ACADEMICS

ACADEMICS

Curriculum

Special characteristics of the curriculum at LIX

For all students

1

Native teachers

2

Supplemental French lessons for non-French speaking students

3

Language spoken in main courses: French

4

Foreign languages taught: English and Korean

  • Level 1 – for native speakers
  • Level 2 – for students who are learning it as a foreign language
6

Volunteering and campaigning for social causes

From middle school

1

Chinese or Spanish (7th-12th grade)

2

Classical language: Latin (7th-12th grade)

3

Korean history and geography (7th-10th grade)

4

Academic supervision by a homeroom teacher

  • “Homeroom class” time : assisting students (in groups and individually), teaching study skills, preparing class councils, doing academic and extra-curricular projects, participating in group activities, studying in groups aimed at everyone’s success, and preparing for university entrance.
  • Developing students’ sense of responsibility to face the challenges of the 21st century (academic topics such as energy and sustainable development, and interpersonal skills such as tolerance, acceptance of others, gender equity, respect for diverse values, cultures, religions, etc.)
  • Encouraging students to be more autonomous during supervised study halls
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Supervised study halls

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Dormitory

Career guidance and counselling for university admission in France or in other countries

1

Career guidance week (from the end of October to the beginning of November)

Presentations by former students and by representatives of universities as well as exhibits by “Study in France” and “Campus France” of the French Embassy, which helps students continue their higher studies in France.

2

Job forum (in mid-January)

Professionals come to the school and explain about their job and education to the students in the 9th (troisième) to 12th grades (terminale).

3

Discovering jobs

Presentations by professionals about their experience, daily tasks, responsibilities and the profession they perform. Internship in 10th grade (2nde).

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