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Lycée Louis-Barthou
Lycée Louis-Barthou is a Secondary education in France, secondary school in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. History The school's history goes back to a religious establishment founded by Society of Jesus, Jesuits in 1640. It is named for French politician Louis Barthou. Academics The school offers classes at the Seconde, Première (scientifique, littéraire, économique et social) SMTG, and Terminale level as well as Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles. Notable pupils Academia * Pierre Bourdieu (1930, in Denguin -2002) - sociologist * Guy Debord (1931 – 1994) - Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work * Louis Favoreu (1936 – 2004) - academic, specialized in public law, and a jurist * Philippe Leveau (born 1940 in Angoulême) - historian and archaeologist Arts * Comte de Lautréamont (1846-1870) - poet * Titouan Lamazou (born 1955 in Casablanca) - navigator, artist and writer * Saint-John Perse (1887-1975) - poet-diplomat, awarded the Nobel Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Education In France
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 the ages of 15 and 18. Pupils are prepared for the '' baccalauréat'' (; baccalaureate, colloquially known as ''bac'', previously ''bachot''), which can lead to higher education studies or directly to professional life. There are three main types of ''baccalauréat'': the ''baccalauréat général'', ''baccalauréat technologique'' and ''baccalauréat professionnel''. School year The school year starts in early September and ends in early July. Metropolitan French school holidays are scheduled by the Ministry of Education by dividing the country into three zones (A, B, and C) to prevent overcrowding by family holidaymakers of tourist destinations, such as the Mediterranean coast and ski resorts. Lyon, for example, is in zone A, Marseille i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
