French School of Seoul

The French School of Seoul (French: Lycée français de Séoul, LFS, Korean: 서울프랑스학교) is a French international school in Seorae Village, a community in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2] It includes kindergarten through secondary school education,^[3] which includes high school.^[2]

French School of Seoul

As of 2012, 58% of the students were French, 15% were South Korean, and 27% from 23 other countries.^[4]

History

The school was previously in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, but moved to Seorae Village in 1985. Park Seong-jung, the mayor of Seocho-gu as of 2009, stated that therefore a French community was established in Seorae Village because of the school.^[2]

References

1. "Home" (English). French School of Seoul. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "Seocho-Gu, Banpo-4-dong, 98-3 Séoul Corée"
2. "Korea's Little France, Seorae Village" (). Arirang (Korea International Broadcasting Foundation). June 23, 2009. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.
3. "Education for foreign residents" (Archive). Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.
4. "S'incire au LFS." (). French School of Seoul. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.

Further reading

• Jean-Marc Thiébaud, La présence française en Corée de la fin du XVIII^e à nos jours, L'Harmattan, 2005, p. 106.

External links

 

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