lycée
Pre-university French school
A lycée is a French secondary school, roughly equivalent to an American high school or British sixth form college.
Students typically attend from ages 15 to 18, preparing for the baccalauréat exam.
The term appears in English when discussing French education or in the names of French-curriculum schools abroad: She enrolled at the lycée in Paris.
First public performance
- CondorcetElectoral cycle paradox discoverer
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
- centralisationConcentrating control in one place
Educational instruction space
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- libraryBook collection or building
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
cafeteria · auditorium · lockers · blackboard · desk · hallway · gates · bicycle rack
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- literatureBody of written works
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
sciences · humanities · dissertation · explication · oral · coefficient · mention · option
Person in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- peersThose of equal status
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
cliques · socializing · identity · rebellion · independence · extracurricular · fashion · slang
Brief verbal acknowledgment
première
First public performance
- CondorcetElectoral cycle paradox discoverer
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
classroom
Educational instruction space
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- libraryBook collection or building
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
gymnasium · cafeteria · auditorium · lockers · blackboard · desk · hallway · gates · bicycle rack · smoking area
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- literatureBody of written works
mathematics · sciences · humanities · dissertation · explication · oral · coefficient · mention · option
adolescent
Person in puberty
friendship · cliques · socializing · identity · rebellion · independence · extracurricular · fashion · slang · dating
mention
Brief verbal acknowledgment
international
Concerning relations among countries
- polyvalentHaving multiple capacities
- publicAvailable to all
lycéeelementary school
Institution for young pupils
primary school · kindergarten · university · nursery school · preschool
lycéehomeschooling
Family-directed academic instruction
unschooling · autodidacticism · self-education · apprenticeship · vocational training
lycéehigh school
Upper secondary institution
secondary school · grammar school · gymnasium · preparatory school · comprehensive school