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The expression Cordon Bleu evokes a Chef with an outstanding repertoire of skills. The term was introduced in 1578 when Henri III of France presented the knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit with a cross hanging from a blue ribbon.
Le Cordon Bleu
Our culinary program is the most rigorous and complete training in traditional French culinary techniques available today. The core of our curriculum is our classic cycle in both cuisine and ptisserie disciplines. In less than a year students can obtain the renowned Grand Diplme. Students, despite past experience, must start at basic level in order to advance to the next level. Students must pass written and practical exams in order to receive the respective level certificate. All three levels in each discipline must be successfully completed before the Diploma is attained. Both disciplines must be taken before receiving the coveted Grand Diplme. Cuisine and ptisserie levels can be taken simultaneously, or one after another in 18 months, depending on the students timeframe.
Intensive sessions in each discipline are available throughout the year. Intensive programs have the same curriculum as the full length programs. Since these programs are accelerated, students can only take one discipline at a time: cuisine or ptisserie. Intensive courses are scheduled six to nine hours a day, six days a week.
Intermediate
BASIC CUISINE CERTIFICATE
This course is an introduction to classic French culinary techniques. Students begin to build or refine their repertoire of culinary skills with the essential techniques of cooking: professional knife handling, preparing stocks, sauces, forcemeats and doughs, instruction on safety, hygiene, organization, and French culinary terms and definitions.
Grand Diplme
(On successful completion of both cuisine and ptisserie diplomas)
A typical day at Le Cordon Bleu Paris April 7 by Harry Covert - Intermediate Cuisine and Ptisserie Student
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If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Julia Child the grand dame of American cuisine, was responsible for glamorizing French culinary arts on US television, and in numerous publications conveying her skills with humor. This American culinary icon is currently a la mode due to the blockbuster movie Julie and Julia which was released on the silver screen with Meryl Streep starring as Julia Child. Herman den Bleijker an alumni from the Netherlands owns nine high-end restaurants and hosts a myriad of successful TV shows such as Kitchen Nightmares, Hermans Search for a Chef, Hermans Heroes, and Herman Helps. All of these shows have ratings with over one million viewers per episode. Herman visited Le Cordon Bleu Paris with six candidates for one of his TV series to show where he was trained and what Le Cordon Bleu stands for. Gastn Acurio Jaramillo is from Peru. After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Paris (incidentally where he met his wife, Astrid), Gastn set up different types of restaurants in several cities worldwide and he is the author of various books. In Peru he hosts his own television program and contributes to several magazines. Celia Miranda & Gustavo Mata, a Brazilian couple who both studied at Le Cordon Bleu, have set up a unique super-club concept in Paris Chez nous ... Chez vous where they serve dinners to a select clientele in their home. It has to be Julia Child who inspired me - I used to watch her cooking show while going to university in the U.S. And as the first male Chinese to get admitted to the Cordon Bleu, it was a dream, a struggle, a movement, a bridge, and a fore-play for my destination as a restaurateur, gourmet, wine specialist, and journalist. But afterall, it was all worth it. I couldn't have done it without Le Cordon Bleu training!
2012-2013
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The Diplomas
DATES: GRAND DIPLME, CUISINE DIPLOMA, AND PTISSERIE DIPLOMA January 4, 2012 to August 31, 2012 March 26, 2012 to November 16, 2012 June 18, 2012 to March 21, 2013
The Grand Diplme is composed of the Cuisine Diploma and the Ptisserie Diploma. Each diploma is composed of three levels: basic, intermediate, and superior. Students can take cuisine and ptisserie diplomas simultaneously, except during intensive sessions. Some diploma options include breaks between levels.
September 3, 2012 to June 6, 2013 January 3, 2013 to August 29, 2013 March 23, 2013 to November 15, 2013
Intensive Diplomas
The following diplomas include one or two intensive levels. Intensive levels follow the same curriculum as the standard sessions and at the same tuition fees. Since they are accelerated, students can only take one discipline at a time: cuisine or ptisserie. Intensive levels are scheduled in 4 to 5 weeks, 6 to 9 hours daily, 6 days a week.
INTENSIVES LEVELS superior June 18, 2012 to December 21, 2012 June 21, 2012 to December 21, 2012 basic and superior June 21, 2012 au March 21, 2013 basic September 3, 2012 to March, 21, 2013 intermediate November 19, 2012 to June 6, 2013 basic June 15, 2013 to December 18, 2013 superior June 20, 2013 to December 18, 2013 basic and superior
DATES: CUISINE DIPLOMA
DATES: PTISSERIE DIPLOMA June 18, 2013 to December 21, 2013 June 27, 2012 to December 21, 2012 June 27, 2012 to March 21, 2013 September 3, 2012 to March 21, 2013 November 19, 2012 to June 6, 2013 June 15, 2013 to December 18, 2013 June 26, 2013 to December 18, 2013
15 900 15 505
Grand Diplme and Wine and Management Diploma Cuisine Diploma and Wine and Management Diploma Ptisserie Diploma and Wine and Management Diploma
2012-2013
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Certificates
Le Cordon Bleu programs in cuisine and ptisserie are divided into three levels: basic, intermediate, and superior. Students must start at the basic level. Upon completion of the three certificate levels, Le Cordon Bleu Cuisine Diploma or Ptisserie Diploma is awarded, or the Grand Diplme for those whom complete both disciplines. Students can simultaneously take the cuisine and ptisserie certificates of the same level, except during intensive sessions.
