Lycée Français de Madrid

Lycée Français de Madrid (LFM, ) is a French international school in Madrid, Spain. It serves levels maternelle (preschool) through lycée (senior high school). It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad."Lycée français de Madrid." AEFE. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. Note the graphic that states "ÉTABLISSEMENT EN GESTION DIRECTE" It has two campuses: the Conde de Orgaz in Hortaleza,Hidalgo, Susana. "Hortaleza, territorio francés" (Archive). El País. 23 January 2005. Retrieved on 22 September 2015. northeast Madrid and Saint-Exupéry in La Moraleja, Alcobendas."Bienvenue au Lycée Français de Madrid." Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015."Localisation ." 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" As of 2012 it is the world's largest French international school.Fraguas, Rafael. "El mundo que habla francés" (Archive). El País. 12 November 2009. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.

History 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.

In 1980 the Spanish journalist and writer Enrique Meneses wrote a letter to the editor to El País urging for the school to be saved after an announcement came stating that the school might close due to financial difficulties. Meneses, Enrique. "Prefiero el Liceo Francés" (Archive); Letters to the editor). El País. 4 October 1980. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.

The school celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011."Le lycée français de Madrid fête ses 125 ans ." AEFE TV. 16 May 2011. Retrieved on 23 May 2015.

Operations As of 2009 there were 290 teachers and 100 other employees. The French government provides salaries for the teachers.

As of 2009 base tuition was 800 euros per student along with course fees which ranged from 3,700 euros to 4,200 euros per student.

Campuses The Conde de Orgaz campus was designed by Spanish architect Alfredo Rodriguez Orgaz and two French architects, Pierre Sonrel and Jean Duthilleul."nuevo Liceo Francés en Madrid - España" (Archivo). Informes de la Construcción. Spanish National Research Council. Vol.23, nº223. August–September 1970. p. 23. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. The Conde de Orgaz campus has five libraries, a theatre, athletic facilities, and computer rooms.

Student body As of 2009 about half of the school's 3,945 students were Spanish and about half came from France and other Francophone countries.

In 2012 the Conde de Orgaz campus had 3,500 students.Quesada, Juan Diego. "El Liceo busca en el barrio" (Archive). El País. 9 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.

As of 2009 the alumni association has over 500 members.

Athletics The LFM rugby team was established in 1968 by the efforts of Luis Abad "Luison"."RUGBY – Le club du Lycée Français de Madrid impose sa marque" (Archive). Le Petit Journal. 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.

Notable alumni The alumni include actors, economists, and politicians. Hiba Abouk - Spanish actressTaulés, 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. " José Luis Álvarez - Spanish politician Hugues Aufray - French singer"Biographie résumée." Hugues Aufray Official Website. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. "1945-1948 : Au lycée français de Madrid (Espagne), il passe son baccalauréat" Miguel Bosé - Spanish musician and actor Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou - Legitimist claimant to the French throne Miguel Ángel Moratinos - Spanish politician Raimundo Saporta - Spanish basketball administratorSalaner, Vicente. "El mejor Madrid de siempre" (Archive). El País. Updated 25 June 2015. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. Ramón Tamames - Spanish politician and economist"CURRICULUM VITAE DE RAMON TAMAMES" (Archive). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Retrieved on September 22, 2015. Tristán Ulloa - Spanish actor Antonio Vega (singer) - Spanish songwriter, singer and composer Enzo Zidane - French-Spanish football player and son of former French international player Zinedine Zidane Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou - Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Harvard Scholar and political historian

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