Cycle d'orientation
The Cycle d'orientation ( CO ; in German : orientation cycle ) is the name of the reformed secondary school in the canton of Geneva , which comprises the last three compulsory school years (the 9th, 10th and 11th school years).
history
In the 1920s, Councilor André Oltramare proposed the establishment of a middle school to make it easier for working class children to access higher education . Only at the beginning of the 1960s, government councilor Alfred Borel , under pressure from young politicians, took up the project again. At the beginning it was planned that the 7th school year (today the 9th school year) would be organized as tronc commun («common curriculum»). Borel was unable to complete the project because he was not re-elected in 1961.
His successor André Chavanne managed the implementation, among other things, by encouraging the municipalities to be able to reduce the number of their school buildings, since the creation of the Cycle d'orientation should shorten primary school time by one year. At the start of school in 1962, the various (long or humanistic or short or professionally oriented) study types were combined in Cycles d'orientation . In view of harsh criticism from the employers' associations, Councilor Chavanne had to forego the tronc commun for the 7th school year (now the 9th school year) in order not to endanger the secondary school reform as a whole.
The first facility of this new kind was only for girls; Mixed classes did not exist in the Cycles d'orientation until 1969. Government Councilor Chavanne, who headed the Education Department until 1985, successfully completed the reform, among other things because he was able to justify the reforms with financial reasons. Today he is considered to be the innovator of the Geneva school system, which in addition to the Cycle d'orientation also includes the Collège du soir (evening school), the École de culture générale (technical secondary school) and the Université du 3e âge (senior university).
List of Cycles d'orientation
The canton of Geneva currently has 20 Cycles d'orientation (also called collèges ).
The administration, Direction générale de l'enseignement obligatoire - cycle d'orientation (DGEO-CO), is located at Chemin de l'Echo 5A in 1213 Onex .
| College | Quarter | Web link |
|---|---|---|
| CO Aubépine | Plainpalais (Hôpital) | Web link |
| CO Bois-Caran | Collonge-Bellerive | Web link |
| CO Budé | Petit-Saconnex | Web link |
| CO Cayla | Charmilles | Web link |
| CO Colombières | Versoix | Web link |
| CO Coudriers | Petit-Saconnex (Balexert) | Web link |
| CO Drize | Carouge (Bachet-de-Pesay) | Web link |
| CO Florence | Chêne-Bougeries (Conches) | Web link |
| CO Foron | Thônex | Web link |
| CO Golette | Meyrin | Web link |
| CO Gradelle | Chêne-Bougeries | Web link |
| CO Grandes-Communes | Petit-Lancy | Web link |
| CO Marais | Onex | Web link |
| CO Montbrillant | Nations (Varembé) | Web link |
| CO Pinchat | Carouge (plateau de Vessy) | Web link |
| CO Renard | Aïre | Web link |
| CO Sécheron | Pâquis | Web link |
| CO Seymaz | Chêne-Bourg | Web link |
| CO Voirets | Plan-les-Ouates | Web link |
| CO Vuillonnex | Confignon / Bernex | Web link |
Web links
- Direction générale de l'enseignement obligatoire - cycle d'orientation. Website of the Canton of Geneva
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ssp-vpod.ch ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Marie Bron: Borel, Alfred. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ www.ssp-vpod.ch ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Direction générale de l'enseignement obligatoire - cycle d'orientation. ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Canton of Geneva
