Lycée Français d'Accra Jacques Prévert is a French
international school
An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body a ...
in
East Legon
East Legon is a town in the Accra Metropolis District, Accra Metropolitan district, a Districts of Ghana, district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
East Legon has a total area of 4.95 km2 (1.91 mi2) and a total distance of 9.36&nbs ...
in the
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...
of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
[Histoire de l’école française Jacques Prévert à Accra]
Archive
. ''Lycée Français d'Accra''. Retrieved April 28, 2015. It is affiliated with the
Embassy of France in Accra and serves ''maternelle'' (preschool) through ''
lycée
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
'' (senior high school).
History
The Association des Parents d’Elèves ("Association of Parents of Students") established the school in 1963 to educate children of French embassy employees. It was originally on the property of the embassy's cultural service. From 1975 to June 2000, it occupied a rented property in
Roman Ridge
Roman Ridge is a bridleway that was part of the Roman road of Ermine Street, between Scawsby and Redhouse to the north of Doncaster, England.
This footpath departs from the A638 road at The Sun junction with the A635 (or Barnsley Road). Its ...
before moving to its current location.
In 2000, the school was named after the 20th-century French poet and
screenwriter
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...
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...
.
[
A new athletic facility opened in 2016.Le Premier ministre inaugure de nouveaux équipements aux lycées français de Lomé et d’Accra]
" AEFE
The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (french: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; abbreviation: AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
. November 6, 2016.
See also
*
Education in Ghana
Before the arrival of European settlers, who introduced a formal education system addressed to the elites, education in Ghana was mainly informal and based on apprenticeship. Economic activities in pre-colonial Ghana were based on farm produce ...
*
List of senior high schools in Ghana
This is a list of category b Senior High Schools in Ghana by region.
Ashanti Region
There are more than 180 Senior High Schools in the region.
Bono, Bono East & Ahafo Regions
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
...
References
External links
* , the school's official website
1963 establishments in Ghana
Educational institutions established in 1963
Elementary and primary schools in Ghana
French international schools in Africa
High schools in Ghana
International schools in Ghana
Schools in Accra
International high schools
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