Academics

Secondary education

Aims

The secondary cycle aims at developing critical thinking skills, enhancing students own personal judgements and evolving to become responsible citizens. Pupils prepare for their adult life. They learn about themselves, learn their tastes, their abilities, their strengths, and their weaknesses. They benefit from vocational guidance. In conjunction with their families, they will choose their educational and professional futures.

The double registration CNED : 2nde, 1ère, Tle.

Puplis of the last years of secondary school are written-in in the LFIA, as well as, in the Centre National d’Education à Distance (French Distance Learning Centre of the French Education Department). They have a complete timetable with teachers in each subject. The educational team leads the pupils in a very individualised way. The small size allows the school to adapt to the profile of each child : top athlete, pupils following a demanding artistic course, pupils with high potential, pupils losing their self-esteem…

Teachers work in accordance with the programs of the CNED and make sure the pupil’s learning evolves in parallel with the CNED calendar. The CNED decides if the child can continue to the next grade or if they must repeat their grade.

 

Admission conditions

The LFIA welcomes pupils from the French, Belgian or other educational system. The class in which children are admitted depends on the decisions of their former school. A good knowledge of French is desired. Newcomers can follow French as a Second Language in order to help them improve their abilities.

Comparison of the Belgian and French pedagogical systems

French System		Belgian System
6th year	Adaptation cycle	6th year primary
5th year	Central Cycle	First year secondary	Observation Cycle
4th year		Second year secondary
3rd year	Orientation Cycle	3rd year secondary	Orientation Cycle
2nd year	Determination year	4th year secondary
1st year	Last Cycle	5th year secondary	Determination Cycle
Last year (Terminale)		6th year secondary