NEW as from Septembre 2009
The Swiss Federal Maturity is a highly regarded qualification allowing students to enter into any university, College, polytechnic or third level institution in Switzerland, Europe, USA or Canada.
Blancpain School also offers the Federal Maturity in FRENCH or BILINGUAL MENTION (French 70%, English 30%). The latter is composed of English at higher level, history, geography and introduction to law and economics taught and examined in English.
The Swiss Maturity is prepared over a 3 year period – beginning in year 10 by a solid foundation year where the students(both vsg and vsb) are brought up to an adequate level through continuous evaluation in every subject.
- This is achieved by close contact between direction, staff, students and parents where needed.
- Five report cards a year and end of term exams.
- Mock exams and intensive coaching (stress management) beginning at the end of year 10 working through year 11.
- Revision courses (in August) before the Maturity exams in year 11 and 12.
It is also our aim to enable our students to present themselves as candidates for the Cambridge exams in English and the Goethe Institut in German at the end of year 10.
The exam is composed of two parts: at the end of year 11 and at the end of year 12.
| |
Exam
|
| First language - French |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| 2nd national language – German |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| 3rd language - English |
Written and oral*
|
end of year 12
|
| Mathematics |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| Biology, chemistry, physics |
Written
|
end of year 11
|
| Humanities - history, geography, introduction to law & economics |
Written and oral*
|
end of year 11
|
| Visual Arts |
Oral
|
end of year 11
|
| Specific option: law & economics, languages, philosophy, biology and chemistry |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| Complementary option : philosophy |
Oral
|
end of year 12
|
| “Mini thesis" of 4’000 words |
Oral presentation
|
end of year 12
|
|
|
* prepared in English for the BILINGUAL exam or in French for the STANDARD exam.
NEW as from Septembre 2009
The Swiss Federal Maturity is a highly regarded qualification allowing students to enter into any university, College, polytechnic or third level institution in Switzerland, Europe, USA or Canada.
Blancpain School also offers the Federal Maturity in FRENCH or BILINGUAL MENTION (French 70%, English 30%). The latter is composed of English at higher level, history, geography and introduction to law and economics taught and examined in English.
The Swiss Maturity is prepared over a 3 year period – beginning in year 10 by a solid foundation year where the students(both vsg and vsb) are brought up to an adequate level through continuous evaluation in every subject.
- This is achieved by close contact between direction, staff, students and parents where needed.
- Five report cards a year and end of term exams.
- Mock exams and intensive coaching (stress management) beginning at the end of year 10 working through year 11.
- Revision courses (in August) before the Maturity exams in year 11 and 12.
It is also our aim to enable our students to present themselves as candidates for the Cambridge exams in English and the Goethe Institut in German at the end of year 10.
The exam is composed of two parts: at the end of year 11 and at the end of year 12.
| |
Exam
|
| First language - French |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| 2nd national language – German |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| 3rd language - English |
Written and oral*
|
end of year 12
|
| Mathematics |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| Biology, chemistry, physics |
Written
|
end of year 11
|
| Humanities - history, geography, introduction to law & economics |
Written and oral*
|
end of year 11
|
| Visual Arts |
Oral
|
end of year 11
|
| Specific option: law & economics, languages, philosophy, biology and chemistry |
Written and oral
|
end of year 12
|
| Complementary option : philosophy |
Oral
|
end of year 12
|
| “Mini thesis" of 4’000 words |
Oral presentation
|
end of year 12
|
|
|
* prepared in English for the BILINGUAL exam or in French for the STANDARD exam.