Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill
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| Established | 2015 |
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| Type |
Primary School Secondary School |
| Headmistress | Mireille Rabaté |
| Head of Secondary | Paul Dorville |
| Chairman | Arnaud Vaissié |
| Location |
54 Forty Lane Wembley Park London HA9 9LY  51°33′58″N 0°16′27″W / 51.56605°N 0.27411°WCoordinates: 51°33′58″N 0°16′27″W / 51.56605°N 0.27411°W |
| DfE URN | 142329 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 728 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 5–18 |
| Website |
lyceeinternational |
Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill is a French international school that was opened in 2015 in Wembley Park, Wembley, north-west London, United Kingdom. It welcomes students from Year 1 (Grande Section) to Year 13 (Terminale) and prepares them for the French Baccalauréat diploma in the three general tracks of S, ES and L. The school also offers the British international option (OIB - Option Internationale du Baccalauréat).
Registered charity number 1160719, the Lycée is located in the Grade II listed (UK) former building of the Brent Town Hall.
History
The Lycée International of Londres Winston Churchill is an independent school founded by the French Education Charitable Trust in 2015. It joins the growing worldwide network of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), a government agency overseen by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development.
It was named Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill on Saturday 24 January to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the former British Prime Minister’s death, on 24 January 1965. The Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill opened its doors to its first group of students in September 2015.
In a ceremony attended by French President François Hollande, the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill was inaugurated in September 2015.
In June 2018, the first graduating class took the French Baccalaureate. This followed the school recording strong admission statistics, with 92% of applicants to the UK gaining admission to a Russell Group university.
Program
Curriculum
The French national curriculum provides the core of a bilingual international programme. Their students have the opportunity to sit for the French Baccalauréat in the Sciences, Social Sciences or Literature paths, with or without the International Option (Option Internationale du Baccalauréat - OIB). They are also now an IB Diploma Programme candidate school and will be offering a new English International Programme starting from Year 7 in September 2018.
Their values are : Integrity, Excellence, Creativity, Community and Awareness.
The school's mission statement is as follows: « Through a rigorous bilingual programs and innovative problems, we educate pupils to become responsible, creative and principal global citizens. We help them to think critically and act ethically, to form and express their own opinions and respect those of others, to define their own life goals and to make sense of and embrace change.»
Service Learning, Duke of Edinburgh Awards and Linguistic Trips
The Lycée organises Service Learning trips to Laos and Nepal for Première/Year 12 students.
To complement the compulsory study of either German, Spanish or Chinese as a foreign language, the school organises trips overseas. Travelling to Guatemala and China has allowed students to further their linguistic prowess and their understanding of local culture.
The Lycée Winston Churchill also has an to LIL After School Programme combined with the Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award to add coherence and opportunity to their students non academic programme.
After School Program and Discovery Classes
In this establishment teachers have decided to offer since the opening of the high school classes offering fun and diverse activities, including molecular gastronomy, coding and many more. In addition to the discovery classes, the establishment has also created a after school programs, which are mostly sports. Thus many sports are offered such as football, rugby, basketball, judo and more.
Student Life
Lycée students have quickly tried to create student life in this new school.
In the Lycée, there have been numerous initiatives. These include the creation of a student café, known endearingly as "La Cafet", which sells locally-produced french pastries and serves hot/cold drinks. Students have also launched clubs like a Debate Society and an Art Society. The Emotional Wellbeing department runs the "Peer Counsellor" program, where Secondary students train for an emotional wellbeing certificate.
Campus
The Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill occupies the site of the former Brent Town Hall. The campus is set over five acres, with 12,000 square metres witch house the three levels of schooling. It boasts multiple onsite sports facilities including a running track, three outdoor sports pitches and an indoor gymnasium. The new Annex building houses modern science classrooms and a large, bright dining area. The former town hall building has been fully remodelled and modernised, while conserving its unique character.
In 2015, the partners of the restoration of the campus won the price of the "Education Caterer of the Year" organized by the Foodservice Cateys.
Uniform
The lycée International de Londres is the only of the 3 major French-British educational establishments in London to have a uniform. The dress code consists of a white polo or shirt, navy pants, black shoes and a bordeaux, light blue, green or orange sweatshirt. This policy was established to create a more cohesive and recognisable student body. It was also felt that a uniform would be more egalitarian.
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