Légion d'honneur schools
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Légion d'honneur schools are prestigious French educational institutions historically reserved for the daughters and descendants of recipients of the Légion d'honneur and other national orders.
Aliases (3)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French educational institution network
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boarding school system → |
| admissionCriterion |
descent from recipients of other French national orders
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descent from recipients of the Légion d'honneur → |
| affiliatedWith |
Légion d'honneur
→
Médaille militaire → Ordre national du Mérite → |
| boarding |
full boarding
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| country |
France
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| culturalRole |
symbol of merit-based national recognition extended to families
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| curriculumIncludes |
general secondary education
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preparation for French baccalauréat → |
| distinctFrom |
military high schools in France
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ordinary French public secondary schools → |
| educationLevel |
primary education
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secondary education → upper secondary education → |
| establishedBy |
Napoleonic institutions framework
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| foundingPurpose |
to provide elite education to daughters of national honorees
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| funding |
French state
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| genderRestriction |
primarily female
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| governedBy |
specific decrees related to the Légion d'honneur
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| hasAlumni |
women active in French public life
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| hasCampus |
Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur de Les Invalides (historical)
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Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur de Saint-Denis → Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur des Loges → |
| hasMotto |
Honneur et Patrie (through the Légion d'honneur affiliation)
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| historicalRole |
education of daughters of decorated military and civil servants
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| languageOfInstruction |
French
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| legalStatus |
public institution under the authority of the Grand Chancery
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| locatedIn |
Île-de-France
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| mission |
to honor families of national award recipients
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to transmit republican and civic values → |
| notableFeature |
strong emphasis on discipline and civic education
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students wear distinctive uniforms → |
| operatedBy |
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
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| reputation |
prestigious
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| schoolType |
state school under special status
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| selectionType |
highly selective
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| studentResidence |
on-campus boarding houses
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| supervisedBy |
Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur
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| targetStudentGroup |
daughters of Légion d'honneur recipients
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daughters of recipients of French national orders → female descendants of Légion d'honneur recipients → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Légion d'honneur schools
("Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur de Saint-Denis")
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Légion d'honneur schools ("Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur des Loges") → Légion d'honneur schools ("Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur de Les Invalides (historical)") → |
hasCampus |
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Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
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supervises |