French International School of Mumbai: Difference between revisions

  | name                   = The French International School of Mumbai

  | native_name             = Lycée Français International de Mumbai

  | logo                   = Lycée Français International de Mumbai logo.jpg

  | logo_size               = 240

  | address                 = Urmi Estate Compound, 95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel West

  | city                   = [[South Mumbai]]

  | state                   = [[Maharashtra]]

  | country                 = India

  | other_names             = LFIM

  | schooltype             = Private

  | established             =  

  | founded                 = 1983

  | authorizer             = [[AEFE]]

  | grades                 = Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12

  | gender                 = Co-educational

  | ratio                   = 7:1

  | medium_of_language     = French & English

  | website                 = {{url|http://www.lfim.in}}

The '''French International School of Mumbai''' ({{lang-fr|'''Lycée Français International de Mumbai'''}}) commonly referred to as '''LFIM''', is a private French international school in [[Parel|Lower Parel, Mumbai]], India. Established in 1983, its levels range from Pre-Kindergarten all the way to senior high school (ages 2 through 18).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lfim.in/about-us|title = About Us}}</ref>  The school is the only bilingual school in Mumbai and was formerly known as Ecole Française Internationale de Mumbai (EFIB).

The school follows the French [[Baccalauréat|Baccalaureate]] programme, not to be confused with [[International Baccalaureate|IB]] and its curriculum abides by the official programs of the national French education system,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lycée Français International de Mumbai|url=https://in.ambafrance.org/Lycee-Francais-International-de-Mumbai|access-date=2020-09-17|website=La France en Inde / France in India|language=fr}}</ref> as directed by [[Agency for French Education Abroad|AEFE]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://lfim.in/aefe/|title = AEFE}}</ref> The school is [[Multilingualism|multilingual]], which exposes the students to a large variety of different culture and 60% of the faculty hails from [[France]].

The school is welcoming to students and teachers of different nationalities and stresses the importance of learning in both English and French simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lfim.in/being-bilingual/|title=Being Bilingual}}</ref> The school is one of the few schools in South Mumbai to welcome students from the age of 2 years and has a mix of expatriate and local students.

 

Both The American School of Bombay and LFIM are considered the two most exclusive international schools in Mumbai. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/european-expat-schools-heading-to-lower-parel/articleshow/74143764.cms|title = European expat schools heading to Lower Parel}}</ref>  

 

LFIM was founded in 1983 in the Breach Candy neighbourhood of South Mumbai as a school to promote the French way of learning, which focuses on attaining skills. The school later relocated to Worli and is now at its Lower Parel campus.

 

The Lycée is accredited by the French Ministry of Education and is listed on the official directory of the French Schools in Foreign Countries as part of the [[AEFE]] French worldwide network which includes over 552 schools outside France.

The school is recognized and overseen by the [[Agency for French Education Abroad|Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE)]], and is under Indian governing laws. [[Agency for French Education Abroad|AEFE]]'s network of schools consists of 552 other institutions in well over 138 countries. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aefe.fr/reseau-scolaire-mondial/rechercher-un-etablissement/inde-mumbai-bombay-lycee-francais-international|title = AEFE &#124; Lycée français international de Mumbai}}</ref>{{cn|date=June 2021}}

 

LFIM's academic [[curriculum]] provides a rigorous and unique bilingual and bicultural education with the principal language of instruction being French. The school has a structural curriculum mandated by the French Ministry of Education, and an English curriculum developed using guidelines from the Cambridge English Curriculum.

 

In Middle and High school, the curriculum is 70% in French and 40% in English. Additionally, Spanish and German are offered as secondary languages as well. The Programme follows the French national curriculum as directed by [[Agency for French Education Abroad|AEFE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aefe.fr/reseau-scolaire-mondial/rechercher-un-etablissement|title = AEFE &#124; Rechercher un établissement}}</ref> At the end of Grade 9, students take the [[Diplome national du Brevet|DNB]] examination (Diplôme National du Brevet).

The school offers a wide and diverse variety of extracurricular activities, this includes, [[kickboxing]], [[Association football|soccer]], [[Bollywood dance|Bollywood dancing]], [[Taekwondo|taekwando]], [[yoga]], [[chess]], [[robotics]] and [[arts and crafts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lfim.in/after-school-activities/|title=After School Activities}}</ref>