or LFIK (French International School Kyoto) is a private French international school founded and managed by a parents school board (APEK) accredited 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). The school is located in the Shimogyo District near

Kyoto Station Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

and delivers a teaching in conformity with the education program of the French Ministry of National Education just like any schools in France, while serving levels from Preschool through Senior High School. The French International School Kyoto is an institution recognised by the

French Ministry of National Education The Ministry of National Education and Youth, or simply Ministry of National Education, as the title has changed several times in the course of the Fifth Republic, is the cabinet member in the Government of France who oversees the country's pu ...

. In 2017, the LFK was renamed to LFIK, French International School Kyoto, with 170 students.

History

Initially known as École Française du Kansai or EFK (関西フランス学院) ''Kansai Furansu Gakuin''. Later the name changed to Lycée Français de Kyoto (French School of Kyoto), LFK (リセ・フランセ・ド・京都) ''Rise Furanse do Kyōto''.Accès et contact
." ''Lycée Français de Kyoto''. Retrieved on 26 April 2015. "536-1 WARAYA-CHO MARUTAMACHI DORI KUROMON HIGASHI IRU KAMIGYO-KU 602-8144 KYOTO, JAPON" It was founded in 1996, and formerly resided in the Taiken Elementary School in Kamigyo-kuA Guide for Living in Osaka Enjoy Osaka
." City of Osaka. p. 91. "Kuromonhigashihairu, Marutamachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City (former Taiken Elementary School) Kindergarten - 12th grade". Jap-kyoto-lfk-475a03-10

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