Lycée la Providence
School in Amiens, Hauts-de-France, Somme, France
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Lycée la Providence is a private Catholic lycée, collège and technical college, located in Amiens, Hauts-de-France, in the Somme department of France. Founded and run by the Society of Jesus, the facility offers education from kindergarten through professional and technological training.[1][2]
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146 Boulevard de Saint-Quentin , France | |
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| Type | Private lycée, collège and technical college |
Religious affiliation | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuit |
| Director | Albert Courtois |
| Grades | R-12; post-baccalaureate |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 2 – 18 |
| Affiliation | l'association Ignace de Loyola Education |
Programs
Current language exchange programs include the countries of Germany, England, Peru, China, Italy, and Netherlands.[3] Intramural sports include rugby, basketball, football, swimming, water polo, gymnastics, badminton, handball, futsal, bodybuilding, and table tennis. Interscholastic sports competition in a given year has produced championships most notably in swimming, water polo, handball, and judo.[4]
Boarding facilities accommodate 460 girls and boys, from sixth standard through post-baccalaureate. Besides the swimming pool there is a 24-hectare (59-acre) park around the facility.[5]
Solidarity with the poor and disadvantaged are instilled through various Pastoral Department programs throughout the year.[6] The school has an elaborate scholarship program for those in need.[7] Parents are encouraged to be a part of the French L'A.P.E.L movement for the promotion of their values as parents.[8]
Notable alumni
- Jean-Paul Delevoye, former delegate minister in charge of the pension reform in the second Philippe government[9]
- Laurent Delahousse, journalist and TV presenter[10]
- Fabrice Éboué, French humorist and actor[11]
- Olivier Guéant, French mathematician
- Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general during WW2 and Marshal of France
- Frédérique Macarez, politician.
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France[12][13]
- François Ruffin, French journalist and politician
- Jón Sveinsson, Icelandic Jesuit Priest and author of the "Nonni" books series
Notable former staff
- Brigitte Trogneux, former teacher and wife of Emmanuel Macron[12][13]
