The ''Lycée Français de San Francisco'' (LFSF), previously known as the ''Lycée Français La Pérouse'', is a
private school
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in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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. It welcomes students from preschool through middle, and
high school
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grades. It has a primary campus and a secondary campus in
San Francisco
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and a primary campus in
Sausalito
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Sausalito's p ...
in
Marin County
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.
[Welcome to the Lycée Français de San Francisco]
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Their unique educational program is accredited by the French Ministry of Education and based on the French national curriculum. It has a challenging English program featuring
American History
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,
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and
English Literature
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, and
Visual Arts
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. The school prepares students to graduate with both their
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
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Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
Baccalauréat
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and the American
High School diploma
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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 ]Fabergé egg
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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.
See also
*
Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger
*
Education in France
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*
French Consulate General, San Francisco
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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
References
External links
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Lycée Français de San Francisco
French-American culture in San Francisco
International schools in San Francisco
High schools in San Francisco
Schools in Marin County, California
Private K–12 schools in California
AEFE contracted schools
Educational institutions established in 1967
1967 establishments in California
French international schools in the United States
International schools in California
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