| French Bilingual School of South Carolina | |
| Native Name: | (French: '''École Française Bilingue - South Carolina''' |
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| Location: | Wade Hampton, South Carolina |
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The French Bilingual School of South Carolina (French: '''École Française Bilingue - South Carolina''', EFB) was an overseas French school in Greenville, South Carolina in unincorporated Greenville County, South Carolina, in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.[1] [2] The school served Kindergarten through the 12th grade and used the curriculum of the French Ministry of Education. The elementary section included grades K-5, the middle section included grades 6-9, and the high school section included grades 10-12.[1] Michelin opened and operated the school for its employees expatriated to South Carolina.[1] For that reason its official name was the Michelin French School.[3] French expatriate families who did not work for Michelin were required to pay tuition.[1]
The school opened in 1974 after Michelin opened its North American headquarters in the area.[4] The number of students varied through the years between 55 and 130 and the number of teachers between 12 and 22.[5]
The school permanently closed in June 2022. It was replaced by The International School of Greenville, which offers full immersion programs in French and Spanish.[6]
The Greenville Saturday School (グリーンビル日本語補習授業校 Gurīnbiru Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese Saturday supplementary school, used to hold its classes at the French Bilingual School.[7]