MANILA, Philippines – Living in ever-changing times, more and more parents get concerned with the quality of education that is available to their children. The French International School Manila gives a refreshing option in European Education, right in the heart of Metro Manila.
Ecole Française Internationale de Manille (EFM) as it is called in French, is hiring high caliber teachers and educators from France. The school offers a strong academic French-English program based on each student’s needs, and aims to develop the students’ ability to express themselves in both languages with much ease, fluency and facility, which shall equip them to face world standards in the future.
Aside from having a recognized French system worldwide, teachers are regularly sent to other French schools abroad to be at par with the latest teaching methods applicable to an Asian setting. According to school principal Annie Guillotin, “we manage professionally competent teachers who are able to prepare and coach the children to face the future with success. To ensure this, we are running a modern and efficient system of education.”
The curriculum is defined and approved by the French National Ministry of Education and recognized by the Philippine Department of Education. The school is also affiliated with the “Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Etranger (AEFE),” the world’s biggest network of educational institutions with more than 400 schools in at least 224 countries.
This allows students to move in different locations and pursue studies under the same world-class educational system, proving it ideal for children of expatriates who shuttle from one country to another. Obviously, local Philippine families can take advantage of this top level educational system the French International School Manila offers them.
Exposure to other cultures not only broadens the students’ horizon at a young age but also tremendously develop interpersonal skills and ability to adapt themselves to various situations later on as young adults.
The school offers modern facilities like multi-media and state-of-the-art equipment inside the classrooms, as well as extensive sports facilities such as swimming pools, gymnasium and an enormous play park, allowing the students to engage not only in sports and athletics but also in other extra-curricular activities like ballet, cooking or writing calligraphy. It also has a clean and green multi-cultural environment, making the campus conducive to learning.
To fully integrate with the whole European educational system, other languages such as German, Spanish and even Mandarin, are taken by students in the higher years. The French International School Manila is open to students from Preschool to Grade 12.
At the end of high school, students who pass the French Baccalaureate exam have then a wide access to any university abroad.
Call 7761000, email efm@eis-manila.org and log on to www.eis-manila.org/international-school.