French Bilingual School of South Carolina

The French Bilingual School of South Carolina (French: ''École Française Bilingue - South Carolina'', EFB) is an overseas French school in Wade Hampton in unincorporated Greenville County, South Carolina, in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.[1][2] The school serves Kindergarten through the 12th grade and uses the curriculum of the French Ministry of Education. The elementary section includes grades K4-5, the middle section includes grades 6-9, and the high school section is 10-12.[1] Michelin opened and operates the school for its employees working in South Carolina.[1] For that reason it is also known as the Michelin French School.[3] French expatriate families who do not work for Michelin are required to pay tuition.[1]

History

The school opened after Michelin opened a tire factory in the area in the mid-1970s.[4] 1975 was the year the school opened. In 1997 there were 55 students and 12 teachers.[5]

Campus

The Greenville Saturday School (グリーンビル日本語補習授業校 Gurīnbiru Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese Saturday supplementary school, holds its classes at the French Bilingual School.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FRENCH BILINGUAL SCHOOL OF SOUTH CAROLINA" (Archive) Association of French Schools in America. Retrieved on May 11, 2014. "Address: 2 Fisher road City: Greenville, SC State/Province: SC, 29615"
  2. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wade Hampton CDP, SC" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "International" (Archive). Greenville Area Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Woodall, Martha. "Enfin! Phila. Area To Get French School." Philadelphia Inquirer. March 25, 1991. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. World Class. Simon & Schuster, January 3, 1997. ISBN 0684825228, 9780684825229. p. 265.
  6. ↑ "GSSへのDirection" (Archive). Greenville Saturday School. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.

External links

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