Chavagnes International College in France is the first school in the world to offer a class with the option of taking British A-levels and the French baccalauréate simultaneously. Other schools have offered hybrid qualifications with double validation between two education systems (French/Spanish; French/German most notably), but Chavagnes has this year a class of 7 boys, 4 of whom will be sitting the French Baccalauréat ES and a selection of British A-levels simultaneously. The school’s mulitlingual environment, with native teachers of English, French, German and Spanish, makes languages a must for all students.
Most classes are taught in English, but special classes in the medium of French are offered to Bac candidates in Philosophy, French, Economics and History.
This coming June, the top class (Year 13/ Terminale), with just two students, includes one Frenchman who will sit the Bac, 3 A-levels and 1 AS-level; plus a Maltese student who will have taken 7 subjects at AS, moving on to 4 at A-level.
For more information, visit www.chavagnes.org
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