Joint Year 11 forensic science project comes to a close!
September 2018: a ‘murder’ is committed within the walls of Ecole Jeannine Manuel in Paris. Following the discovery of the body, a team of Year 11s from our schools in London and Paris are tasked with identifying the culprit! After nearly nine months of close scientific collaboration with their Parisian peers, our students headed over to Paris to close the case.
Since September, pupils had been using forensic techniques, such as fingerprinting, blood typing, Henssge Nomogram or hair sample analysis, to whittle down the original list of 15 suspects. Throughout the year, students in Paris and London worked together to collate data from their experiments and reach conclusions. By early June, the number of suspects had been reduced to three and the students travelled to Paris to carry out the final stage in their research together. Using DNA Gel Electrophoresis to analyse DNA samples recovered from the crime scene, they were able to clearly identify the killer.
For Science Teacher Mr Smyth, “this project was an excellent opportunity for Year 11 pupils to become familiar with some of the forensic techniques used in crime labs around the world, and to collaborate with students at Ecole Jeannine Manuel in Paris.”
Congratulations to the students for their hard work and a huge thank you to the teachers who put together this monumental project!
Read MoreEcole Jeannine Manuel reviewed in the Good School Guide
“Heaven for a child who wants to be encouraged to think and discuss and experiment rather than regurgitate facts.” We are proud to be included in the 22nd edition of the Good Schools Guide! Read our school’s full review here.
Read MoreTalking Head: the value of a bilingual education
“Our broad approach to a bilingual education means that our students leave us able to live, study, work and excel anywhere in the world.” Head of School, Pauline Prévot, writes on the value of a bilingual education in Absolutely Education. Click the image below to read the full article.
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Upper School Premises now open
We are delighted to announce that our Upper School premises are now open! Since moving in, our Year 10 and Year 11s have had a wonderful time exploring the new building and are already putting the brand new learning spaces to good use.
Located on Russell Square, steps away from the British Museum and our Bedford Square site, these new premises will ultimately house students from Year 10 to Year 13.
A very big thank you and congratulations to all those who made this possible!
Pupils raise close to £23,400 in support of Action Against Hunger!
A massive congratulations to our students who have raised close to £23,400 in support of Action Against Hunger this year! This represents close to a 20% increase on what was raised last year.
Action Against Hunger is a charity who leads the global fight against hunger. With offices in nearly 50 countries, they work to save the lives of children and enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities.
Congratulations to all involved in the fundraising efforts!
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Ecole Jeannine Manuel now an IB World School
We are proud to announce that we are now an authorised IB World School for the Diploma Programme. The IB programme is recognised for its academic rigour and emphasis on personal development.
Pupils entering Sixth Form will be offered a choice between the IB and the French baccalaureate (British Section OIB).
Both tracks have coexisted successfully at Ecole Jeannine Manuel in Paris for over thirty years and both are highly valued by the world’s most prestigious universities. Pupils will choose the baccalaureate track that best fits their talents and higher education aspirations.
For Pauline Prévot, Head of School, “this new accreditation recognises the school’s commitment to providing an outstanding, world-class education for our students and paves the way for the school’s planned extension.
Read MoreEcole Jeannine Manuel takes part in Gender Action 2019
We are very proud to be part of the Gender Action programme. This programme has been developed by King’s College London, UCL Institute of Education, the Institute of Physics and the University Council of Modern Languages, and has as its aim to promote and encourage a whole school approach to challenging stereotypes. It puts gender equality at the heart of policy and practice and provides progressive recognition to schools tackling the causes of gender stereotyping and its effect on pupils.More information can be found on their website: https://www.genderaction.co.uk/
Ecole Jeannine Manuel Paris ranked top school in France for the 7th consecutive year
This year again, Ecole Jeannine Manuel Paris is ranked top school in France by the Internaute! Our sister school in Lille also makes its first appearance in national ranking tables by coming in third place in a ranking by L’Express. Many congratulations to all the students and staff involved!
The full statement by Elisabeth Zéboulon, Head of School for Ecole Jeannine Manuel France and vice-chair in London, can be found below.
« Ces excellents résultats sont le fruit du talent de nos élèves, remarquables de créativité et de curiosité, et de l’engagement de l’ensemble de nos équipes pédagogiques qui partagent leur savoir avec passion et n’ont de cesse de faire progresser les élèves tout au long de leur scolarité. Nous sommes d’autant plus fiers que la totalité de nos élèves parisiens et la plupart de ceux de Lille passent l’Option internationale du baccalauréat, la plus haute certification de bilinguisme de fin d’études secondaires françaises. »
Pupils come first in Faraday Challenge Day!
We are extremely proud of our pupils in Year 8 who have won the the Faraday Challenge Day! The Faraday Challenge is a STEM competition organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) meant to give pupils the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. Teams must race against the clock to solve a real-life engineering problem, putting their technology and teamwork skills to the test. Congratulations to them all!
Rallye Mesure
Hauteur, longueur, profondeur, volume, durée… nos élèves de CM1 s’en sont donnés à coeur joie lors de notre Rallye Mesure annuel ce mercredi ! L’occasion pour eux de parcourir l’école en faisant des estimations, des mesures et des conversions. Un grand merci à tous pour l’organisation et bravo aux élèves pour leur travail !
Entretien avec Rana Massoud, Présidente de l’APE
Un grand merci au magazine Ici Londres qui a recueilli les propos de Rana Massoud (Présidente de notre Association de Parents d’Elèves) à propos de la Course Contre la Faim, événement annuel incontournable pour notre école !
Retrouvez l’entretien complet sur cette page.
Read MoreYear 7s visit Roald Dahl Museum
Yesterday, our Year 7s took a trip to Great Missenden to visit the Roald Dahl museum as part of their study of creative writing and literature. They visited the shed where the great man wrote his most famous children’s books, explored the sites he used as inspiration for his stories in the village as well as coming up with some story ideas of their own!
