1. Collège la Cerisaie Charenton-le-Pont - France
Presentation
Valencia, TILA, January 2013

2. Location Paris Charenton-le-Pont
Outskirts of Paris but just next to Paris – near the Bois de Vincennes – only 3 short stops from Paris 2
Location
Paris
Charenton-le-Pont

3. Charenton is located at the confluence of the Seine and the Marne
Charenton is located at the confluence of the Seine and the Marne. It’s close to Paris and the Bois de Vincennes…

4. Le Collège La Cerisaie

5. A town full of history….

6. … yet modern and dynamic

7. Population : 29,000 inhabitants – great ethnic and cultural diversity –
Big blocks of flats of the 1950s and more recent ones are close to more traditional housing

8. School system in France
Ecole maternelle : nursery school ………….. Pupils aged 2 ½ to 6
Ecole primaire : primary school ……………. Pupils aged 6 to 11
Collège : secondary school ……………………. Pupils aged 11 to 15
Lycée : secondary school ……………………….. Students aged 15 to 18
University

9. The only public (not private) secondary school in Charenton
The only public (not private) secondary school in Charenton. Opened in April 1973 but which was renovated in 2001 with a new building for sciences

10. Headmaster : Mr Froidefond Deputy head mistress : Mrs Thésée
52 Teachers
697 pupils
334 girls – 363 boys
6ème (aged 11to 12) 7 forms
5ème (aged 12 to 13) 7 forms
4ème (aged 13 to 14) 6 forms
3ème (aged 14 to 15) 7 forms
Group class : from 23 to 30 pupils per class
Coming from very mixed origins, as for their cultural background as well as their social background

11. In 6ème : pupils start learning one foreign language
usually English (4 hours per week)
At La Cerisaie 6 forms learn English
Since 2008 : one bilingual section
pupils start learning 2 foreign languages German/English
(3 hours per week for each language)
In 5ème : pupils can choose to learn Latin, too
In 4ème : Those who started English in 6ème must choose a second
foreign language (3 hours a week)
At La Cerisaie, it’s either German, Spanish or Italian
in 4ème and 3ème « European » section in English, German & Italian
(2 hours a week)

12. 2 Partnerschools in Europe with regular exchanges: in Germany (Gustav Heinemann Schule-Berlin/Templehof) in Italy (Borgo Val di Taro)

13. TILA Teachers involved in the project :
German teacher : Ms Catherine Felce
English teacher : Ms Brigitte Pitteloud
Spanish teacher : Ms Ana Carvalho
Maths teacher : Mr Stephane Herrero
Technology teacher : Mr Louis Weiss
Physics teacher : Mr Christophe Musset
History – Geography : Ms Catherine Darley and Nathalie Baron
Physical education : Mr Sylvain Perrier

14. TILA some thoughts for collaborative projects
Create a European city
Opportunity to share cultural contents (specific buildings, institutions, means of transportation, ...)
Discussions / debates about the organisation of the city (a main street, different quarters, open spaces, important/essential equipments …)
Bring the learners to think about the life of the citizens in a city

15. Build a complex object together
Create a video
A survey (on the characteristics of a country, for example) is written by one school et sent to the pupils/students of a partner school. The answers are filmed and sent back with their translation and/or subtitles.
School B
Questions
Answers
School A
School C
School D