Lycée Français de New York
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The Lycée Français de New York is a bilingual school based in Manhattan, New York which follows the French curriculum of study and allows students to study for the French general Baccalauréat, the international option of the French Baccalaureate, and the American High School Diploma. It fosters over 1200 students from many different nationalities from pre-nursery all the way through high school.
The school was located for many years in three locations on the Upper East Side of Manhattan: Kindergarten to 5th grade at 72nd between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, 6th to 10th grade at 95th between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, and 11th and 12th grade at 93rd between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue. The school is now located in new locales at 505 East 75th Street.
Noted former alumni include author Danielle Steel, DJ Nicolas Jaar, current French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, one son of the former french President Francois Mitterand, investment banker Michel David-Weill, and The Strokes members Julian Casablancas and Nikolai Fraiture.
