This document summarizes a study visit to I.E.S. Alhaken II, a bilingual secondary school in Cordoba, Spain. It provides an overview of the school's bilingual program and achievements. The school has around 920 students and 60 teachers. It offers bilingual education in English, French and German. Most students take French, with over 90% enrolled in the French bilingual program. The school aims to gradually increase the number of subjects taught in French each year. It has seen growing success with student motivation and exam scores since starting the bilingual program in 2005. Areas for continued improvement include better supporting students with learning difficulties and reducing drop-outs.

1. Study visit
I.E.S. Alhaken II
May, 2014
Our
bilingual
experience

2. Who we are
Our bilingual history
Curriculum
Staff
The current situation: our
achievements
We still have to…

3. Who we are:
About 60 teachers and
920 students
COMPULSORY
SECONDARY EDUCATION (12-16)
NON-COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION (16-18)
SPECIAL EDUCATION

4. CLIL language in the program (13/14)
English French German TOTAL
Córdoba
(figures)
103 8 2 113
Córdoba
(percentage)
91,1 % 7,1 % 1,8 % 100 %
Andalucía
(percentage)
92,7 % 6 % 1,3 % 100 %

5.  Staff available
 School cluster
Why French?

6. Spring 2005 (application)
2006-2007 (“Year 1”) One class 1-ESO
2005-2006 (“Year 0”)
2009-2010 First ESO class graduated

7. YEAR 1-ESO
(CLASS)
2-ESO
(CLASS)
3-ESO
(CLASS)
4-ESO
(CLASS)
2006-
2007
1 * * *
2007-
2008
1 1 * *
2008-
2009
1 1 1 *
2009-
2010
1 1 1 1
2010-
2011
1 1 1 1
2011-
2012
2 1 1 1
2012-
2013
2 2 1 1
2013-
2014
2 2 2 1

8. Feeding schools
1French
bilingual
French English
1German
bilingual
German English
2 non-
bilingual
English

9. SCHOOL CURRICULUM
1-ESO 2-ESO 3-ESO 4-ESO
1st foreign
language
FRENCH FRENCH FRENCH FRENCH
2nd foreign
language
ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH
CLIL French-
medium subjects
SOCIAL STUDIES
MUSIC
P.E.
SOCIAL STUDIES
MUSIC
TECHNOLOGY
P.E.
SOCIAL STUDIES
TECHNOLOGY
P.E.
SOCIAL STUDIES
P.E.
SPANISH SPANISH SPANISH SPANISH

10. STAFF
An important renewal since
2005.
4 French teachers (1 school
cooordinator)
4 CLIL teachers
1 or 2 language assistants
 Spanish + English teachers

11. The current situation: our
achievements
A good working team
Motivated students
Implementation of ICTs in
the bilingual classes
School exchange
DELF exams
Integrated teaching units

12. WORK DONE
https://sites.google.com/site/iesal
ahakenbilingue/

13. We still have to....
...sort out the problem
with students with
learning difficulties who
join the program
...sort out management
and drop-outs
...keep on improving
every year