Franco-German college

The Franco-German colleges (LFA) ( deutsch-französischen German (DFG) Gymnasien in - with the Singular : deutsch-französisches Gymnasium ) is binationaux establishments of high level public education. They are three in the world:

They deliver all the Franco-German Baccalauréat which is recognized in France as in Germany (series SMP (option maths and physics), SBC (option chemistry and biology), L and ES).

History

The Franco-German colleges were created by the Traité of the Elysium, sign the January 22nd 1963 by the French president Charles de Gaulle and the German chancellor Konrad Adenauer. This treaty constitutes the base of an important project between Germany and France. It does not apply only to the political arenas, but also to the cultural field. Indeed, the two countries urge each one to develop the language teaching of the partner. The Franco-German schools constitute the result of this common work.

With the creation of the Franco-German baccalaureat, the February 10th 1972, the project of the Franco-German schools is finally concretized. After the successive foundations of the schools of Saarbruck (1961) and of Freiburg (1972), it is in 1975 that France created its own Franco-German college with Buc.

Three Franco-German colleges

Buc

See also: Franco-German College of Buc

  • exact Denomination: Franco-German college-college .

  • the Franco-German college of Buc would be one of the best colleges of France (in the sight of its results to the vat, entered the all best prépas of France, and its results with the open competition, but cannot take part in the official classifications because of its statute binational)
  • Fondé in 1975 within the Hoche college Versailles, it obtained its buildings suitable for the autumn 1982.
  • Direction:
    • Mrs. Libéral (headmaster Frenchwoman)
    • Mrs. Anne-Claire Chauveau (headmaster assistant Frenchwoman)
    • Frau Ingeborg Reiners-Woch (German director)
  • Effective:
    • 800 pupils
    • 50 professors French
    • 26 professors German
  • the Franco-German college comprises also an anglophone section (2, 1st, final) since September 2005. This section prepares its high for OIB.

The Franco-German College of Buc regularly obtains good performances with the open Competition of the colleges and the Olympiads of mathematics: 5 prices with the open Competition in 1999,4 prices with the Olympiads of mathematics in 2000.

The pupils of the Franco-German College of Buc intend themselves for their great majority for the preparatory classes, which they are scientists (27% of promotion 2003), scientists integrated (13%), arts persons (18%) or of prépas HEC (9%). A part also integrates the university (24% of promotion 2003). Wendelin Werner, which received the Médaille Fields in 2006, and whose mother teaches German with the college since her creation, is a former student of the Franco-German College of Buc.

Freiburg

See also: Franco-German College of Freiburg

  • founded in September 1972
  • Direction:
    • Herr Martin Wedel (OStD)
    • Mr. Alain Harvet (Headmaster)
    • Günther Fesenbeckh (StD)
  • Effective:
    • 517 German pupils
    • 353 French pupils
The college currently counts 45 interns.

Saarbrucken

See also: Franco-German College of Saarbrucken

  • founded on September 25th, 1961
  • Direction:
    • Herr Dr. Rolf Wittenbrock (Directing)
    • Mr. Jean-Louis Perrin (Headmaster)
  • Effective:
    • 546 pupils in the German section
    • 109 pupils in the French section
    • 340 pupils in the biculturelle section

Objectives

In France: the goal of this college is on the one hand to allow German children living in France to have a germanized and/or bilingual education and on the other hand to make it possible French children to acquire an excellent German level as well as a strong sensitizing with the German culture (daily contact with German pupils and professors, course of German literature, teaching of certain German matters: research of the biculturality).

Music

Since the year 2005-2006, the professors of music, with the choruses and orchestrates of the three Franco-German colleges, give concerts in France and Germany. These choruses and orchestras are composed pupils, professors, parents of pupils, former students, and even of people of the administration, like Mr. Alain Harvet, Mrs. Chauveau, Frau Ferrand oder Frau Reiners-Woch!

2005-2006:

  • Gloria of Vivaldi, Ave Verum of Mozart
  • 200 participants

2006-2007:

Admissions

In France:

  • For the French pupils, the admission can be done on three levels. In CM2 on contest (French written tests and mathematics; optional German oral examination which can add points), in sixth on contest or second (less pupils are admitted there and a good German level is required).
  • For the German pupils, the admission is made on all the levels Grundschule to the college.

External bonds

  • Gate of the Franco-German colleges

  • LFA of Buc
  • LFA of Saarbrucken
  • LFA of Freiburg
  • convention on the Franco-German vat

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