Association de Parents d'Eleves de l'Enseignement Libre (APEL) de l'Ecole ST Joseph

Purpose of the association

To promote and safeguard freedom of choice in schooling, in accordance with parents’ natural right to educate and instruct their children in accordance with their conscience; to promote the distinctive character of Catholic education, as set out in the school’s educational mission statement, in collaboration with the school’s management and the relevant bodies; to implement and publicise the APEL movement’s mission and strengthen the sense of belonging to a national movement; to this end, the association is a member of the APEL for the Ain department, which is a member of the APEL for the Lyon academy, itself a member of the national APEL; to bring together all persons exercising parental authority over children attending school, students or apprentices at the school, or parents of a pupil of legal age who is attending school, studying or undertaking an apprenticeship at the school, and to ensure they are kept informed; to represent families in dealings with public authorities and all civil or religious authorities, and more generally with third parties; to examine all matters relating to children’s education, their rights and duties, and those of their families; to facilitate mutual support amongst families at the establishment

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