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Le Lycée Français de San Francisco (LFSF) empowers students — growing future generations—to make meaningful contributions to our world through a multilingual and multicultural education.
Our rigorous and multifaceted academic program fostering critical thinking
is ideal for engaged, active learners who thrive
on academic challenge. It prepares students to fully realize their potential and positively impact their world by stimulating intellectual curiosity, promoting critical thinking and invigorating academic integrity.
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A bilingual program with many benefits In our global society, learning a second language during childhood provides developmental and social benefits children will carry with them well after graduation. Two languages: twice as many books and stories to enjoy!
Individuals who are bilingual switch between two different language systems. Their brains are very active and flexible. They have enhanced levels of metalinguistic awareness (i.e., knowledge of how language works), proven to be essential to learning how to read. Research also shows that bilingual people have an easier time in understanding math concepts and solving word problems. They develop strong thinking skills, and tend to be better at focusing, remembering and making decisions.
Our students and their teachers often spend years together and share many formative moments.
The foundation for a lifelong passion for learning and exploring Once children have experienced the richness of discovering other languages and other cultures in a practical way, through school, peers and families, they develop a natural curiosity for Brainstorming session at the 2018 Start’up Lycée
learning and exploring.
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We invite students to question the world they live in.
Did you know? Economy and
philosophy are part of our main High School curriculum.
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In a nutshell
3
campuses across the Bay Area in SAN FRANCISCO and SAUSALITO
+ 1,000 from Age
1:6
students
2
to Grade
12 70
an average of
about a
teacher - student ratio
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nationalities
Impressive results At LFSF, the curriculum is delivered in French and in English, allowing our students to graduate with a French Baccalaureat and an American HS diploma.
100% 89% SUCCESS
WITH HONORS
19%
highest honors
38% high honors 32%
honors
After graduation Our curriculum exceeds all requirements set by both France and the U.S., preparing our students to enter and thrive at colleges and universities worldwide.
100
%
GRADUATES
ACCEPTED TO TOP 3 COLLEGE CHOICES.
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Create.
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Building bridges Throughout their education, LFSF students can benefit from the many bridges our teams build with the professional world.
The First Lego League, the Start’up Lycee, the Career Fair along with shadow weeks with professionals are some of the many examples of privileged connections with professionals.
Create your Start’Up and become an entrepreneur Every year, our students participate in this contest, first locally before meeting their peers on an international level. The teams create an app, develop content, feasibility, financing, and finally pitch their project in 4 minutes to a jury comprised of experienced entrepreneurs.
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The Innovation lab: a Makerspace Each one of our campuses is equipped with an Innovation Lab (iLab) where LFSF students create, invent, and learn. With 3D printers, software, electronics, craft & hardware supplies, Making art in la Petite Ecole.
tools, sewing machines and more,
they conceive, develop
and build their project from A to Z, successfully combining theory and practice.
Arts and performing arts At LFSF, visual arts are an integral part of the curriculum from Coding combined with architecture in Gr4.
preschool through High School. Every year, artists-in-residence visit our campus to share their talents and passion. Performing arts hold a special place in our curriculum. On our Ortega campus, you will find one of the best stages in the city, the LFSF Theater. Recently renovated and upgraded, the LFSF Theatre is an ideal stage for Master classes and school events and competitions.
Ballet : one of the many afterschool activities options on our 3 campuses.
LFSF students can choose a Theater or Cinema
elective to their French Baccalaureat exam.
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At LFSF, we create bridges across subjects and with the professional world.
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FRENCH LANGUAGE IMMERSION
Our unique French Language Immersion program (FLI) integrates non French speaking students from Grade 1 to Grade 4.
LA PETITE ECOLE
A part-time, full French immersion program for very young kids. As early as age 2, these children get gently introduce to school.
LEARNING A 3RD LANGUAGE EARLY
Bilingual students show an enhanced aptitude to easily learning additional languages. All LFSF students learn a third language in Grade 6 - Spanish, German, Mandarin or Latin.
