International Schools Directory

Founded by a group of prominent American and French individuals, the Lycée Français de New York began in October 1935 with 3 classes and a total of 24 students. At that time the School was housed in the French Institute at 22 E. 60th Street ("French Institute" was then renamed "French Institute-Alliance Française"). The Lycée Français de New York is a non-profit independent private coeducational institution, chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, and accredited by the French Ministry of National Education and by The New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS.) Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, LFNY educates some 1000 students, representing over fifty nationalities, from early childhood through high school. It awards the New York State High School Diploma and prepares its students to pass the French baccalaureate. Throughout its history, the LFNY has remained true to its original charter "to operate as a School and to give instruction similar to that given in a French Lycée, yet so arranged that persons completing the course of study may continue higher education either in French or American educational institutions."