Lycée Français Toronto

Lycée Français Toronto (LFT) is a French international school in the Fairbank neighbourhood of Toronto.^[1] It serves levels PreK-12 and as of 2015 has 450 students. It was established in 1995. It is a part of the Agency For French Teaching Abroad (AEFE).^[2]

The school previously occupied space in a four-storey building at 77 Charles Street West (formerly Kintore College c. 1950s).,^[3] a 300-foot (91 m) by 200-foot (61 m) space. The site that was owned by Promotion of Educational Values (PEV), a charity. PEV purchased the land for $2.3 million in 1997. In 2007 PEV announced that it was selling the land to a developer, Aspen Ridge Homes.^[4] The school site was to be replaced by condominiums.^[3] On June 16, 2008, it moved to its current location at 2327 Dufferin Street (formerly D.B. Hood Public School and leased from Toronto District School Board).^[5]

Operations

As of 2014 the largest class sizes were 18 students per class.^[6]

Clubs

Archery Club
French Club
Mathletes
English Club
Ski Club
Astronomy Club
Marius Club
Animal Club

Student body

As of the 2013–2014 school year 60% of the students were Canadians and 30% of the students were French. The remaining students came from other countries.^[6]

References

^ "Contact Us." Lycée Français Toronto. Retrieved on 22 January 2015. "2327 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario M6E 3S5"
^ "Our School." Lycée Français Toronto. Retrieved on 22 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Weir, Stephen. "Curtain rising on glass walls." Toronto Star. Saturday December 1, 2007. Retrieved on July 26, 2015.
^ Deirdre, Kelly. "In God we lease." The Globe and Mail. Saturday June 13, 2007. Updated Friday March 13, 2009. Retrieved on July 26, 2015.
^ "The LFT is relocating!" Consulate of France in Toronto. Retrieved on July 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Roulmann-Murphy, Marjorie. "Au lycée français de Toronto, le meilleur des deux mondes" (Archive). L'Express. 25 August 2004. Retrieved on 28 July 2015. "Les élèves ne sont pas plus de 18 dans les classes"