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ESC Newsletter

Welcome from the Head of the French Section
Jean Yves Vesseau, Head of French Section

Last year, the H1 French Section students all passed their
national exam with flying colours and the French authorities have acknowledged the
work of both teachers and
students by certifying the H1
class. This means that our
‘collège’ (Year 7 to H1 in
France) is now entirely certified by the French state and
we are now starting the process for our H2 class.
2014/2015 has started on a
very positive note for the
French section, with a 25%

increase in the number of
students. The secondary
school remains small though,
with 46 students this year.
Everyone is looking forward
to this new academic year and
to taking part in the various tri
-section events that enable
students to get to know each
other better.
We are dedicated to providing
our students with the best
possible school experience
and we know that working
with BSHS and GS offer great
opportunities.

There are many changes
ahead for us in the upcoming
years, with the opening of two
extra classes that will allow
our students, if they so wish,
to take the French baccalaureate. We are well aware that
none of this would be possible
without the help and support
of our colleagues from the
other sections and of the parent community, whom I would
like to thank for their tireless
work.
I wish everyone a great school
year. A bientôt!

Welcome back!
Sonya Papps, Deputy Head of the British Secondary and High School

Sonya Papps

Welcome back to a new
school year and an especially
warm welcome to the new
families joining us. I hope you
are settling in well and are as
excited as I am about the year
ahead! It is hard to believe
that more than three months
have passed since I went on
maternity leave. On June 4th,
Mr. Papps and I welcomed our
second child, a little girl we
named Etta Clare. Thank you
for all of the kind messages
and well wishes we received
upon her birth. We were truly
touched and reminded of how
special the TES community is.
IB and IGCSE Results
2014
Congratulations to our recent
IB Graduates on their fantastic
results! It was pleasing to see
so many students reach their
potential and especially exciting that three students
achieved 43 points overall – a
truly exceptional achievement.

Our current H3 cohort are
deserving of our congratulations as well. Their IGCSE
results were impressive.
While we are very pleased
that 10 students achieved 10
or more A*/A grades, we are
also very proud of all the students who lived our Secondary Values over the two year
course and worked hard for
their results.
Information Evening
The British Secondary and
High School Information Evening will take place next
Thursday, 4th September, at
the ESC. The event will start
at 6:00 pm, with introductions
followed by talks regarding
Student Welfare programmes,
curriculum information for
Key Stage 3, IGCSE and IB and
an overview of the University
and Careers Counselling programme. All parents are welcome to attend and I look
forward to seeing many of you
at this event.

H4 University Applications Information Evening
Finally, I would like to remind
parents of H4 students that
our new University and C