… And welcome to L’Escarène.

L’Escarène is a little village in the south of France. We live here.

The playground. The library. The entrance.

A library A gymnasium Classrooms (of course !) Computer labs A cafeteria Two playgrounds A secretaryship

There are about 400 pupils in François Rabelais’. In France, there are 4 classes in the « collège » (= middle school) : « 6 ème », « 5 ème », « 4 ème », and « 3 ème ». Whereas In America, there are 3 classes : The 6th grade, the 7th grade and the 8th grade.

French pupils study a lot of subjects, and so American pupils do. MathsFrench English

History and Geography Physics Physical Education Technology Music Biology

ItalianSpanish OR Arts Latin

And the similarities Between French and American school system ? French students have more holidays than American’s : They begin their school year later. American students begin school as early as French’s, but they finish earlier than them (French students finish at 4:30 PM). French students take a bus to go to school, and so American students do. French students don’t go to school with their own car like American’s ; In France, we can’t drive before the age of 16.

On Wednesday afternoon, some of us assemble in the gymnasium to play basketball, badminton or climbing. This extra-curricular activity is called « UNSS ». We have a chorus too : At the end of school year, a show is organized with a different theme every year. We can also join the poetry club, the manga club and the school’s online newspaper club.

When the school year of « 3 ème » finishes, we have to pass an exam with various subjects : Maths, French, English, History ans Technology (this exam is also called « B2I »). If you pass this exam, you receive a diploma called « brevet des collèges », and you can come to the « lycée » (=high school). If you pass this exam, you receive a diploma called « brevet des collèges », and you can come to the « lycée » (=high school). American students have a party to celebrate the end of school, unlike us.

Enter our school website : Click here !

By Marion Ricaud, 3 ème A.