The Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun (), commonly known as the Lycée Verdun, is a
French lycée located in the
Rue Verdun in
Beirut
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,
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
. It was founded in 1951 by the
Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger, a French governmental organization which operates French lycées around the world.
The school follows both the official French curriculum of study which prepares the students to take the French general ''
baccalauréat
The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...
'', and the Lebanese curriculum which prepares students for the Lebanese baccalauréat. 1999 marked the first year in which Terminale (12th grade) students graduated from the school.
External links
Lycée Verdunwebsite (French)
French international schools in Lebanon
International schools in Beirut
Private schools in Lebanon
AEFE contracted schools
Educational institutions established in 1951
1951 establishments in Lebanon
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