Porcelain styles, and there are several modern industrial manufacturers. These exported Chinese porcelains were held in such great esteem in Europe that in English "china" became a commonly–used synonym for the Italian term "porcelain". The first mention of porcelain in Europe is in "Il Milione" by Marco Polo in XII sec. Apart from copying Chinese porcelain in "faience" (tin glazed earthenware), the soft-paste Medici porcelain in 16th-century Florence was the first real European attempt to reproduce it, with little success. Early in the 16th century, Portuguese traders returned home with samples of kaolin, which they discovered in China to be essential
Collège de la Sainte Famille Thanaweya Amma. All exams are written and prepared in French except for the Arabic language exam, History and Geography which are presented in Arabic. The school also offers the French curriculum. It is optional and is in a preparatory phase starting from the last year in primary school to the last year in preparatory. Then in the last three years of school it is in its complete form. The student obtains the French diploma "Bac Français". Collège de la Sainte Famille The Collège de la Sainte Famille (; ), often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a