A 1st/2nd grade class CP-CE1 & a 3rd/4th/5th grade class CE2-CM1-CM2, combined respectively. Starting the 2nd grade class, it is primordial – for the pupil to be accepted – that he/she is already in the French Educational system or any other equivalent one (requiring an interview with the parent). The English classes are taught on a 4 hours per week basis. The primary school follows the national directives of the Ministry of Education & the AEFE (academic cycles, guidance act, school project, instructions of April 2008, etc.).
The teaching program is under a tutoring system dictated by the CNED (National Center for Education at a Distance). This cycle is available on the school premises on a daily basis by qualified educational instructors. The two foreign languages taught are: English & Spanish.
School starts from 7h30 till 12h30. However, the CNED pupils have some afternoon classes in order to keep up with the secondary/high school workload.
It is about a French syllabus with some room allowing the study of the history/geography of the hosting country. Introduction of EMILE (Enseignement d’une Matière Intégrée en Langue Etrangère – Teaching of an integral subject in a foreign language) in different topics such as theatre, science, sport & music.
The French School of Lusaka is affiliated to the regional educational authority of “Académie de la Réunion” for the national diplomas of the 9th grade (Brevet – DNB) & the 12th grade (Baccalauréat). The exams for the Baccalaureate take place at the “Lycée Français Jules Verne” in Johannesburg.
All pupils benefit from a reinforced program in English, 4 hours a week. Those courses are given by a qualified teacher. The work is divided by groups of the same level, allowing the pupils to evolve all along the academic year.
Currently, the school has Pentium multimedia computers. The pupils can regularly practice the IT classes on specialized educational programs. They are put in real-teaching situations so that they can earn a B2I diplomas at the end of the 5th grade.
1½ hour to 2 hours weekly of physical education & sports are provided to all.
Extracurricular activities are offered from 13h15 to 15h15. For the nursery/pre-school classes, an afternoon care is offered weekly from 13h15 till 14h15.
Tutoring classes are provided by the teachers for needy pupils twice a week for 45mn each.
A day care service is available for free to all pupils before class hours from 7h10 till 7h30. A free supervision during recession from 12h30 till 13h15 is granted to pupils enrolled in the extracurricular activities. The non-enrolled pupils will have to pay remuneration toward this day care service.
The French School organizes several activities : swimming classes at the Olympic swimming pool or the Swedish swimming pool, an educational garden at the school, on an experimental approach barbecues with parents & children, carnival, francophonie performance in collaboration with a Zambian school, visual art or a scientific exhibition at Alliance Française, school fair.
The French school pupils can go to the movies & exhibitions held at the Alliance Française.
