School Leadership
Cousteau, The French International School of Vancouver's leadership emphasizes a bilingual, innovative pedagogy that combines the strengths of French and Canadian educational systems. Parents and community members highlight the school's commitment to multicultural education and developing responsible, critical thinkers prepared to engage as global citizens. The leadership team values collaboration among parents, staff, and students in fostering a respectful, open-minded international community.
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MESSAGE FROM THE LEADERSHIP
We invited Franck Tavares, Principal at Cousteau, The French International School of Vancouver, to share a message.
The overview highlights the vision, values, and guiding principles that shape leadership and the student experience at Cousteau, The French International School of Vancouver.
Franck Tavares, Principal
Dear Parents,
Cousteau, The French International School of Vancouver is the only school in British Columbia that offers an academic curriculum that is approved by both the British Columbia Ministry of Education and the French Ministry of Education.
What we propose ? Why we are different ?
A bilingual school based on an innovative and ambitious pedagogy of languages
A model school for multicultural and multilingual education, actively preparing tomorrow’s international citizens
We are a school of academic excellence that integrates the best of both the French and Canadian systems. We offer a personalized, high quality teaching and learning. Students are offered a rigorous an challenging workload that is adapted when needed to assist students to reach their full potential.
Our educational projects aim to develop respect for others and ourselves, a sense of responsibility and cooperation,
We aim to develop future citizens who are critical thinkers, who have intellectual curiosity and a predilection for initiative and openness. Citizens with enabling them to understand, value, and share the principles of solidarity, respect, and responsibility for everyone and for the environment.
Our bilingual education provides a creative and stimulating environment for this project. The parents, the staff and the students, together we uphold the values of an international community, respectful of differences, open to the exchange of ideas, languages and cultures.
