COLLEGE NONNON

In 1660, the Jesuits, famous in France for their qualities of teachers, finance the construction of a building, that will be a school in the center of Cayenne. The name will be Seminar or Small middle school. They receive many donations and particularly an important one from Mrs PAILLE, wich will be used to build, in 1748, at the current site a bigger building called the Colonial middle school of Cayenne. In 1848, this place becomes public and takes the name of Middle School of Cayenne. In 1920 the Baccalaureat can be prepared there. After few transformations it becomes in 1944, the high school Felix Eboué. Because of the great number of pupils, another high school is built outside Cayenne. In August 1980, it goes back to be a middle school and takes the name of Eugene Nonnon middle school . The main courtyard is classified as a historic monument.

The middle school Nonnon is a good school with good students and a very good education. Before, it was a high school, inaugurated, in 1944, November 3rd by the Gouverneur SURLEMONT.

In the middle school Eugène NONNON, there are different sports activities : Basketball, football, handball, volleyball, swimming pool, gymnastic and boxing in 3...e. the sports gear is an orange tee-shirt and a black pair of shorts and not to forget tennis shoes.

THE GREATEST SCHOOL IN FRENCH GUIANA!!!!!!!

The school EUGENE NONNON is a school with a good education for the future one.

Born in Douai in the north of France on January 26th, 1904, Eugene Nonnon carries out his primary studies in his native town, then studies in a middle school of Lille. In the Faculty of Letters of Paris, he obtains a bachelor of Arts in history, and a certificate of Gallo-Roman archaeology.
After doing his military service in Germany from 1924 to 1926, he begins his career as a teacher in the middle school Midsummer's Day d'Angely then in the Holy ones in Charentes-Maritime.
In 1930, he is sent to the school of Extremely-of-France where he teaches until 1947.
Then he teaches in Nogent-sur -Marne where he looks further into his knowledge in archaeology.
In 1950, he is named headmaster of the high school Felix Eboué of Cayenne and officer of the National Education in Guiana.
In 1955, he creates the first position of inspector of the National Education in Guiana and in 1962, the departmental service of Youth and Sports.
Appreciated for his work by many Guianese, he retires in Guiana. He dies on November 13th, 1970 in Cayenne.
He is buried in the cemetery of Rémire.

In recognition of his work, the old high school Felix Eboué has been named after him since July 1980.

In this middle school French is taught as well as English, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin. There are nine classes of 6°(ages: 11-12): A Orchidée:They learn Spanish during their years in this middle school. B Jasmin:They learn Portuguese during their years of middle school. C Alpinia D Musenda E Hibiscus F Bougainvilliers G Orgueil de chine H Alamanda I Laurier The names of classes of 6° are names of flowers. There are nine classes of 5°(ages: 12-13): A Abriba:They learn Spanish B Abricot:They learn Portuguese C Carambole D Corossol E Wassaï F Cajou G Grenade H Cerise I Sapotille Names of 5° are names of fruits. There are six classes of 4°(ages:13-14): A Acajou:This is our class and we have learnt Spanish since on first year of middle school. B Bois de rose:They learn Portuguese. C Courbaril D Mahogany E Eucalyptus F Copaya Names of 4° are names of trees. And nine classes of 3°(ages:14-15): A Ara:They learn Spanish. B Bleuet: They learn Portuguese. C Colibri D Ibis E Toucan F Frégate G Ortollan H Héron I Bec d'argent Names of 3° are names of birds.

French Guiana (973) is a French overseas area and department (DOM-TOM) of South America. With its 86.504 km ² of surface, Guiana is the greatest French department and most wooded with 96% of the territory covered by the equatorial forest. s

the study room is a classroom

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