Every year, our French immersion students in INTL's* middle school take the "Dictée PGL", a French-style spelling/dictation test, and the math-based "Kangourou Contest." Please join us in congratulating our award winners below.
Kangourou: (student ranking/total number of participants)
The Kangourou contest's main purpose is to promote mathematical and critical thinking skills. This test is given to students across the world with more than 6 million participants. It is with great pride that INTL congratulates 6th grade French immersion student, Kenji, for placing FIRST out of 85,593 students and Chloé, 6th grade French immersion student, for placing 54th in this year's Kangourou Contest.
6th Grade
Kenji T. (1/85593)
Chloé M. (54/85593)
Alyosha R. (139/85593)
7th Grade
Alan V. (278/53517)
Camille B. (1220/53517)
Noa A. (2103/53517)
8th Grade
Karina F. (299/27341)
Emily L. (626/27341)
Camille B. (846/27341)
Dictée PGL:
La Dictée PGL was created as a way to encourage children to improve their French writing skills. Placing or winning at dictée is a tremendous accomplishment, as French language can be challenging to write. There are numerous grammar, sentence structure and spelling rules to remember and follow and the dictée rigorously tests students’ writing mechanics skills.
8th Grade
Linh-An H.
Mimi L.
Camille D.
Raphaël S.
*In 2020, the International School of the Peninsula (ISTP) formally changed its name to Silicon Valley International School (INTL) to better reflect its bilingual programs, location, and international values.