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Add to Preferred SourcesIn a calm residential area of Casablanca, children eagerly scurry through the entrance of a modern two-story building, corridors adorned with childhood dreams, and further down the hallways, well-equipped multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of discoveries.
Charles Péguy, a school group in Morocco, carries the name of a renowned French personality, as the traditions of the French education system would prescribe – in this case, a 19th-century poet and literary thinker.
Many agree that a strong school should go beyond the basics of liberal arts and natural sciences-based curriculum. Charles Péguy leads by example. The school applied to receive accreditation as a certified French institution. It operates a bilingual (French-Arabic) system that places great importance on foreign languages, artistic development and the promotion of Moroccan cultural and civic values.
Many parents face the make-or-break decision of which school to choose for their children. Perhaps this poses an even bigger dilemma in Morocco, where the education sector faces the challenges of overcrowding facilities, skill gaps in the professional staff and uncertain learning outcomes. Charles Péguy had to contend with all of these when building its name.
Seven years ago, Charles Péguy entered the first phase of its project with the EBRD with support from the European Union. By that time, the school’s prime location, along with the quality its programme offered, had attracted so many students that it was stretching its capacity to the limits.
This is when the school turned to the EBRD for help. The Bank’s advisory programme assigned the school an expert with over 30 years of experience in the education sector. The consultant helped the owners to transform their vision into strategy, expand their crowded facilities and develop stronger teaching skills for their staff.
From one school year to another, Charles Péguy’s facilities grew to accommodate higher numbers of students. Today, the school has the capacity to enroll 2,300 students in its full-blown “lycée.”
Original source: EBRD
Published on 20 November 2019