Lycée Émilie du Châtelet


The Lycée Émilie du Châtelet is a state senior high school in Serris, Seine-et-Marne, France, in the Paris metropolitan area.
This educational establishment is named after Émilie du Châtelet, a French female scientist, especially a natural philosopher and a mathematician, during the first half of the 18th century. She is also known for having strongly argued for girl's education.

Location

Located around to the east of Paris in the district of Val d'Europe, the eastmost part of the new town of Marne-la-Vallée, this sixth-form college has seen its enrollments regularly increase with population growth supported by a strong local economic development through activities often linked to trade and tourism.

Students

The Lycée Émilie du Châtelet welcomed its first students at the start of the 2006 school year in temporary premises near the current site which was inaugurated at the start of the 2010 school year.
Teaching is mainly provided in French and partially in English for the vocational and higher sections.
At the same time, the languages studied are English, German, Spanish, Italian and Korean. In addition, it is also possible to study Latin.
, it had 685 students. Due to the diversity of the trainings offered and the different languages taught associated with the growth of the particularly young local population, the enrollments have continuously increased to reach 1,089 in 2019.

Trainings provided

This establishment has a renowned teaching section specializing in hospitality industry and catering. The training curriculum includes periods of internship. A post-graduate diploma called BTS is issued at the end of studies if the training is validated. The favorable economic environment allows students to enter the workforce quickly and sustainably.