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Go to child profileAccredited by the French Ministry of Education and certified by the international network AEFE, this French school provides outstanding education and revolves around 3 major themes: Excellence, Educational innovation and Cultural / linguistic openness. With a 100% university placement rate, their friendly French staff provide education to children from pre-kindergarden to University entrance aged between 3 and 18 years old.
What learning looks like now: At lycée Claudel, your child’s education is our top priority. This is why we are committed to providing families with pedagogical and administrative continuity throughout the period of containment related to the Covid-19 epidemic. To learn more about our 2020 back-to-school approach, visit our website at https://www.claudel.org/en/practical-aspects/back-to-school/.
Lycée Claudel offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider.
The regions Lycée Claudel offers busing from are:
In really any way you care to look at it, there is a lot going on at the Lycée Claudel. It was founded as the Cours Claudel in 1962 in order to provide a school for the children of Francophone diplomats wishing to have their children educated in French, and following the French national curriculum. When the first students graduated the program in 1974, the school became known as Lycée Claudel. The school continued to grow, and move, ultimately moving in 1988 into the buildings vacated by the University of Ottawa’s secondary school.
Lycée Claudel is an international school in two important ways, both of which are somewhat unique to the school. First, its student population includes students from nearly 50 different countries, which is surprising, at least initially, given that it’s a day school and doesn’t have a boarding program. Of course, the reason is because the school is in Ottawa, and therefore enrolls many children of diplomats. Second, the school continues to offer the French curriculum, as it has from day one. It’s also a member of AEFE, an accrediting body to assure that schools comply with the French curriculum, something of particular interest to French nationals living abroad who intend to return to France. There are only four schools that are fully accredited by the AEFE in Canada, and Lycée Claudel is one of just two that are located outside Quebec, and the only one in Ontario.
Many families choose the school because they are French nationals, while others choose it because the instructional language is French, rather than the model used in French immersion classrooms. Others choose the school because if the quality of instruction, and the international focus. Of course, the profile of the school is high, given the range of students that attend and the long list of notable alumni, which includes Justin Trudeau.
In all those ways, Lycée Claudel is remarkably unique. Again, there is a lot going on, and all of it impressive. The ideal student is one who thrives in a large, diverse, and challenging educational and social setting.
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DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Lycée Claudel offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Extra support |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 12, Lycée Claudel students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Lycée Claudel | 0 mins | 0 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 90 mins | 90 mins | 120 mins | 120 mins |
Site Average | 6 mins | 7 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins | 23 mins | 30 mins | 35 mins | 41 mins | 53 mins | 57 mins | 69 mins | 81 mins | 98 mins | 107 mins |
Academic achievement reporting | JK to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | JK to Gr. 5 |
Parent-teacher meetings | JK to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 7
Recreational sports: 10
Lycée Claudel offers 17 clubs and extracurricular programs.
JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Day | $14,527 | $12,376 | $13,060 | $13,312 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | Day | 5% |
3rd child (sibling) | Day | 10% |
4th child (sibling) | Day | 15% |
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Preschool to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 950 |
Total enrolment | 950 |
Average class size | 20 to 26 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 52 |
PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Day Enrollment | 22 | 50 | 37 | 57 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 84 | 72 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 67 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | JK - 12 | |
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SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | JK - 12 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $230
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
$1,000
All applications for admission to Lycée Claudel require the following procedures:
1. Complete a pre-registration application (online) (in French only)
2. Forward us the following documentation:
3. Write and pass an entrance exam (students coming from schools belonging to the AEFE network or from France are exempted from the exam)
4. Headmaster and the registration team will then evaluate if the student can be admitted, depending on the number of places available in the requested grade.
5. Complete the personalized registration form, which will be forwarded by e-mail to the new families !
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 48 (90%) | 1 - 10 (80%) | 1 - 10 (80%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 10 (75%) | 1 - 5 (25%) | 1 - 5 (25%) | 1 - 5 (25%) | 1 - 5 (25%) |
Average graduating class size | 75 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | N/A |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | N/A |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | N/A |
Lycée Claudel Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
This information is not currently available.Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
What Lycée Claudel says:
Choosing Lycée Claudel for you child aged 3 to 18 means giving him or her the benefit of:
- first-rate guidance provided by highly qualified professionals recruited in France or locally who participate in an ambitious annual training program;
- academic instruction that is meticulous and demanding, based on the programs and teaching methods followed in the French system;
- innovative teaching at the cutting edge of new technologies;
- everyday use of both official languages – French and English – beginning in kindergarten;
- the option of studying a culture in an ancient language: Latin
- an opportunity for certification in English (Advanced Placement), in French (DELF/DALF) and Spanish (DELE);
- sports, artistic, cultural and all activities promoting the development of a well-rounded personality;
- cultural diversity through contact with over 50 nationalities;
- a leading-edge film and audiovisual program;
- civic and social activities to encourage community engagement;
- the development of personal talents in every field;
- the development of a solid humanist and scientific culture validated by the Diplôme National du Brevet and the French Baccalauréat, which are recognized by North American and European universities;
- personal growth in a harmonious environment with a strong family feeling, in which diversity and universality are the key elements.
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