Ecole Jeannine Manuel - Lille

France


Location: France
Type: Mainstream School
Phase: All-through with sixth form
Funding status: Independent
Gender: Mixed
Age range: 3 - 19 years

About Ecole Jeannine Manuel - Lille

Jeannine Manuel founded the Ecole Active Bilingue in 1954 with the mission to develop international understanding through bilingual education starting in the nursery years. Her premise was that “learning a foreign language is, by itself, important; it is also a means to better understand others, to be able to think like them—it provides access to the world.”

An associated UNESCO school, Ecole Jeannine Manuel is also contractually part of the French national education system. The high school prepares students for the French Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureate with Option Internationale, or the International Baccalaureate. An official testing site for the SAT, EABJM is also accredited by the College Entrance Examination Board and the Cambridge University Local Examination Syndicate.

Since its founding, fifty years ago, Ecole Jeannine Manuel has become the largest non-denominational independent school in France, with 2,900 students in Paris and Lille representing over sixty-five nationalities. The school’s academic excellence matches its diversity: EABJM is regularly ranked among the top five of all 121 Paris high schools (public and independent) for its overall academic performance. Today, all over the world, wherever they live, study or work, fifteen thousand alumni bear witness to the excellence of the education they received, as well as to a spirit of openness and flexibility forged at EABJM.

Location


Address: 418 bis Rue Albert Bailly, Marc en Baroeul, 59700, France
Telephone: +33 320 6590 50
What people say about us

...It is now 11 years since I have been teaching science, among other things at EJM Lille. It has been a great career move and I have benefited enormously from a rich immersion of professional development, as well as getting the chance to be working with some great people. There is a buzz about the school community that is a generated by many things, one being a diverse group of teachers who are committed to the school's International and Bilingual project. A second reason is a diverse and engaged student body that actively embrace learning and International citizenship. Our school is located within the Lille metropole, which is the capital of French Flandres. This area has a very diverse culture and long, rich history. The people and communities from this area are very proud of their traditions and are amongst the most warmhearted and welcoming people I have met during my travels in Europe. I love living in this part of France for so many reasons....

- Nick Burford Science Coordinator