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First founded in 1995 by a small group of French and American families, the Lycee began as an international school of fewer than 150 students. Twenty years later, our community has grown dramatically, attracting families from around the world who share the value of an academically challenging and culturally diverse education. Families find a second home at the Lycee because of our commitment to world-class education and fluency in respect, responsibility, and the joy of learning. Today, the Lycee is Chicago’s premier international education community, consisting of nearly 500 families and more than 770 students. Our program is based on the French National Curriculum combined with key American building blocks. It offers students the best of both worlds. From the extensive French curriculum—taught in French—students become highly proficient critical thinkers by acquiring the rigorous writing skills and broad academic knowledge necessary for the French Baccalaureate. From our strong American program—taught in English—students receive the academic preparation that is sought by American colleges and universities. From multicultural exposure, students gain valuable social and communication skills and become exceptionally open-minded. Taking into account the richness, diversity, and challenges of this dual-language system, students educated at the Lycee are well-prepared to meet—and often exceed—the demands of the best universities in France, Europe, and North America. The Lycee Francais de Chicago provides its students with a rigorous bilingual education in a dynamic and welcoming multicultural community. The Lycee draws on the best of the French, American, and international educational systems preparing students to thrive at top universities throughout the world. French at its core, the Lycée’s education transforms students into global ambassadors, inspiring them to lead lives of purpose, responsibility, and respect. Cultural diversity and foreign language immersion are cornerstones of Lycee education. Children from all walks of life and corners of the world come together to explore learning through language. Cognitive skills are strengthened, capacity for creativity expands, and abilities to adapt and analyze are awakened as children apply their minds through multiple linguistic lenses. Doors instantly open to a world of learning and wonder. Through our community and classrooms, children cross international borders without ever leaving Chicago. Teachers integrate technology across all subject areas in all grades. Technology plays a large part in our pedagogy and is instrumental in the classroom. Teachers use technology to illuminate the curriculum, differentiate lessons for all learners, and instill 21st-century skills. Students use technology for critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration. The Lycee education offers students a global perspective through language. As early as age 3, children are immersed in authentic dual-language learning, expanding to a third in grade 4 and even fourth or fifth language starting in high school. Our program provides students with a passport to a competitive future by putting them on track to becoming multilingual before applying to college or university. Part of our mission is to provide students with personalized services and extracurricular activities that will enable them to become successful learners and well-rounded global citizens. To achieve this mission, we provide academic and counseling services for students in need of extra help. In addition, we provide an extensive schedule of tailored after-school activities, allowing students to pursue their interests outside of class, while parents benefit from the flexible schedule and quality childcare. View full school

From its founding in 1935 to the opening of our York Wing extension in 2015 and beyond, the Lycee Francais de New York has always embraced excellence, innovation, and openness with our students, our raison d'etre. Their learning, growth, and fulfillment are at the center of everything we do as an educational community. Committed to bilingual French and American education of the highest standard, our mission is to prepare students of many origins to be thinkers, innovators, and leaders, at home in the world. We inspire and encourage each student to excel and seek academic and personal challenges, to discover interests and fulfill talents, to embrace diversity and build community, to uphold integrity, and contribute to making a difference. The Lycee Francais de New York is steadfast in its purpose: to prepare our students today to be the thinkers, innovators, and leaders of tomorrow. Our school has always drawn on the strength of our French and American underpinnings to create a unique bilingual, pluricultural learning experience here in New York City. We are forging ahead in providing the most relevant and inspiring education for our students in an interconnected, changing world. Following a process of rigorous self-assessment, we are proud to present a shared vision for the Lycee Francais which sustains excellence and enables our students to fulfill their potential throughout their lives. Our community of parents, faculty, staff, students, and Trustees developed this plan together, building on our school’s core educational mission and objectives. This strategy affirms a path on which the Lycee Francais de New York has already embarked and which identifies what we need to do to remain the best school we can in the years to come. Learning a language is a most rewarding intellectual adventure for young minds. Becoming truly bilingual, especially in our culturally immersive environment, opens students up to other cultures in a genuine way. They gain a deeper understanding of the values, beliefs, and customs of other cultures and an ability to move seamlessly between them. We cannot think of a more valuable preparation for life in our globally connected century. At the Lycee Francais de New York, bilingualism is an inherent part of everyday life for our students. They gain full native