Overseas Family School Mother Tongue French

Overseas Family School
Mother Tongue French
French Mother
Classes de Français
Tongue Classes from
Langue Maternelle à partir
August 2015
du mois d’août 2015
• Our rich Mother Tongue programme underwent a major expansion from August 2015. We offer Mother Tongue Classes in 14 different languages, from at least Pre-K2 to Middle School.
• French Mother Tongue is offered from Pre-K2 (3 years) to Grade 8 (13 years). As students move through
the school, French Mother Tongue Classes will be offered in High School also, leading to a Bilingual IB Diploma option for students.
• Mother Tongue programme is integrated into the curriculum and does not involve an extra fee.
Languages offered are:
Danish
Dutch
Finnish French
Norwegian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
For more information, contact:
An IB World School
An IPC Member School
Cert No.: EDU-2-2072
Validity: 21/12/2015 – 20/12/2019
Accredited by Western Association for Schools and Colleges, USA
Registered as a Cambridge International Examinations Centre, UK
Registered with the Council for Private Education, Singapore
[Reg. No.: 199104269R (1/9/2015 – 31/8/2019)]
German
Mandarin
Ms Joyce Chee, Student Recruitment Manager
Mrs Soma Mathews, Registrar
Overseas Family School
81 Pasir Ris Heights Singapore 519292
Tel: +65 6738 0211 Fax: +65 6733 8825
Email: [email protected]
You may also visit us at http://www.ofs.edu.sg
Mother Tongue at Overseas Family School
Retention and Development of Mother Tongue is
essential for students learning in English
• It is in the dominant language (usually Mother Tongue) that higher level thinking takes place.
P If Mother Tongue plateaus or declines, higher level thinking declines also.
P This is especially pronounced in very young children.
• Many students require Mother Tongue for later study in their home country
P Older students often retain reasonable oral language skills in Mother Tongue, but written and grammar skills decline considerably, often to the stage that they cannot access their home universities.
• Overseas Family School has expanded its support of a wide range of Mother Tongues, taking advantage of our considerable additional facilities at the Pasir Ris campus.
• As students move through our school, we intend to give as many students as possible, the opportunity to aim for an IB Bilingual Diploma (via Language A Mother Tongue, in addition to Language A English).
P This requires that students continue to develop strong Mother Tongue skills right through their schooling.
P As students move through our school, Mother Tongue courses will therefore expand through the grades, to Grade 12.
P This will prepare them for further university study in home country or abroad.
• This programme will be well resourced
P Four sessions per week, in Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K2), Kindergarten,
Elementary School and Middle School.
P Integrated into the academic programmes.
P All features of any other subject, i.e. Assessment, homework, reporting, etc.
P Will focus on reading, writing, listening, speaking and culture. Courses to include literature in Mother Tongue.
P Will be an additional choice for parents, instead of second language study.
P Will not involve an additional fee.
• Teachers will be:
P Native speakers of the language, with teacher training and degree earned in the home country.
P Qualified to teach in the home country.
P Fluent also in English.
Mother Tongue French
Si je vis à Singapour depuis douze ans, je n’en suis pas moins française. J’ai vécu principalement à Paris,
à la Réunion et mes racines sont en Bretagne sud où mes parents résident. Après avoir obtenu une
maîtrise de droit et travaillé un an au Lycée français de Singapour, j’ai créé une société et développé
un programme spécifique pour les élèves francophones du système international, l’objectif étant de
maintenir un bon niveau académique dans leur langue maternelle. J’ai enseigné l’histoire de France, le
français et l’histoire de la gastronomie pendant deux ans à l’Université de Singapour. La rentrée 2015
sera ma cinquième année à l’OFS, je suis désormais impatiente de relever ce nouveau défi au sein de la
jeune communauté francophone!
Ms Gaelle
Petra-Legroux
OFS Mission: To maintain a happy, safe and effective school for overseas families living in Singapore