French Bilingual School of South Carolina
| French Bilingual School of South Carolina (French: École Française Bilingue - South Carolina | |
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The French Bilingual School of South Carolina (French: École Française Bilingue - South Carolina, EFB) was an overseas French school in Greenville, South Carolina in unincorporated Greenville County, South Carolina, in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.[1][2] The school served Kindergarten through the 12th grade and used the curriculum of the French Ministry of Education. The elementary section included grades K-5, the middle section included grades 6-9, and the high school section included grades 10-12.[1] Michelin opened and operated the school for its employees expatriated to South Carolina.[1] For that reason its official name was the Michelin French School.[3] French expatriate families who did not work for Michelin were required to pay tuition.[1]
History
[edit]The school opened in 1974 after Michelin opened its North American headquarters in the area.[4] The number of students varied through the years between 55 and 130 and the number of teachers between 12 and 22.[5]
The school permanently closed in June 2022. It was replaced by The International School of Greenville, which offers full immersion programs in French and Spanish.[6]
Campus
[edit]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, used to hold its classes at the French Bilingual School.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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"
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wade Hampton CDP, SC" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
- ^ "International" (Archive). Greenville Area Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
- ^ Woodall, Martha. "Enfin! Phila. Area To Get French School." Philadelphia Inquirer. March 25, 1991. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
- ^ Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. World Class. Simon & Schuster, January 3, 1997. ISBN 0684825228, 9780684825229. p. 265.
- ^ "[1]" The International School of Greenville. Retrieved on May 14, 2024.
- ^ "GSSへのDirection" (Archive). Greenville Saturday School. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.