fluency in both language and culture, as they move fluidly between our two core languages and cultures in an international environment each day. In the classroom, on the playground, in the field, and on the stage, they engage with native-French and native-English speaking teachers, coaches, leaders and staff, and each other. All of our students are (or become!) bilingual in English and French, and a full 30% speak at least three languages or more. This deep exposure to language and culture offers extraordinary, research-based benefits for students throughout their lives. We like to say that Lycee students are at home in the world, and that starts with the warm, vibrant international community that surrounds them every day, from their classmates, teachers, and staff to our families. Our inclusive learning community is one we work so hard to nurture for the benefit of our students, who are truly our raison d’etre. Our curriculum combines aspects of our two core academic traditions of France and the United States to create a stimulating bilingual learning environment that focuses on student learning, development, and well-being and unleashes the creative potential of every student. Innovation in project-based learning, STEAM, language learning, the arts, and cultural instruction is designed to enhance and deepen our rigorous curriculum. At the Secondary level (grades 6-12), intense preparation for the French Baccalaureate joins both in-class and extracurricular intellectual explorations to prepare students for our complex 21st-century world. The Lycee attracts education leaders from across the globe, with an emphasis on French-educated teachers, language instructors from their home countries, and open-minded U.S. instructors looking to challenge students — and themselves — in our unique cross-cultural setting. Our instructors get to know our students as inquisitive and developing young children and adults. Activities like our dialogue hours in the Secondary School, akin to office hours at the college level, means that doors are always open to keep the spirited conversation going. While we don’t know what the future holds, we do know that adept, adaptable individuals with a technology facility will succeed in it. Our program integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) across curriculums and at all grade levels. The Lycee is committed to smartly enmeshing STEAM with dedicated personnel in our Makerspace and Media Lab and through the activities of our science program and Cultural Center. Our students can count on professionals to help them pursue their passions and foster creativity and collaboration. View full school

Lycée Français Saint Louis in Stockholm was established in 1959 and receives 698 pupils during the academic year 2019-2020 in the international part of the school, from “CP” to “Terminale”. These students, aged 6 to 18, follow the French curriculum, the same as in French schools in France. The younger children are received in a Swedish “Preschool”, which has no agreement with AEFE and is attended by approximately 60 children. These children can later continue to the first class in the school, CP. Lycée Français Saint Louis – is an “International School” approved by the Swedish state, and consists of low and middle school, upper secondary school, and high school. The low and middle school (CP to CM2) welcomes 329 students in 16 classes, the upper secondary school (from the 6ème to the 3ème) welcomes 239 students in 10 different classes, and the high school (from 2nd to Terminale) welcomes 130 high school students in 6 different classes. The teaching provided is in line with all French schools in the AEFE network, ie a French-language education that respects the French National Ministry of Education’s curriculum, schedule, and regulations. At the school, the “Le Diplôme National du Brevet” is being prepared during the final year of secondary school and “Le Baccalauréat” for general education – with the specialization L, ES, and S, and the Swedish OIB, with an approved diploma, during the last year of high school. Students with Swedish as their mother tongue can also study for a Swedish upper secondary school diploma and obtain a Swedish final grade (Slutbetyg). For a long time, the Lycée Français Saint Louis has obtained excellent exam results. In 2019, 100% of candidates obtained their “Baccalauréat” (Lycée) of which more than 41% with the result “very good” or “good”. 99.8% of the candidates obtained the “Diplôme National de Brevet” (Collège) of which more than 68% with the mention “very good”. These excellent results, which are among the best of International French schools around the world, attest to the high quality of the education at our school. With its agreement with l’Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger, (AEFE), the Lycée Français Saint Louis is part of a network of 496 similar schools in 137 different countries around the world. At AEFE’s schools, more than 355,000 students are studying, of which 40% are French and 60% come from other countries. The Headmaster, Laurent Cantuel, and the Director of the Low and Middle School, Maël Renault, are expatriated Frenchmen and employees of AEFE. The school is governed by Swedish law, through the Lycée Français Saint Louis Foundation in Stockholm, with Henrik Hansson as chairman of the board and Yves Chantereau as vice-chairman. The teaching is carried out by qualified teachers from France, as well as by local staff, certified French or Swedish teachers. All students are taught Swedish from first grade and Swedish teaching continues in primary and secondary school. It allows the students to transition to the local education system or to further their education in Sweden after obtaining their diplomas. Lycée Français Saint Louis has the status of an International School approved by the Swedish National Agency for Education. View full school

