Lycée Français de Madrid (LFM,Spanish:Liceo Francés de Madrid) is a French international school inMadrid,Spain. It serves levelsmaternelle (preschool) untillycée (senior high school). It is directly operated by theAgency for French Education Abroad.[1] It has two campuses: the Conde de Orgaz inHortaleza,[2] northeast Madrid and Saint-Exupéry inLa Moraleja,Alcobendas.[3][4] As of 2012 it is the world's largest French international school.[5]
It was established in an apartment on Calle Santa Isabel in 1885, with 50 students. It previously occupied a campus on Calle Marqués de la Ensenada.[5]
In 1980 the Spanish journalist and writerEnrique Meneses wrote aletter to the editor toEl País urging for the school to be saved after an announcement came stating that the school may close due to financial difficulties.[6]
The school celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011.[7]
The Conde de Orgaz campus was designed by Spanish architect Alfredo Rodriguez Orgaz and two French architects, Pierre Sonrel and Jean Duthilleul.[8] The Conde de Orgaz campus has five libraries, a theatre, athletic facilities, and computer rooms.[5]
The LFMrugby team was established in 1968 by the efforts of Luis Abad "Luison".[10] As of 2012 it was the most common sport among Conde de Orgaz campus students due to rugby's role in the French school curriculum.[9]
^"LocalisationArchived 2015-01-16 at theWayback Machine." Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015. "Lycée Français de Madrid Plaza del Liceo, 1 28043 - Madrid" and "Saint-Exupéry Camino Ancho, 85 28109 - Alcobendas Madrid"
^Taulés, Silvia. "Hiba Abouk se opera el pecho y las caderas" (Archive).El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved on 21 September 2015. "De familia acomodada, estudió en el Liceo Francés de Madrid para pasar después a la Facultad de Filología Árabe. "
^"Biographie résumée." Hugues Aufray Official Website. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. "1945-1948 : Au lycée français de Madrid (Espagne), il passe son baccalauréat"
