Welcome to our school

Welcome to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur International School website. Here you will find all the information you need about the organisation, operations and projects of the EIPACA.

The International School is a state school which, from Nursery to Year 12, mainly welcomes the children of ITER programme employees.
These are joined by children from French and international families looking for a system that allows two cultures to be taught.

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur International School accompanies its pupils through an educational pathway that encourages project-based teaching and the individualisation of pathways that characterise a caring and fully inclusive school.
It offers a high-level academic education, in a bilingual system that guarantees pupils a command of written and spoken French and another foreign language, such as English, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese or Japanese. This is complemented by the study of a third or even fourth language.
Multiculturalism, multilingualism and the school’s humanist approach encourage recognition of others in their diversity, helping to turn our pupils into citizens of the world committed to the values of humanism, tolerance and solidarity.

The richness and quality of the learning pathways and the success of our pupils, your children, are at the heart of our concerns, so that each of them can achieve excellence and successfully build their personal and professional project, enabling our pupils to become the players of tomorrow’s world, at home anywhere in the world and able to respond with integrity and ethics to the challenges they will face.

While students’ commitment through regular attendance and personal work, their motivation and perseverance are important factors in their success, the teaching and educational teams are committed on a daily basis to the teaching provided in class and to ambitious projects to pass on to all students the civic and humanist culture, the literary and scientific culture, the artistic culture, the critical mind and the ability to reason that will guarantee their future success.

EIPACA is also a place for life and personal development.
Through educational projects, sport, the arts and theatre, the young people who come here open up to cultural diversity and forge their own identity. Encounters with artists, sportsmen and women, professionals and scientists punctuate the learning process, and school outings and trips focusing on themes related to the curriculum enable pupils to discover their region, Europe and the world.

We are committed to ensuring that no pupil is left by the wayside. The small class sizes and the excellence of the teachers, whether native speakers or French, give everyone a chance to excel and to be recognised for their individuality.
Finally, we are committed to upholding the values of the French Republic and promoting civic awareness by involving young people in activities where their generosity and creativity can find expression.

With a view to continuous improvement, the involvement of our teams is reflected in the individualisation, guidance and ongoing support we provide in the face of any learning difficulties encountered or to help each pupil on the road to success, combining confidence with caring and high standards.

On behalf of all the staff at EIPACA, we would like to wish all our pupils an excellent school year, and invite you to find out more about our school by visiting our website.

The future of our students is in the present tense, so let’s work together to build the citizens of the 21st century!

Nicolas DEBENNE – Director / Head of School