The ''Lycée Français de San Francisco'' (LFSF), previously known as the ''Lycée Français La Pérouse'', is a

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. It welcomes students from preschool through middle, and

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grades. It has a primary campus and a secondary campus in

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and a primary campus in

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and

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, and

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. The school prepares students to graduate with both their

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and the American

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History

The school was founded in 1967 by Claude Lambert and Claude Reboul as ''Lycée Français la Pérouse'' and was originally a satellite campus of the French American International School. The French School of Marin merged with the LFSF in 1986. LFSF alumni include children of musicians, artists and actors, children of the ambassadorial and socialite scenes, as well as various members of European nobility, and there have been examples of extravagant donations to the school-including Picassos and

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s. The school continually ranks among the best and hardest schools in the ''Lycée à l'Etranger'' system, with graduates attending Ivy leagues and Parisian prepas every year.

Campuses

*Ashbury Campus: Preschool–Grade 5 *Ortega Campus: Grades 6–12 This campus offers the French bac with the International option of the exam, an honor course of the baccalaureate. *Sausalito Campus (formerly Marin County French School): Preschool–Grade 5Sausalito Campus
also includes La Petite Ecole (part-time program for children age 2+) and the FLI program for a gentle integration after Grade 1.

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