Lycée Guebre-Mariam

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 Lycée franco-éthiopien Guébré-Mariam ገብረ ማርያም ትምህርት ቤት
Location
Churchill Road Arada-Kebele 01/02 1496/1220 Addis-Abeba Ethiopia
Coordinates	9.024036°N 38.752382°E / 9.024036; 38.752382
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. Alumni website link

See also

• Agency for French Education Abroad
• Education in France
• International school
• List of international schools
• Mission laïque française
• Multilingualism

References

1. Deberre, Jean-Christophe (publication manager); Bur, Michel (editorial manager); Buclon, Aude (coordination); Oukkal, Alexis (graphic design) (2017). Directory of schools - Mission laïque française OSUI 2017/2018 (PDF). Mission laïque française. p. 103. ISSN 2260-8605.
2. The Mission laïque française (Mlf) is the administrator of the school, fully run by it in terms of administration, teaching and finances.
3. Thévenin, André (2002). La Mission laïque française à travers son histoire : 1902-2002 (PDF) (in French). Mission laïque française. p. 161.
4. Lemaître, Aurélie (14 April 2018). "Mission laïque française : La laïcité comme pédagogie". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
5. Teguest Yilma (May 22, 2013). "Lycee Guebre Mariam celebrates its 65th anniversary". Capital. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2017.()
6. "Présentation d'une biographie de Guebre Mariam Gari". Ambassade de France à Addis Abeba (in French). 2016. les petits-enfants du Dedjazmatch Guebre Mariam Gari, qui a donné son nom au lycée français d'Addis Abeba, ont présenté une biographie de leur grand-père, héros de la résistance éthiopienne contre l'invasion fasciste en 1935.
7. Berlan, Édouard (1952). "L'installation humaine au Choa". Revue de Géographie Alpine (in French). 40 (4): 615–623. doi:10.3406/rga.1952.1071. [Guebre Mariam] « Serviteur de Marie », nom très commun au Choa. Translation: "a very common name in Shewa", a region of Ethiopia.
8. "My Long Friendship With Richard and Rita Pankhurst". Ethiopia Observer. 2015-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
9. Syrett Cleary, Alison (7 February 2018). "Here Are Spring's Best Sparkly Looks, Modeled by Liya Kebede". InStyle. Retrieved 20 May 2018..
10. Gebreyesus, Ruth (27 October 2016). "Ethiopian Records Is The Electronic Producer Who Wants His Home Country To Get Some Shine". The Fader. Retrieved 20 May 2018..
11. "Amde Akalework: A life in leather". Ethiopia Observer. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018..

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Lycée Guebre-Mariam at Wikimedia Commons