SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP APPLICATION (USA-France) CANDIDATURE A UN PARTENARIAT SCOLAIRE (France-USA) Please be as accurate as possible in your responses. / Merci de renseigner chaque rubrique avec précision. A retourner à l’adresse : [email protected] 1. About Your School / A propos de l'école School Name / Nom de l'école :

Lycée Polyvalent Européen Stéphane Hessel

Grade Levels / Niveaux enseignés :

Elementary School / Ėcole élémentaire Middle School / Collège   High School / Lycée Other / Autre If other, please specify :

Number of Students / Nombre d’élèves dans l’école :

Elementary School / Ėcole élémentaire : Middle School / Collège : High School / Lycée : about 1800 TOTAL : about 1800

Name of Principal / Nom du chef d'établissement :

M. Labiausse Philippe

Email Address / Courriel :

[email protected]

School Address / Adresse :

8 Rue Godart Roger 51200 Epernay

Phone Number / Téléphone :

0033 326552694

Fax Number / Fax :

0033 326540018

Website / Site Internet :

http://www.lycee-hessel.fr/

Type of School / Type d’école :

Public / Publique  Charter / à charte

If private, is it religiously affiliated ? / Si privée, l’école est-elle confessionnelle ?

Yes / Oui No / Non  If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez:

Boarding Facilities / Internat :

Yes / Oui  No / Non

Please describe the community and environment of the school (location, distance from nearest major city, background of students attending the school, etc.): Décrivez dans quel environnement est implantée l'école (urbain/rural, distance de la ville la plus proche, profil des élèves, etc.) :

Our school is named Lycée Polyvalent Européen Stéphane Hessel. It is in Epernay, a town with 25, 000 inhabitants in the vineyard of Champagne (150 kms away from downtown Paris). It is a comprehensive secondary school with pupils from a wide social background. There are about 1800 pupils in our school: 1352 in secondary school and 448 in vocational school. Pupils are aged from 15 to 22, as we have 134 students in higher education sections (BTS NRC, CGO, MUC). At least 10% of the pupils are from ethnic minorities of North Africa as well as Turkey, most of them in vocational teaching. 20% of our pupils get grants from the department of education to study. The practice a foreign language is a problem for many pupils who never leave their national area. The development of international relations and pupil mobility is part of the school project. The “European section” started in 2010, we already have a British partner school but we are looking for an American partnership involving regular trips and long-term links between the two schools to widen our pupils’ horizons as they are particularly motivated by English and ready to discover new countries and customs.

Private / Privée

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2. Languages Taught / Langues enseignées Languages taught in your school / Langues enseignées dans votre établissement :

4 languages : English / German / Spanish / Italian

Percentage of students studying a foreign language / Pourcentage d'élèves étudiant une langue étrangère :

Elementary School / à l’école primaire : Middle School / au collège : High School / au lycée : 100%

Percentage of students studying French / Pourcentage d'élèves Elementary School / à l’école primaire : étudiant l'anglais*: Middle School / au collège : High School / au lycée : 100% 3. Dual-language and Foreign Language Immersion Programs Does your school offer an immersion program in French ? Votre établissement propose-t-il un programme d’enseignement bilingue français-anglais* ?

Yes / Oui  No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez: The pupils from the European section have more lessons of English every week and they are taught science or history and geography once a week in English.

Grade levels involved / Si oui, niveaux concernés :

10th, 11th and 12th grade

Number of students involved / Nombre d’élèves concernés :

Elementary School / Ėcole élémentaire : Middle School / Collège : High School / Lycée : 171 TOTAL : 171

Subjects taught / Disciplines concernées :

At elementary level / à l’école primaire : At middle school level / au collège : At high school level / au lycée : History & Geography and Science

4. About the Partnership Project / A propos du projet d’échange Name of the person in charge of the partnership project / Nom du Christelle Claudotte / Guillaume Jarzynski coordinateur du projet : Subject(s) taught(s) / Discipline(s) enseignée(s) :

English / History & Geography

Phone Number / Numéro de téléphone :

+33 (0) 6 83 47 60 78 / +33 (0) 6 86 77 28 05

Email Address / Courriel :

[email protected] / [email protected]

Grade levels that would be involved in the project / Niveaux concernés par le projet d’échange :

11th

Number of classes that would be involved in the project / Nombre de 1 or 2 classes concernées par niveau : Number of students that would be involved in the project / Nombre total d'élèves concernés par le projet d'échange :

20 - 25

Multidisciplinary project. If so, please specify which subject area(s) would be involved / Projet pluridisciplinaire. Si oui, précisez.

Yes / Oui  No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : English / History and Geography

This question pertains to the teaching of French in American schools and about the teaching of English in French schools / La question porte sur le français pour les écoles américaines et sur l’anglais pour les écoles françaises. * This question is about French language programs in American schools and English language programs in French schools / La question porte sur le français pour les écoles américaines et sur le l’anglais pour les écoles françaises. 2 *

Do you have any preferred theme(s) on which you would like to base your partnership ? If so, please specify. / Avez-vous des thèmes de prédilection sur lesquels pourraient être basés vos échanges ? Si oui, veuillez préciser.

Yes / Oui No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : The building of the American democracy and its link to the French monarchy , as well as the main national buildings which played an important part in it or even the composition of the population are examples of themes that could maybe be studied. All the wars in the 20th century (WWI, WWII, Cold war..) could also be interesting topics.

Projects based on Information and Communication Technology in Education (e.g. website development) / Projets reposant sur l’utilisation des TICE, comme la création de site internet :

Yes / Oui  No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : Skype meetings & blogging are examples of ICT activities which could be led with students.

Use of videoconferencing by students / Utilisation de la visioconférence par les élèves :

Yes / Oui  No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : SKYPE software

In addition to electronic exchanges to support the research projects shared by the partners, do you hope this partnership will also facilitate travel exchanges for students (assuming that financial difficulties could be resolved) ? / En plus des échanges mail pour effectuer le travail de recherche croisé (sur la thématique du projet), envisagez vous des échanges ou déplacements d'élèves (si les questions financières pouvaient être réglées) ?

Yes / Oui  No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : We are specifically trying to find a partnership leading to student exchanges. We are planning to visit Virginia and Washington DC in April 2015 and we are ready to host our partner pupils and teachers at the dates that would suit them best.

Student work shadowing or work experience (internships in local companies...). Could you provide the name of one or two companies in your neighborhood sponsoring such programs ? Are they internationally oriented ? / Initiation au monde de l’entreprise sous des formes variées (stages en entreprises, notamment pour les élèves des lycées professionnels). Pouvez-vous donner le nom d’une ou deux entreprises proches de votre établissement. Ont-elles une ouverture internationale ?

Yes / Oui  No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : Moët et Chandon (Champagne), de Castellanne (Champagne). They are both internationally oriented.

Teacher visits or exchanges (lesson observation, team teaching) / Visites ou échanges de professeurs (observation de classes, travail d’équipe) :

Yes / Oui No / Non If so, please specify / Si oui, précisez : The mobility of our students (virtual and concrete mobility) is our priority. But we will also enjoy teacher visits or exchanges, of course! Openmindedness is the clue !

Other comments / Remarques complémentaires :

While celebrating the 100 anniversary of the Great War we are ready to host American pupils and their teachers and help them organize their trip. We really want to find a partnership leading to student exchanges. We are really willing to set a long term partnership.

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