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]
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.
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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 was 800 euros per student along with course fees which ranged 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]
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Saint-Exupéry
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]
^"LocalisationArchived 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"
^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. "
^"Biographie résumée." Hugues Aufray Official Website. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. "1945-1948 : Au lycée français de Madrid (Espagne), il passe son baccalauréat"