We guarantee our compliance with the French programs while keeping in mind this quality requirement, which is reflected in the implementation in the network of the reforms and guidelines adopted by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Research, adapted to local contexts. It fits in particular within the framework defined by the law on the foundation of the School and aims at the inclusion and success of all students. It is based on the implementation of an innovative and ambitious teaching policy in terms of knowledge and skills acquired by pupils certified by language assessments and certifications (Cambridge, DELF, DELE, and soon BIPA and HSK). We are also very committed to plurilingualism and personalized language courses. English, as well as Spanish, Chinese, and German, are honored as early as grade 6 (10 years). The Indonesian is not forgotten and benefits the pupils from the primary classes (from 6 years). we are convinced that the educational offer proposed to families must include the need for personalized support for each student in the development of his / her training path and the development of his or her study project. We are preparing for the French Baccalaureate in the English European section (100% in 2015, 47% in "Very good"), and propose the three general paths to meet the diversity of students and their expectations and competencies: Literary), ES (Economics and Social) and S (Scientific). Situated in south Jakarta, the French school came into being under the initiative of parents in 1975. The school developed gradually into an international school, despite the 1998 Indonesian financial crisis. Weakened by the crisis, but with greater experience, a strong team, and a dedicated French community, the school gradually got back on its feet and, in 2008, took on the name « Lycée International Français Louis-Charles Damais » - the name under which the school is known today. Under the French Embassy, the school is now called Lycée Français de Jakarta Louis-Charles Damais (LFJ). LFJ is part of the AEFE network. Louis-Charles Damais (Paris, 1911-Jakarta, 1966) was a researcher at the Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient. Fascinated early on by foreign languages, he was enrolled at l'École Nationale des Langues Orientales. His exceptional gifts were soon obvious: he obtained six degrees (Persian, Oriental Arabic, Standard Arabic, Turkish, Malay, and Chinese) and also spoke Hungarian, Dutch, English, Russian, and Italian, as well as studying Sanskrit. View full school

Situated just a stone’s throw away from the famous neighborhood of Camden Town, CFBL was founded in 2011 on the premises of the former Kingsway College. The Victorian building was entirely renovated and adapted to the purposes of a modern style of teaching. Our whole staff is happy to welcome 700 students and their families in such a beautiful setting. Safety, well-being, and eagerness to discover new things are at the heart of the philosophy of our « home of learning ». Trust is the core value of our educational project. Learning to become independent and open-minded is essential to our students’ development into well-rounded adults. Our teachings are in line with the curriculum established by the French Ministry for Education, but our aim remains, ever since the founding of our establishment, to give a fully bilingual education to all. Our students are encouraged to exchange, share, invent, and take initiatives in a multicultural and open environment. Throughout their studies, they acquire, in addition to academic knowledge, the human and social tools that will enable them to thrive in high school, and in their many future endeavors – whether personal or professional – throughout their lives. Our school is located in Camden, in central London, and provides students with an excellent education, underpinned by a special commitment to language learning and digital culture. Our students are nurtured in a welcoming environment where they can discover the joys of learning, supported by attentive teaching staff whose approach is based on mutual trust and respect. Our students are encouraged to interact, be creative and take initiatives in our multicultural environment, in which they can acquire academic knowledge and also develop the human, relational qualities which will guide them through their years at school and beyond. At the end of their schooling at CFBL, our students move on to a French lycée in London (mainly the Lycée International Winston Churchill, but also the Lycée Charles de Gaulle) or another school in France or overseas. Some students continue in the English educational system. CFBL’s mission is to provide students with the best of French educational culture while preparing them for life in the modern world by giving them a bilingual, multicultural education. We aim in particular to: Deliver a bilingual and bi-cultural education to French-speaking pupils. Foster academic excellence by following the French curriculum as set out by the French Éducation Nationale whilst at the same time realizing the full potential of each child. Give advice and help to pupils, as well as their families, to help them realize the best possible educational path. Promote the personal development of the pupils by offering them as wide a choice as possible of the group and individual activities within the fields of art, culture, and sport and to this end, to promote extra-curricular activities. Prepare pupils for their entry into the upper secondary section of the French Lycée or help pupils transfer into the English education system. Teach pupils to respect and embrace the richness and cultural diversity which CFBL offers. View full school

