The French Bilingual School of South Carolina (french: École Française Bilingue - South Carolina, EFB) was an overseas French school in

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, in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.FRENCH BILINGUAL SCHOOL OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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. Retrieved on May 11, 2014. "Address: 2 Fisher road City: Greenville, SC State/Province: SC, 29615" The school served

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through the 12th grade and used the curriculum of the

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. The elementary section included grades K-5, the middle section included grades 6-9, and the high school section included grades 10-12.

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opened and operated the school for its employees expatriated to South Carolina. For that reason its official name was the Michelin French School. French expatriate families who did not work for Michelin were required to pay tuition.

History

The school opened in 1974 after Michelin opened its North American headquarters in the area. The number of students varied through the years between 55 and 130 and the number of teachers between 12 and 22.Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. ''World Class''.

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The school permanently closed in June 2022.

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, used to hold its classes at the French Bilingual School.GSSへのDirection

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. Greenville Saturday School. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.

References

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French Bilingual School of South Carolina
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