''Lycée Français Toronto'' (LFT) is a French

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in the Fairbank neighbourhood of

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. It serves levels PreK-12 and as of 2015 has 450 students. It was established in 1995. It is a part of the

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(AEFE). The school previously occupied space in a four-storey building at 77 Charles Street West (formerly Kintore College c. 1950s).,Weir, Stephen.
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''. Saturday December 1, 2007. Retrieved on July 26, 2015. a by space. The site that was owned by Promotion of Educational Values (PEV), a charity. PEV purchased the land for $2.3 million in 1997. In 2007 PEV announced that it was selling the land to a developer, Aspen Ridge Homes. The school site was to be replaced by condominiums. On June 16, 2008, it moved to its current location at 2327 Dufferin Street (formerly D.B. Hood Public School and leased from

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Consulate of France in Toronto. Retrieved on July 28, 2015.

Operations

As of 2014 the largest class sizes were 18 students per class.Roulmann-Murphy, Marjorie.

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''. 25 August 2004. Retrieved on 28 July 2015. "Les élèves ne sont pas plus de 18 dans les classes"

Clubs

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Club * French Club *

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s * English Club * Ski Club * Astronomy Club * Marius Club * Animal Club

Student body

As of the 2013–2014 school year 60% of the students were Canadians and 30% of the students were French. The remaining students came from other countries.

References

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