The French School of Detroit (FSD; french: École Française de Detroit) is a French school with its administrative offices in West Maple Middle School, in
Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan
Bloomfield Township, officially the Charter Township of Bloomfield, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 41,070.
As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Bloomfi ...
in
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. State of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and its surrounding area. There are varied definitions of the area, including the ...
;
this facility has a
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Bloomfield Hills is a small city (5.04 sq. miles) in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit and is approximately northwest of Downtown Detroit. Except a small southern border with the city of Bir ...
mailing address.
The French School of Detroit serves preschool through high school. FSD students reside in the
Birmingham Public School District
Birmingham Public Schools (BPS), formally the Birmingham City School District, is the public school district for Birmingham, Michigan. Beyond Birmingham, the district provides public school services for Southfield Township, Michigan, which encom ...
.
[" Students are transported by bus to one partner elementary school."]
Locations
History
The French School of Detroit was created in September 1986, pursuing the trend of French language education in Metro Detroit started by the "Lycée International School". The ''Lycée International School'', opened in
Southfield in 1981 after
Renault
Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured ...
moved 50 employees to Metro Detroit, because Renault purchased a stake in
American Motors Company
American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the ...
. In 1983 the ''Lycée International School'' had 130 students, with the majority being Americans, 30 being children of Renault employees, and 25 being children of French parents including diplomats.
See also
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American School of Paris
The American School of Paris (ASP), established in 1946, is a coeducational, independent international school in Saint-Cloud, France, in the Paris metropolitan area.
The school has over 800 students from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 and post-Bac ...
- An American international school in France
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French-American culture in Michigan
High schools in Oakland County, Michigan
Schools in Oakland County, Michigan
French international schools in the United States
Educational institutions established in 1968
1968 establishments in Michigan