Lycée Français de Madrid

Lycée Français de Madrid (LFM, Spanish: Liceo Francés de Madrid) is a French international school in Madrid, Spain. It serves levels maternelle (preschool) until lycée (senior high school). It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad.[1] It has two campuses: the Conde de Orgaz in Hortaleza,[2] northeast Madrid and Saint-Exupéry in La Moraleja, Alcobendas.[3][4] As of 2012 it is the world's largest French international school.[5]

Lycée Français de Madrid
Liceo Francés de Madrid
Conde de Orgaz (Main) campus
Address
Main: Plaza del Liceo, 1 28043 - Madrid
Saint-Exupéry Campus: Camino Ancho, 85 28109 - Alcobendas Madrid
Information
Websitelfmadrid.net

History

It was established in an apartment on Calle Santa Isabel in 1885, with 50 students. It previously occupied a campus on Calle Marqués de la Ensenada.[5]

In 1980 the Spanish journalist and writer Enrique Meneses wrote a letter to the editor to El País urging for the school to be saved after an announcement came stating that the school may close due to financial difficulties. [6]

The school celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011.[7]

Operations

As of 2009 there were 290 teachers and 100 other employees. The French government provides salaries for the teachers.[5]

As of 2009 base tuition is 800 euros per student along with course fees which range from 3,700 euros to 4,200 euros per student.[5]

Campuses

The Conde de Orgaz campus was designed by Spanish architect Alfredo Rodriguez Orgaz and two French architects, Pierre Sonrel and Jean Duthilleul.[8] The Conde de Orgaz campus has five libraries, a theatre, athletic facilities, and computer rooms.[5]

Campuses in the Madrid area

Student body

As of 2009 about half of the school's 3,945 students were Spanish and about half came from France and other Francophone countries.[5]

In 2012 the Conde de Orgaz campus had 3,500 students.[9]

As of 2009 the alumni association has over 500 members.[5]

Athletics

The LFM rugby team was established in 1968 by the efforts of Luis Abad "Luison".[10] As of 2012 it was the most common sport among Conde de Orgaz campus students due to rugby's role in the French school curriculum.[9]

Notable alumni

The alumni include actors, economists, and politicians.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lycée français de Madrid." AEFE. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. Note the graphic that states "ÉTABLISSEMENT EN GESTION DIRECTE"
  2. Hidalgo, Susana. "Hortaleza, territorio francés" (Archive). El País. 23 January 2005. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  3. "Bienvenue au Lycée Français de Madrid." Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
  4. "Localisation Archived 2015-01-16 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015. "Lycée Français de Madrid Plaza del Liceo, 1 28043 - Madrid" and "Saint-Exupéry Camino Ancho, 85 28109 - Alcobendas Madrid"
  5. Fraguas, Rafael. "El mundo que habla francés" (Archive). El País. 12 November 2009. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  6. Meneses, Enrique. "Prefiero el Liceo Francés" (Archive); Letters to the editor). El País. 4 October 1980. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  7. "Le lycée français de Madrid fête ses 125 ans Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine." AEFE TV. 16 May 2011. Retrieved on 23 May 2015.
  8. "nuevo Liceo Francés en Madrid - España" (Archivo). Informes de la Construcción. Spanish National Research Council. Vol.23, nº223. August–September 1970. p. 23. Retrieved on 23 September 2015.
  9. Quesada, Juan Diego. "El Liceo busca en el barrio" (Archive). El País. 9 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.
  10. "RUGBY – Le club du Lycée Français de Madrid impose sa marque" (Archive). Le Petit Journal.
  11. Taulés, Silvia. "Hiba Abouk se opera el pecho y las caderas" (Archive). El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved on 21 September 2015. "De familia acomodada, estudió en el Liceo Francés de Madrid para pasar después a la Facultad de Filología Árabe. "
  12. "Biographie résumée." Hugues Aufray Official Website. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. "1945-1948 : Au lycée français de Madrid (Espagne), il passe son baccalauréat"
  13. Salaner, Vicente. "El mejor Madrid de siempre" (Archive). El País. Updated 25 June 2015. Retrieved on 23 September 2015.
  14. "CURRICULUM VITAE DE RAMON TAMAMES" (Archive). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Retrieved on September 22, 2015.

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