Lycée Guebre-Mariam
French international school in Ethiopia
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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[update], the school has about 1,800 students, ranging from 3 to 18 years.[1]
| Gebre-Mariam French-Ethiopian High School | |
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Lycée franco-éthiopien Guébré-Mariam ገብረ ማርያም ትምህርት ቤት | |
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Churchill Road Arada-Kebele 01/02 1496/1220 Addis-Abeba 9.024036°N 38.752382°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | French International school |
| Motto | Two cultures, three languages |
| Established | 1947 |
Principal | Jean-Christophe Torres |
| Grades | Preschool – 12th grade |
| Age range | 3–18 |
| Enrollment | 1,759 (2017/2018) |
| Language | French, English, and Amharic |
| Affiliation | Mission laïque française[1] (since 1947) |
| Information | MLF school under agreement with the AEFE[2] |
| Exam preparation | French national diploma, Baccalauréat, national diplomas |
| Languages taught | French, Amharic, English, Spanish, Italian (Mandarin and German via distance learning) |
| Language certifications | French (DELF), English (Cambridge English) |
| Website | guebre-mariam.org |
The French government spends around €4 million every year on LGM, which comes out to about €2,500 per student.[5]
Namesake
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
- Helen Pankhurst[8]
- Liya Kebede[9]
- Ethiopian Records[10]
- Amde Akalework[11]
- Sahle-Work Zewde
- Chef Yohanis
- Betty G.
The LGM has a website dedicated to its alumni, former LGM students.[12]
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