Lycee Francais International Dubai is a French international school located in the heart of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The school is a part of a prestigious network of French schools around the world, providing students with the highest level of French education and an opportunity to become fluent in both French and English languages. Lycee Francais International Dubai was established in 2006 and has since then grown into one of the most respected educational institutions in the UAE. The school caters to students from nursery to high school and offers a rich curriculum that is in line with the French education system. The school focuses on nurturing the intellectual, social, and physical well-being of its students while also guiding them to become global citizens and lifelong learners. The faculty at Lycee Francais International Dubai comprises of experienced and dedicated teachers who are committed to providing the best education to their students. The teaching staff is French and English speaking, making sure that students have a deep understanding of both languages. The school also employs staff from other nationalities, thereby creating a diverse and inclusive learning environment. Lycee Francais International Dubai provides students with state-of-the-art facilities, including a modern library, a science laboratory, an art room, a music room, a theater, and outdoor sports facilities. The school also boasts a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and a vast playground for students to play and engage in physical activities. The school believes in the integration of technology in its teaching approach, and each classroom is equipped with the latest technological gadgets for a more interactive learning experience. The school also offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, including sports, music, art, and drama. Students are encouraged to participate in these activities to develop their skills and talents beyond academics. The school also organizes several educational trips and excursions throughout the year, providing students with opportunities to understand different cultures and broaden their perspectives. In conclusion, Lycee Francais International Dubai is an exceptional educational institution that offers an outstanding learning experience to its students. The school is committed to providing students with a nurturing and challenging environment that helps them achieve their full potential. The school has a fantastic reputation in the UAE and beyond, and it is a school of choice for parents who want their children to receive a high-quality French education. View full school

The French school in Johannesburg was founded in the 1960s, but due to circumstances at the time, had to shut doors, only to reopen with a very small group of 17 students in 1970. Public pre-school (cycle 1) is specific to France and Children from the age of 3 years old can join the pre-school until their compulsory schooling starts at age 6. The objective of pre-school is to assist each child gain autonomy and appropriate the knowledge and skills required to achieve success in the cycle of fundamental learning (grades 1 and 2). Classes are structured into three sections, small, middle, and upper sections according to the children’s ages and each of these sections has three classes. To facilitate the big leap to 1st grade, the Lycée Jules Verne observes a bridging period during which upper section students are prepared for and become familiar with 1st grade. From April, 1st-grade teachers teach upper section students once a week in small groups (half the class). This enables pre-school students to discover the class and the teachers that will be teaching them the following year and also allows teachers to assess the level of their future students even before the start of 1st grade. At pre-school, the child establishes relationships with children as well as with adults. They use and develop their motor, sensory, emotional, relational, and intellectual skills. They gradually become a student and discover the written word. Due to the growing demand from parents in Pretoria also wanting to educate their children in French, a second Gauteng-based French campus, Miriam Makeba was established in Pretoria in 2001. The school’s primary focus is to prepare students for international challenges. From nursery school to 12th grade (terminal) our school currently educates more than 1200 students from over 60 nationalities. In Middle School, three cycles spread over four grades, punctuate students’ education: The adaptation cycle in 6ème (grade 6), which essentially aims at consolidating the knowledge acquired in primary school The central cycle in 5ème (grade 7) and 4ème (grade ? is when students learn the fundamental knowledge and skills of the cycle 1 The orientation cycle in 3ème (grade 9) prepares students for their subject and orientation choice in the second general or professional cycle Moving from one cycle to the next is done according to orientation/subject levels. A grade meeting meets after each term and advises on a student’s advancement from one level to the next. The principal releases the orientation decision. International-oriented, the Lycée Jules Verne strictly upholds the values of the French educational system and the curriculum is in line with the French educational system (religious neutrality and respect of the different cultures). Further to this, the school is registered with the French Agency for French Teaching Abroad. Conveniently situated, the campus in Johannesburg can host students throughout their school career, nursery year (petite section, grade 000) to Grade 12, and the Pretoria campus host students from nursery year through to Grade 5 (CM2). Bilingual teaching not only provides our students with the tools they need to become successful in the global society, but it also creates a tremendously stimulating educational environment and is synonymous with academic excellence beyond mere language proficiency. Students that are educated in a bilingual environment often show increased listening skills, better memory, and become more sophisticated thinkers. It further increases students’ knowledge and value of other cultures. At the Lycée Français Jules Verne, the French curriculum is implemented in both English and French. As the performance of each of the students is of utmost importance to the school, bilingual teaching is adapted on an individual basis to strengthen and develop command of the French language so that they will have the option of furthering their education on a tertiary level in either of these languages. Further to this, the school will increase education in English to the students that have mastered French to the required