Le système scolaire en France

Question 1

What is the level of schooling following elementary school?

Accepted Answer

le collège

Question 2

What do French kids in elementary school learn?

Accepted Answer

history, civics, and geography, reading, writing, math

Question 3

What do kindergarten students in France learn?

Accepted Answer

How to socialize, How to count, How to read

Question 4

What is the level of schooling that follows "la maternelle"?

Accepted Answer

l'école élémentaire

Question 5

Comment dit-on "high school" en français?

Accepted Answer

le lycée

Question 6

What is the name of the test that one takes before going to high school?

Accepted Answer

le brevet

Question 7

What is the third section of elementary school called?

Accepted Answer

CM1 et CM2

Question 8

How many sections are there of French kindergarten?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 9

At what age is school no longer mandatory in France?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 10

Voilà une...

Accepted Answer

flûte à bec

Question 11

What is the second section of elementary school called?

Accepted Answer

CE1 et CE2

Question 12

What is the name of the test that students take at the end of high school?

Accepted Answer

le bac

Question 13

How many cycles are there of elementary school?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 14

What are three possible degrees one can earn from a French university?

Accepted Answer

licence, master, doctorat

Question 15

Comment dit-on "kindergarten" en français?

Accepted Answer

le jardin des enfants, la maternelle

Question 16

How old are the students in French kindergarten?

Accepted Answer

2-3 years, up to 5 years

Question 17

What languages can one learn at the middle school level?

Accepted Answer

Spanish, English

Question 18

What is the first year of elementary school called?

Accepted Answer

le cours préparatoire, le CP

Question 19

What does one learn in "les arts plastiques"?

Accepted Answer

visual arts

Question 20

Tuition at a French university is...

Accepted Answer

funded by the government, very low

Question 21

What are each of the sections of kindergarten called?

Accepted Answer

petite, moyenne, grande

Question 22

What is "la classe verte"?

Accepted Answer

field trips of a few days away from school

Questions 22