The option Latin.

     This option is addressed to the pupils in the 5th form at a rate of 2 hours per week.

     It is continued in the 4th form and 3th form with three hours per week. 

    It is  optional, but when it has been chosen, one commits oneself to keeping it during three years until the end of the third form. 

    This matter is the object of marks and figure on the bulletin. For the "Brevet", the points obtained with the top of the average (10/20) are only taken into account. 

Why study Latin?                                     

 Let us recall initially that 80% of the vocabulary of French comes from Latin: it is thus an invaluable help for the comprehension of the vocabulary and the spelling. Latin gave birth, in addition to French, also to Italian and Spanish: one finds many common points between these three languages. Being a language with variation, Latin also bears resemblances to German. More over, when one takes  Latin, one is interested in a great civilization of the past: its history, its geography, the monuments which the Romans left us, the legends, the company, manners of living.............. 

    Also let us specify that the latin pupils  see themselves  proposed a cultural voyage every year(Arles, Lyon, Nimes...) in reward for their work. Thus the Latin course makes it possible to be interested in languages while forging a solid culture.