French Bilingual School of South Carolina

The French Bilingual School of South Carolina (French: École Française Bilingue - South Carolina, EFB) was an overseas French school in Greenville, South Carolina in unincorporated Greenville County, South Carolina, in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.[1][2] The school served Kindergarten through the 12th grade and used the curriculum of the French Ministry of Education. The elementary section included grades K-5, the middle section included grades 6-9, and the high school section included grades 10-12.[1] Michelin opened and operated the school for its employees expatriated to South Carolina.[1] For that reason its official name was the Michelin French School.[3] French expatriate families who did not work for Michelin were required to pay tuition.[1]

French Bilingual School of South Carolina
(French: École Française Bilingue - South Carolina
Location
Wade Hampton, South Carolina

United States
Information
TypePrivate

History

The school opened in 1974 after Michelin opened its North American headquarters in the area.[4] The number of students varied through the years between 55 and 130 and the number of teachers between 12 and 22.[5]

The school permanently closed in June 2022.

Campus

The Greenville Saturday School (グリーンビル日本語補習授業校 Gurīnbiru Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese Saturday supplementary school, used to hold its classes at the French Bilingual School.[6]

References
  1. "FRENCH BILINGUAL SCHOOL OF SOUTH CAROLINA" (Archive) Association of French Schools in America. Retrieved on May 11, 2014. "Address: 2 Fisher road City: Greenville, SC State/Province: SC, 29615"
  2. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wade Hampton CDP, SC" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
  3. "International" (Archive). Greenville Area Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
  4. Woodall, Martha. "Enfin! Phila. Area To Get French School." Philadelphia Inquirer. March 25, 1991. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  5. Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. World Class. Simon & Schuster, January 3, 1997. ISBN 0684825228, 9780684825229. p. 265.
  6. "GSSへのDirection" (Archive). Greenville Saturday School. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.

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