Lycée Français de San Francisco
Private school in San Francisco, CA, Sausalito, CA, United States
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The Lycée Français de San Francisco, previously known as the Lycée Français La Pérouse,[1] is a private school in the San Francisco Bay Area. It welcomes students from preschool through middle, and high school grades. It has a primary campus and a secondary campus in San Francisco and a primary campus in Sausalito in Marin County.[2]
| Lycée Français de San Francisco | |
|---|---|
Lycée Français de San Francisco main campus, Ashbury Street | |
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Ortega Campus, 1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco, CA 94112 Cole Campus: 755 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Sausalito Campus: 610 Coloma Street, Sausalito, CA 94965 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1967 |
Proviseur | Emmanuel Texier |
| Website | http://www.lelycee.org |
Accredited by the French Ministry of Education and based on the French national curriculum, the school offers both a traditional French Track and an International Track. The International Track follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) program in Middle and High School, providing a student-centered curriculum focused on critical thinking and global citizenship. The International Track is open to students of all linguistic backgrounds, with no prior French required for admission.[3]
The school prepares students to graduate with both their French Baccalauréat and the American High School diploma.
History
The school was founded in 1967 by Claude Lambert and Claude Reboul[4] as Lycée Français la Pérouse and was originally a satellite campus of the French American International School. The French School of Marin merged with the LFSF in 1986.[2]
Campuses
- Ashbury Campus: Preschool–Grade 5[5]
- Ortega Campus: Grades 6–12[6] This campus offers the French bac with the International option of the exam, an honor course of the baccalaureate.
- Sausalito Campus (formerly Marin County French School): Preschool–Grade 5[7] also includes La Petite Ecole (part-time program for children age 2+) and the FLI program for a gentle integration after Grade 1.
See also
- Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger
- Education in France
- French Consulate General, San Francisco
- American School of Paris - An American international school in France
