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.


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

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Légion d'honneur schools ("Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur de Saint-Denis")
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
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
supervises

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