The Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais (GLFL) is a French

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in the

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district of

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, founded in 1909 by the Mission laïque française. It is recognised as a French international school by the

Agency for French Education Abroad The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (; AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France that assures the quality of schools teaching the French nati ...

(AEFE).

History

The

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, which began in 1975, marks the most serious crisis the Grand Lycée ever faced. The buildings were badly damaged and due to their proximity to the Green Line, access was difficult. From 1996 to 2003, the lycée undertook renovations, where all the "Ecochard" buildings were rehabilitated and new structures were constructed. The stadium "Stade du Chayla" was inaugurated on 25 March 2005 and renovated in 2018. Initially located in the Sodeco neighborhood near the central Beirut district, it later moved to Beni Assaf Street, near the French embassy and

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in the Badaro neighborhood. GLFL has ten buildings, five of which were conceived by the French planner Michel Ecochard, and also added an athletic stadium on Damascus street: "Le stade de Chayla".

Organisation

The school offers classes to more than 3,600 students. School departments include 3 libraries in which students can find a network of computers, as well as 27,000 books and literary archives. A secondary library known as the BCD is also available to younger students. Across the street, the Stade du Chayla comprises a track-and-field playground, along with tennis, badminton, basketball and mini-soccer courts.

Notable alumni

* Marwan Hamadeh, Minister of Telecommunications, Economy, Trade and Health * Gebran Tueni, Editor-in-chief of '' An-Nahar'' and Member of Parliament * Fares Souhaid, General Secretary of the

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and Member of Parliament *

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, journalist *

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, author of '' The Black Swan'' * Nabil Bukhalid, Former Chief Enterprise Architect at

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References

External links

Grand Lycée
Official website (French)
Official alumni community
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Lycee Franco-Libanais French international schools in Lebanon International schools in Beirut Educational institutions established in 1909 1909 establishments in the Ottoman Empire

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