Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais

Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais
Mission Laïque Française
Address
Rue Beni Assaf, Achrafieh
Beirut
Lebanon
Information
Type Private school
Established 1909
Founder Mission laïque française
Principal Brice Lethier
Faculty 180
Grades 1 - 15
Enrollment 5,000
Athletics Swimming, ultimate, football, basketball, tennis, handball, ping-pong, gymnastics, acrogym, squash, volleyball, athletics
Affiliations Mission laïque française
Languages French, Latin, Arabic, English, Spanish, German, Italian
Website http://www.glfl.edu.lb

The Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais (GLFL), is a French lycée in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, founded in 1909 by the Mission laïque française.[1] The institution leads as the flagship of the French lycées operating in Lebanon.[2]

Initially located in the Sodeco neighborhood near the central Beirut district, it later moved to Beni Assaf Street, near the French embassy and Saint Joseph University in the Badaro neighborhood. GLFL has ten buildings, five of which were conceived by the French planner Michel Ecochard, and also added a new athletic stadium on Damascus street: "Le stade de Chayla".

History

The school buildings in Achrafieh, Beirut, designed by Michel Ecochard in 1961.

Just over a century old, the Grand Lycée has made its way through Lebanese modern history. The Lebanese civil war, which began in 1975, marks the most serious crisis the Grand Lycée ever faced. The buildings were badly damaged and due to their proximity to the Green Line, access was difficult. From 1996 to 2003, the lycée undertook comprehensive renovations, where all the "Ecochard" buildings were rehabilitated and new structures were constructed. The new stadium "Stade du Chayla" was inaugurated on 25 March 2005.

Organisation

Brice Léthier is the headmaster of the Grand Lycée since August 2016. The school offers classes to more than 3,000 students. It remains the flagship institution of the Mission Laïque Française organisation and leads its eight established schools in Lebanon.

School departments include 2 libraries in which students can find a network of computers intended for educational resources, as well as 27,000 books and literary archives including newspapers, novels, and magazines. A secondary library known as the BCD is also available to younger students.

Across the street, the brand new Stade du Chayla comprises a track-and-field playground, along with tennis, badminton, basketball and mini-soccer courts. The building includes table tennis and squash halls as well as an indoor swimming pool.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Le site de la Mission laique francaise et de l'OSUI - les etablissements - ecoles et lycees". Mission Laique Française. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Etranger". Mission Laique Française. Retrieved 2008-06-13.

Further reading

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