GLOBAL TRAVELS
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Exploring the world is an important dimension in our multilingual education approach. Trips within CA (Coloma, San Diego) are folllowed by travels to NY, Chicago, or France, Morocco, Japan, and in the context of our High School Service Learning Program, Peru and the Himalayas.
Innovative + Modern Learning IMAGINE MAKE REPEAT
START’
INNOVATION LABS
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
Students on each campus have access to our Makerspaces and can learn and build their projects within the school curriculum + extra-curriculur activities + STEAM.
LFSF entered the First Lego League competition (Middle school) for the first time in 2016-2017. This year, the school hosted the event and won the competition.
START-UP LYCÉE LYCÉE
LFSF won the 2017 edition of the Start’up Lycée competition. The winners traveled to New York to present their project to the United Nations.
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Teams + activities about 200 students on 16 teams! ELEMENTARY | SF Youth Soccer League 5 soccer Teams MIDDLE SCHOOL | SFAL & SFIAL leagues Junior Varsity Volleyball Cross Country Junior Varsity Basketball Varsity Basketball Table Tennis Track & Field HIGH SCHOOL | BASSAL league) Dodgeball Basketball Futsal Volleyball JIJ (International Youth Games) 1ST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 7th & 8th Cross Country Girls HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Table Tennis
130 activities on 3 campuses
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including fencing, judo, ballet, aikedo, chess, path to medicine, and many more...
Summer Camps Fun, educative bilingual camps for kids AGES 3-11 All summer long with sessions from June through August Information + Registration lelycee.org/summercamp
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Explore.
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All our students speaks at least 3 languages Bilingual students are better at learning other languages beyond their first two. At the Elementary levels, students with a solid level in French and English can start learning Spanish. German, Mandarin and Latin. These language options are also available in Grade 6.
Our extended playground : an international network LFSF is part of the 500 school AEFE network (Agency for French Education Abroad). Our accreditation by the French Ministry of Education is a seal of quality allowing our students to pursue their education in any other French school within the network.
An internationally diverse community Our
bilingual
international
program dimension.
naturally Raised
attracts
families
alongside
with
children
an
from
70 nationalities, LFSF students develop an acute awareness for culture and languages.
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Our students travel the world Travels and exchange programs are part of our students’ experience early on. They are an important part of learning and are often unforgettable and deeply personal experiences An international sports competition (JIJ) brings our young athletes to a new destination every year.
that enrich linguistic proficiency and provide a globallyfocused education outside the classroom. Each destination is carefully selected for its specific theme and focus—athletic, linguistic, or scientific— and all have cultural, educational and service learning objectives. In High School, exchange programs with other Lycées of the
A summer trip to France is for some the first opportunity to experience the country and its culture.
world are made easier by the uniform education one can find in the vast AEFE network.
Access to an exciting world of opportunities Our program allows our seniors to graduate with 2 diplomas, the French Baccalaureate and a US High School diploma. A trip to Santa Cruz at the very beginning of the year allows 6th graders from both Elementary campuses to get acquainted and form strong bonds.
Their unique profiles make them attractive applicants to colleges and universities throughout the world.
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Did you know? During their Service Learning Trip to the Himalayas, students worked on infrastructure projects in their village community and helped Tibetan refugees improve their English skills.
At LFSF, we explore the world from an early age. LycÊe Français de San Francisco lelycee.org
Wherever they live, work and play, our students carry the excellence of the multilingual education they receive and the spirit of openness, curiosity and integrity that is shaped at LFSF.
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ASHBURY CAMPUS
Pre-school (age 3) • Grade 5 755 A sh b u r y S tr e e t SA N FR A N CI S CO , CA 94 1 1 7
SAUSALITO CAMPUS
Pre-school (age 2) • Grade 5 610 Coloma Street, Suite 300 SAUSALITO, CA 94965
ORTEGA CAMPUS Grades 6 • 12
1201 O r te g a S tr e e t SA N FR A N CI S CO , CA 94 1 2 2