We have arrived from Europe and we are not French. Our first attempt it was to send her to 'good' public school. Well the school was very nice and friendly, and all children happy together with their parents, who also were friendly... We have decided to move her out of there as soon as we understood
... Read more that she is slowly forgetting it all from the previous school in England.. The happy american children with great sports activities and other happy things they do are lucking structure and theoretical understanding... They may figure it out one day or not, and if not nobody cares and they do not care because they do not know any different...It is so very sad. The Lycee was only option for us. Your children will have to work there and the fitting into the culture is more challenging than wearing trendy clothes Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/06/09
My son, who is now 14, has been attending the Lycee since he was 3 years old. I feel we are getting a world class education for the tuition we pay. The tuition, by the way, is reasonable in comparison to other schools (Brentwood, Harvard Westlake, Buckley). The class size is 20 or less students per
... Read more teacher. There is a brand new high-school campus, that while it may be lacking in sports fields or rolling lawns of other private schools, is modern and well equipped. Finally, my child appreciates the sense of community at the school that he is a part of. I do not agree with everything about the school and would like to see improvemnets in gap between the quality of some of the teachers. Overall, we are fortunate to have our child at the school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/09
Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles is a great bilingual school.
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
About a month ago I attended a meeting where Western Association of School and Colleges visiting committee report on the school. It is a school that has been frequently praised by both American and French educational oversight organizations. This mirrors my experience as a parent of 8 years. It is
... Read more a unique school and probably not for everyone, but there is a real caring and a real passion at this international school. It is clearly one of the more challenging schools around and one must be up for the challenge to consider it. If you are looking for a cookie cutter school, this probably isn't it. If you are looking for a unique experience with highly qualified teachers, you've found it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/14/09
We have had out two children at the Lycee for 5 years and the good far outweighs the 'bad'. Our children speak three languages; yes, there are few sports and there isn't any 'green' space, but we live in Southern California and all kids in L.A. do sports outside of school anyway! They would NEVER get
... Read more this type of bilingual education elsewhere. It's not for the feint of heart, but for families who want to expose their child to culture, diversity, and excellence. Our kids work very hard and many people who leave are simply not up to the challenge! It's true that the administration has a lot to learn about how to treat parents (they forget we're paying clients!) and some teachers yell too much, but we feel like our kids have learned to deal with adversity and can face many challenges. And they leave knowing so many, many things... Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/27/09
The Lycee Francais de Los Angeles is not a good school. I don't like it at all and I've been going there since I was three. The school itself has about 35 children per grade, which is much too small. You don't get the 'social' atmosphere that you get at many other schools. Some of the teachers are absolutely
... Read more horrible, prefering students and that don't explain anything, but the only good part is the english department. The english at the school is amazing. All fanastic teachers for english classes. The school campus is terrible, there is no sports field or gym whatsoever, even for the High School, and when we have sports which is only once a week, we must walk 45 minutes each way. There is no cafeteria and the lockers, even for high schoolers are the size of 'cubbies'. I don't recommend this school and if you don't fitin,thenyoudon'thaveanyfriends. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/15/09
I think the Lycee is overrated. I have been going there since I was three, and I can say that besides the french, the school isn't that nice. We have some interesting classes in high school, such as philosophy and economics, but for middle school, it just isn't that fun. The teachers are very nice and
... Read more the student population is small, but almost too small. If someone is looking for a school that has a social atmosphere to it, I would not recommend le Lycee. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/16/09
as a former student, i can say that it's just a huge, substandard, sham of a school. the the students are great, international and diverse. besides that, there is nothing redeeming about the school or my experience there. the administration is punitive and arrogant, the teachers tend to be either genuine/brilliant
... Read more or unqualified/ rude (the norm leaning towards the latter of the two). taking APs at this school is nearly impossible, as you are required to take both the normal level class during the day and the AP after school, and do tests and homework for both. the athletics are poor at best, and the arts program is quite literally nonexistent for the american section. there is no positive conditioning, no rewards, no motivation to succeed at the school. the system stamped any motivation or academic promise out of me and left me incompetent. thank god i transfered. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/05/08
My daughter has been enrolled at Le Lycee since she was three years old. After three years at Le Lycee (two years in pre-school and kindergarten) she is 90% fluent in French. Le Lycee has a strong discipline structure but a loving environment. They had five kindergarten classes, keeping the class
... Read more size small, 10-13 students per class with two teachers (English--one hour a day and French). My daughter absolutely loves the school. As a parent, getting use to a different culture was harder for me than my child. The French people are very direct, appears to be not friendly but that is a French demeanor. The teachers are very interested in your child's education and will contact you as soon as a problem arise. The Principal knows every child's name (over a hundred kids at the Pico Campus--Kindergarten and first grade). This is a great opportunity for any child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/27/08
This school is out of touch with the 'modern' style of teaching. They are promoting a end of 20th century type of dicipline and at the same time forgetting to provide a good quality of education. For the price one pays it is outrageous . I had two children who graduated and were completley unprepared
... Read more for their transition to College or University. Their is no support provided by the counceler . The children are mostly miserable in this environment. I also had a child attending 2 years of preK and I witness so much disfunction on the administration side that I took him out. Read less
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Los Angeles schools — Le Lycee Francais School is located at 3261 Overland Ave, Los Angeles CA 90034. 3261 Overland Ave is in the Palms neighborhood and 90034 ZIP code in Los Angeles, CA Le Lycee Francais School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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