level. To facilitate the big leap to 1st grade, the Lycée Jules Verne observes a bridging period during which upper section students are prepared for and become familiar with 1st grade. From April, 1st-grade teachers teach upper section students once a week in small groups (half the class). This enables pre-school students to discover the class and the teachers that will be teaching them the following year and also allows teachers to assess the level of their future students even before the start of 1st grade. At pre-school, the child establishes relationships with children as well as with adults. They use and develop their motor, sensory, emotional, relational, and intellectual skills. They gradually become a student and discover the written word. School aftercare is offered to students from Maternelle and Primary (from PS to CM2) from Monday to Thursday 2.25 pm until 5 pm, and on Friday from 12.10 am until 4 pm. Assisted homework is offered to Elementary students ( CP, CE1, CE2, CM1 et CM2) from Monday to Thursday 2.30 pm until 3.15 pm. To offer qualitative supervision the number of students is limited therefore the maximal number of assisted homework sessions is limited to 2 per student per week. View full school

Since our founding in 1964, our mission is to develop the minds and character of our students. Children start at three years of age, and we are truly blessed to watch them grow intellectually into fine young men and women on their way to college after their senior year. We are one of the only schools in Southern California to offer a full program from preschool to the 12th grade. Our international student body and teaching staff, along with our superlative and challenging curriculum, make Le Lycée an extraordinary place. At Le Lycee, we encourage and nurture our students' personal growth and create them a sense of responsibility and the skills necessary to make a difference. Our students enjoy a wide range of classes. They are immersed in a program that opens doors and allows for opportunities all over the world. The school has grown by leaps and bounds in the last ten years and has fine-tuned its excellence. At this point, we are the proudest we have ever been of our new curriculum, which allows children from all over the world to benefit from traditional European education and critical current issues. Our emphasis on the arts, sciences, and languages is unsurpassed. We can state that the International School Program is as challenging as the French Program and culminate with the Classic Baccalaureate, the Franco-American Baccalaureate, and the Capstone. Our state-of-the-art new high school campus, The Raymond and Esther Kabbaz High School in West Los Angeles, named for our founders, opened in the Fall of 2009. This ample space includes multiple new openings for promising students from prominent middle schools in our area. Our school is perfect for your children, which is the most exciting moment in this extraordinary Institution's life. Over 50 years ago, Le Lycee's founders, Esther and Raymond Kabbaz, saw that to equip a child for the modern world. Indeed, a school needed to provide each child with the ability to learn, think, and make decisions based on a sound foundation of logic, knowledge, and character. In this ever-shrinking world, they saw the advantage of teaching children within a microcosm of the worldwide community. They understood the value of an International Education adapted for a modern world. They viewed the children as not just students to process through an educational system, but as whole people in need of a life of purpose and meaning. The school continues its vision to this day. It is also a mistake to think of Le Lycee as a school for French nationals or of French ancestry. Most of our students come from homes where French is not, never has been, nor ever will be spoken. As part of the school's inclusive philosophy, there is an International program as well as a French program so that Le Lycee can welcome people from all parts of the Los Angeles community and the world. Some like to say that Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles is "the most American French school globally." Typically, 96% of Le Lycee students go to American colleges and universities upon graduation. While Le Lycee is proud of its mission to be a bi-lingual school, offering an international education, the school's philosophy is more about developing students who can excel in a modern world. Students will leave the school fluent in at least two languages. However, if the language emphasis were not there, Le Lycee would still be a preferred place for students to gain the tools they need for college and the world beyond college. The school's students often return and report that classes at any university are a "piece of cake" because they "learned how to learn at Le Lycée." The challenging discussions of college are on par with Le Lycee's high school classrooms' challenging discussions. Le Lycee is not merely a language immersion school, but a rigorous college-prep school with a deep respect for learning others' languages and cultures. View full school

The Lycée Français MLF (French Secular Mission) of Bahrain is a place for learning and education. It helps develop the students' personality and make them responsible for their work and more independent in and outside the classroom. The enrollment of a child in the Lycee Français MLF of Bahrain implies respecting the present rules and regulations and the projects submitted by the teaching staff and fully committing to the same not only by the child but his / her parents too. As a French private institution member of the French Secular Mission, the Lycée Français MLF of Bahrain enrolls: French children are making them benefit most from their stay in the Kingdom of Bahrain through learning and integration of the host country's language and culture. It ensures the continuity of the public service mission of teaching French expatriate children living abroad Young Bahraini or other nationalities interested in the French language and culture wishing to follow a French curriculum. View full school