DATES: CUISINE AND PTISSERIE CERTIFICATES January 4, 2012 to March 21, 2012 March 26, 2012 to June 8, 2012 June 18, 2012 to August 31, 2012 September 3, 2012 to November 16, 2012 January 3, 2013 to March 21, 2013 March 23, 2013 to June 6, 2013 June 15, 2013 to August 29, 2013 September 2, 2013 to November 15, 2013
Intensive certificates
Intensive certificates in each discipline are available throughout the year. Intensive programs follow the same curriculum as the standard programs and at the same tuition fees. Since these programs are accelerated, students can only take one discipline at a time: cuisine or ptisserie. Intensive courses are scheduled 6 to 9 hours daily, 6 days a week.
DATES: CUISINE AND PTISSERIE CERTIFICATES June 21, 2012 to July 27, 2012 June 27, 2012 to July 27, 2012 November 19, 2012 to December 21, 2012 June 20, 2013 to July 26, 2013 June 26, 2013 to July 26, 2013
INTENSIVES LEVELS Basic Cuisine Basic Ptisserie All levels available in Cuisine and Ptisserie Basic Cuisine Basic Ptisserie All levels available in Cuisine and Ptisserie
Basic Cuisine Intermediate Cuisine Superior Cuisine Basic Ptisserie Intermediate Ptisserie Superior Ptisserie
NB. Tuition fees include the student's uniform and equipment for Basic level certificates and diplomas.
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Only completed and legible applications will be presented to theadmissions jury. Le Cordon Bleu undertakes to ensure that all applications are assessed in an ethical and responsiblemanner. For all applications sent less than eight (8) weeks prior to
(Cuisine and Ptisserie Diplomas simultaneously) Diplme de Cuisine (3 Cuisine Certificates: Basic, Intermediate, and Superior) Diplme de Ptisserie (3 Ptisserie Certificates: Basic, Intermediate, and Superior) Entry Date (day/month/year): Exit Date (day/month/year): 7.2. CERTIFICATES Entry Date (day/month/year) Basic Cuisine Standard Intensive Basic Ptisserie Standard Intensive Intermediate Cuisine Standard Intensive Intermediate Ptisserie Standard Intensive Superior Cuisine Standard Intensive Superior Ptisserie Standard Intensive
Stage 1
Complete and sign application form including the uniform measurement form Attach CV (resum including background, education, and specialinterests). Attach letter of motivation (300500 words) detailing your short and long term culinary goals, career objectives, andreasonsforchoosingLeCordonBleu. Passport photocopy (page related to the civil status, passport number, and signature). Include two (2) passport photos with your name written on the back. Encloseanon-refundableapplicationfee - of1500 foraDiploma - of500 perCertificateorcontinuing education program(s). Thesenonremboursablefeesarededucted fromthe tuition fees. Please note thatthefullamountoffees of the program chosen must be paid nolessthan eight (8) weeks prior to the first day of class. If applicable, evidence of attending and attaining prior Le Cordon Bleu CertificatesorDiplomasor otherrelated diplomas (photocopies only, LeCordonBleu willretainthese).
Stage 2
Once the candidate has been accepted by the admissions jury, Le Cordon Bleu will send an admission proposal, the tuition fees payment form, the schools' internal rules and practical information regarding visas and accomodation.
Stage 3
Le Cordon Bleu encourages the candidate to read all documents carefully. The candidate must return to the Admissions Office a signed copy of the tuition fees payment form accompanied by a copy of the bank transfer form.
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Stage 4
Once the signed documents and the tuition fees have been received, Le Cordon Bleu will send to the future student, a welcome package which will include: the official proof of registration (required for a visa application), a receipt of payment aswellasthe orientation day appointment.
FORM OF PAYMENT
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Fair/exhibition/trade show/festival
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This form supersedes all previous forms (December 2011)
check this list before you send your application back to Le Cordon Bleu
Complete application form CV (resum) Letter of motivation Passport photocopy 2 photos Photocopies of prior related certificates and diplomas Application fee Uniform measurement form
admissions policy
1. OFFERS
Offers of course placements will be based on the assessment of the admissions jury having considered the extent to which the qualifications, proficiencies, and aspirations of the applicant are matched by the courses offered by Le Cordon Bleu.
2. QUALIFICATIONS
Examples of entry requirements for Basic Cuisine and/or Ptisserie: High School Diploma (USA), High School Certificate (Japan), GCSEs (UK), Baccalaureat (France). Other qualifications will be accepted by the admissions jury as evidence of prior study and learning if the applicant can demonstrate that the qualification is of equivalent academic standard to the above examples.
3. APPROVAL
Approval for admission will be given once the terms and conditions of Le Cordon Bleu have been fully satisfied. Due consideration will be placed on the students motivation to achieve the qualifications offered by Le Cordon Bleu and their future aspirations expressed in the letter of motivation. In the event that we are unable to offer a place at Le Cordon Bleu, an appeal can be lodged, in writing within 14 days, to the Academic Director of Le Cordon Bleu Paris, whose decision in these matters is final.
4. GENERAL
No student shall be entitled to use the name and/or logo Le Cordon Bleu and/or similar names or logos under any circumstance or at any time or in any place (including internet), whatsoever whether before, during, or after their training and whether as a trade mark, company, or trading name, domain name, or otherwise. All students should respect the internal rules of the school. The school reserves the right in its absolute discretion to modify the enrollment procedure and/or the fees, the organization, the structure of any or all of its programs. Le Cordon Bleu declines all liability in case of accident, loss, damage, civil responsibility of the student or other similar cases. Le Cordon Bleu strongly suggests that the student takes the appropriate insurance to cover such risks.
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