Lycée Guebre-Mariam

Gebre-Mariam French-Ethiopian High School
Lycée franco-éthiopien Guébré-Mariam
ገብረ ማርያም ትምህርት ቤት
Location
Map
Churchill Road
Arada-Kebele 01/02
1496/1220 Addis-Abeba

Ethiopia
Coordinates9°01′27″N 38°45′09″E / 9.024036°N 38.752382°E / 9.024036; 38.752382
Information
TypeFrench International school
MottoTwo cultures, three languages
Established1947
PrincipalJean-Christophe Torres
GradesPreschool – 12th grade
Age range3–18
Enrollment1,759 (2017/2018)
LanguageFrench, English, and Amharic
AffiliationMission laïque française[1]
(since 1947)
InformationMLF school under agreement with the AEFE[2]
Exam preparationFrench national diploma, Baccalauréat, national diplomas
Languages taughtFrench, Amharic, English, Spanish, Italian (Mandarin and German via distance learning)
Language certificationsFrench (DELF), English (Cambridge English)
Websiteguebre-mariam.org

The Gebre-Mariam French-Ethiopian High School, commonly known as, Lycée Guébré-Mariam (LGM) (Amharic: ገብረ ማርያም ትምህርት ቤት) is a French international school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in 1947 and in the same year had integrated the Mission laïque française.[3] It covers maternelle (preschool) through terminale, the final year of lycée (senior high school). It includes multilingual education in French, English and Amharic from preschool for all students.[4] As of 2017, the school has about 1,800 students, ranging from 3 to 18 years.[1]

The French government spends around €4 million every year on LGM, which comes out to about €2,500 per student.[5]

Namesake

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The school's name commemorates Dejazmach Gebre Mariam Gari, who was an Ethiopian anti-fascist resistance fighter during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of Ethiopia.[6] His name, Gebre Mariam, translates to “servant of Mary”.[7]

The hyphen in the school's name is due to a French punctuation convention. (See French orthography#Hyphens)

Notable Alumni

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The LGM has a website dedicated to its alumni, former LGM students. Alumni website link

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Deberre, Jean-Christophe (publication manager); Bur, Michel (editorial manager); Buclon, Aude (coordination); Oukkal, Alexis (graphic design) (2017). Directory of schools - Mission laïque française OSUI 2017/2018 (PDF). Mission laïque française. p. 103. ISSN 2260-8605.
  2. ^ The Mission laïque française (Mlf) is the administrator of the school, fully run by it in terms of administration, teaching and finances.
  3. ^ Thévenin, André (2002). La Mission laïque française à travers son histoire : 1902-2002 (PDF) (in French). Mission laïque française. p. 161.
  4. ^ Lemaître, Aurélie (14 April 2018). "Mission laïque française : La laïcité comme pédagogie". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ Teguest Yilma (May 22, 2013). "Lycee Guebre Mariam celebrates its 65th anniversary". Capital. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2017.()
  6. ^ "Présentation d'une biographie de Guebre Mariam Gari". Ambassade de France à Addis Abeba (in French). 2016. les petits-enfants du Dedjazmatch Guebre Mariam Gari, qui a donné son nom au lycée français d'Addis Abeba, ont présenté une biographie de leur grand-père, héros de la résistance éthiopienne contre l'invasion fasciste en 1935.
  7. ^ Berlan, Édouard (1952). "L'installation humaine au Choa". Revue de Géographie Alpine (in French). 40 (4): 615–623. doi:10.3406/rga.1952.1071. [Guebre Mariam] « Serviteur de Marie », nom très commun au Choa. Translation: "a very common name in Shewa", a region of Ethiopia.
  8. ^ "My Long Friendship With Richard and Rita Pankhurst". Ethiopia Observer. 2015-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  9. ^ Syrett Cleary, Alison (7 February 2018). "Here Are Spring's Best Sparkly Looks, Modeled by Liya Kebede". InStyle. Retrieved 20 May 2018..
  10. ^ Gebreyesus, Ruth (27 October 2016). "Ethiopian Records Is The Electronic Producer Who Wants His Home Country To Get Some Shine". The Fader. Retrieved 20 May 2018..
  11. ^ "Amde Akalework: A life in leather". Ethiopia Observer. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018..
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