tradition. The school’s academic excellence matches its diversity: École Jeannine Manuel is regularly ranked among the best French high schools (state and independent) for its overall academic performance (ranked first for ten consecutive years). The school is accredited by the French Ministry of Education, the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
Each year, the school welcomes more than 100 new non-French speaking pupils. These students integrate the school through our adaptation program, which provides intensive instruction in French, support in English as needed, help in understanding and adjusting to French culture, and differentiated coursework and assessment during their adaptation period.
The lower and middle school follow the French national curriculum with several exceptions: in the lower school, half of the day is taught in English, and, in middle school, experimental sciences, history and geography are taught in English. The curriculum is enriched at all levels, not only with a more advanced English language and literature curriculum, but also, for example, with Chinese language instruction (compulsory in grades 3-4-5), an integrated science program in lower school, and independent research projects in middle school.
In upper school, tenth graders follow the French national curriculum, which is taught 50% in English and 50% in French. In 11th grade, pupils choose between the French track (Baccalauréat Français International, BFI) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Approximately 25% of our pupils opt for the IBDP.
Over the past three years, around 13% of our graduating students attended US colleges or universities, 41% chose to study in the UK, and 29% entered the French higher education system. Around 7% of graduating students go on to study in countries all over the world such as the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Australia.
Admission:
Admission is competitive and applications typically exceed available spaces by a ratio of 7:1. The school nonetheless makes every effort to reserve space for international applicants, including children of families who expect to remain in France for a limited period of time and wish to combine a cultural immersion in French education with the ability to seamlessly re-enter the school system in their home country.