LFIP is part of a network of 494 French schools established in 135 countries. The teaching conforms to the curriculum set out by the French Ministry of Education. The school’s educational goals are based on learning languages from a young age using proven and innovative educational practices: The primary school features French-English and French-Chinese bilingual tracks with additional language classes in English or Chinese. The secondary school has a British and Chinese International Section offering a specialized curriculum with classes delivered in English (British Literature, History, and Geography) and Chinese (Chinese Literature and Mathematics). A new, spacious, and eco-friendly campus will open in 2016 in Shunyi with a projected capacity of 1,500 students and a total area of 37,000sqm, 60 percent of which will be dedicated to green space. The buildings will have a centralized ventilation system that pumps filtered and purified air indoors. The new facilities (e.g. gym, auditorium, and classrooms) will enable LFIP to further develop athletic, artistic, and cultural activities, allowing students to acquire competencies like autonomy, initiative, and open-mindedness.
Founding date: 1965
Age range: 3-18
Grades offered: Preschool to high school
School type: International school with a French curriculum
Total area: 4,500sqm (primary and middle school), 3,000sqm (preschool), 1,000sqm (high school)
Number of students: 950
Is the school accredited by the Ministry of Education? Yes
Accreditations: French Ministry of Education
Foreign passport holders accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? No
Tuition fees (2014-2015 academic year):
• Application fee: EUR 850
• Preschool and primary school: EUR 7,370-9,210
• Middle school: EUR 8,420-10,630
• High school: EUR 12,970-15,840
• Bus: EUR 632-1374 per year
• Lunch: EUR 890 per year
Lunch offered: Seasonal and nutritionally-balanced western meals
Nationality of students: 40 nationalities (65 percent French; 2.5 percent each for Canadian, Belgian, and Swiss)
Primary teaching language: French
Other languages taught: English, Chinese for all levels, Spanish, German, Latin in middle and high school
Average class size: 23
Average teacher/student ratio: 1:10
School hours: 8.30am-3.30pm (preschool and primary), 8am-6pm (secondary school)
After-school activities: Dance, basketball, soccer, badminton, taekwondo, judo, table tennis, circus arts, calligraphy, scrapbooking, photography, music, choir, drama and art
Special needs programs offered? Personalized support available for students in need
Extra help offered? French for non-native speakers
Scholarships offered? Scholarships from the French government available for French students only
School facilities: Four libraries, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose room, majority of classrooms in elementary and ICT labs secondary equipped with SmartBoards
School nurse or doctor available? Yes, one French and one Chinese nurse available
Contact: www.lfip.net.cn, secretariata@lfip.net.cn (admissions enquiries)
• Preschool: 4 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District (6532 7881, secretariatc@lfip.net.cn) 朝阳区三里屯路4号
• Primary and
• Primary and Secondary School: 13 Sanlitun Dongsijie, Chaoyang District (6532 3498, secretariata@lfip.net.cn) 朝阳区三里屯东四
街13号
• High School: Chaoyang Community College, 17 Beisanhuan Donglu, Chaoyang Shequ Xueyuan, Chaoyang District (6444 1136, secretariatd@lfip.net.cn) 朝阳区北三环东路17号朝阳社区学院
Word from a Parent:
“As a French family, when we moved to Beijing it was important for our children to benefit from an international learning environment – not French only. LFIP gave our children the opportunity to follow a curriculum in three languages: French, English, and Chinese. My daughter in primary school has been following the French-English bilingual track with Chinese as a foreign language and my son in middle school is in the Oriental Section (history elective in Chinese on top of the regular Chinese language course). The teachers are highly-qualified and the school fees are the lowest among the international schools in Beijing. We are now waiting for the opening of the new campus, which will improve our children’s comfort even further.”
– Anne (France), mother of Maxime (age 13) and Auriane (10)
