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Lycée Français Anatole France (LyFAF; Armenian: Անատոլ Ֆրանսի անվան Ֆրանսիական Կրթահամալիր), is a French school in Yerevan, Armenia, founded in 2007.[1] The school collaborates with the Ministry of Education of the French Republic and the Embassy of France in Armenia. The school operates under the French National education license.
| Lycée Français Anatole France Անատոլ Ֆրանսի անվան Ֆրանսիական կրթահամալիր | |
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37 Burnazian street, Yerevan , Armenia | |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2007 |
| Principal | Christian CHÂLE |
| Grades | Pre-school (2 to 5 years old) 1 - 12 grades |
| Number of students | 294 |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education of France |
| Languages | French, English, Armenian, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, |
| Website | lyceefrancais |
As of 2021, the principal of the school is Mr. Christian Châle.[2]
History
editThe French School in Armenia was founded in 2007 in Yerevan with only 9 students during its first academic year in 2007–08. The school celebrated its 10th anniversary on 3 June 2017.
On 30 March 2018, the school was renamed after the French poet, novelist and winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature Anatole France, during a ceremony attended by the French Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, the Armenian Minister of Education Levon Mkrtchyan, and the French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte.[3] According to ministers Lemoyne and Mkrtchyan, the school was renamed after Anatole France as a tribute to his great influence he had on supporting the Armenian cause during the difficult times of the Armenian nation.[4]
Structure
editThe school has the following structure:
- Primary school, with 2 sections: pre-school kindergarten, and elementary school (grades 1 to 6).
- Middle school : grades 7 to 9
- High school : grades 10 to 12
- Armenian Section : high school (grades 10 to 12)
As of the 2021-2022 academic year, there are 294 students in the Lycée Français Anatole France.
References
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- Official website
- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in Armenian)