The missions of the parents’ association

The purpose of the association is to represent the parents of member pupils. It acts as a liaison between the parents, the teaching staff and the school management, and manages the school.

More specifically, the Parents’ association (APE) aims to:

  • to represent the parents or legal guardians of pupils enrolled at the French School of Havana who are active members of the APE
  • to ensure the proper execution of the management agreement between the A.E.F.E. and the A.P.E. which came into force on 01 September 2002
  • to work with the grants committee
  • to look after the moral, intellectual and material interests of the pupils
  • to facilitate relations between parents, teaching staff and the authorities responsible for the school
  • to collaborate in the life of the school with the participation of as many of its members as possible
  • to inform its members of the services it offers, to listen to all parent members and to defend the interests of all
  • to organise permanent or provisional committees, to appoint employees or assistants to its office and to give them duties and allowances
  • to promote, with the agreement of the school management and in the interests of the pupils and their families, any organisation of extra-curricular activities of an educational, cultural or sporting nature
  • to keep abreast of National Education reforms and the plans, wishes and recommendations of the teaching staff
  • to ensure that the present statutes and the school’s internal regulations are respected and to keep the entire Lycée Français de La Havane community informed