Lycée Français de Stockholm, French curriculum school building in Stockholm, Sweden
Lycée Français Saint-Louis de Stockholm occupies the former Essingeskolan building at Essingestråket 24 on Stora Essingen. It is a French-language school teaching roughly 800 pupils from maternelle through lycée under the French curriculum; successful lycée students sit the French baccalauréat and may also obtain the Swedish gymnasieexamen.
The French School was founded in 1862 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph from Chambéry to educate poor Catholic children. During World War II, headmistress Mademoiselle Roullier created the "Cours Français" section, which became Cours Français Saint-Louis after the war. In 1975 it moved into Essingeskolan on Stora Essingen, and in 1980 it took the name Lycée Français Saint Louis.
The school follows the French curriculum entirely, and pupils may sit the French baccalauréat; depending on individual choices they can also obtain the Swedish gymnasieexamen. The name Saint-Louis recalls the French school founded in 1862 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambéry, from which the full-French section grew.
The campus has separate recreation spaces and areas designed for different age groups to ensure appropriate facilities for each level. Keep in mind this is a private school campus where certain areas may not be open to the public.
The school occupies the former Essingeskolan building on Stora Essingen, its home since 1975 after the fully French section outgrew the Franska Skolan premises. Approved upper-secondary pupils sit the French baccalauréat and may also obtain the Swedish gymnasieexamen depending on their individual choices.
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