AN AMERICAN EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY

The American Section Program starts in Pre-Kindergarten and goes through 12th grade. It enrolls 700 students, evenly divided between boys and girls, ranging in age from 4 to19. Approximately 60 percent of its students are U.S. citizens, and many hold both French and American citizenship. Most of the remaining 40 percent are French citizens who have spent considerable time in the United States or have had American schooling. The American Section provides a rigorous international education within the context of the Lycée International, which is recognized as one of France's top public schools. Students from nursery to college preparatory level experience a unique hybrid of American and French curricula with particularly strong emphasis on language, math, and science skills. They maintain strong links with their American culture while developing a consciousness as global citizens.

Grades: Pre-K through senior high (Maternelle 2 to Terminale)

Curricula: blend of US and French national systems

Location: St.Germain-en-Laye, in the western suburbs of Paris

Status: private American program within French public system

Language: English/French bilingual with special adaptation year for non-French speakers