Lycée Français International Molière de Madrid
Address
Calle Cristo 27, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada

Community of Madrid

Spain
Coordinates40°26′54″N 4°00′01″W / 40.4484522°N 4.000374°W / 40.4484522; -4.000374
Information
Other nameLiceo francés internacional Molière
Former namesCours Molière, Lycée Molière, Lycée français Molière
School typecentro docente extranjero (foreign system school, French, in Spain)
Founded1973
AuthorityAEFE
Gradespreschool, primary, middle, high school
Age range2-18
Enrollment~700
Education systemFrench
LanguageFrench, Spanish, English
AffiliationsAEFE, MLF
Websiteliceofrancesmoliere.es

The Lycée Français International Molière de Madrid (Spanish: Liceo Francés Internacional Molière de Madrid), formerly Lycée Français Molière de Villanueva de la Cañada (Spanish: Liceo Francés Molière de Villanueva de la Cañada) is a French international school in Villanueva de la Cañada, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is governed by the rules of foreign system schools ("centros docentes extranjeros" [1][2]) in Spain, and French national Education.

The school belongs to the Mission laïque française (MLF) and all levels are accredited ("homologués") by the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), from petite section (2-3 yo) to terminale (final year of lycée, or senior high/sixth form).[3][4][5] Besides French, Spanish and English are taught since the earliest age, following the motto of the MLF: “two cultures, three languages”.[6]

Like most French establishments abroad, the school calendar follows the principles of French school rhythms (36 weeks in 5 periods) with adaptations to the local context.

History

It was established in 1973 as Cours Molière in Pozuelo de Alarcón, initially as a primary school (Maternelle and Élémentaire levels).

In 1986 the management of the school was handed over to the MLF, joining its international network of schools, and opening the Collège level (first years of secondary, or middle school). The MLF subsequently became its owner.

Space constraints justified the move to Villanueva de la Cañada in 1993, on a municipally owned plot with transfer of surface rights,[7] in new buildings allowing the opening of the Lycée level (final years of secondary, or high school).[8]

Between 2003 and 2013, science laboratories, sports facilities, and a new multi-function building (auditorium, library, etc.) were inaugurated.[9]

The school launched its webradio in 2016, became a Baccalauréat examination center in 2018, and obtained the eco-school label in 2019, which includes educational initiatives such as vegetable gardens, a small pond, and even a henhouse.[10]

The main access gate was redesigned and rebuilt in 2023, coinciding with the 50 years of the school.

Lycée Français International Molière, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Espagne - main entrance, calle Cristo - Nov. 2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (1993-06-23), Real Decreto 806/1993, de 28 de mayo, sobre régimen de Centros docentes extranjeros en España, pp. 19152–19156, retrieved 2023-11-12
  2. ↑ "Centros". www.educacion.gob.es. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. ↑ "Cycles Éducatifs". Lycée Français International Molière (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ↑ "Lycée français Molière." AEFE. Retrieved on January 5, 2018. "Calle Cristo 27, 28 691 Villanueva de la Cañada Madrid"
  5. ↑ "Lycée Molière Villanueva de la Cañada – Mlf." Mission laïque française. Retrieved on March 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "La Mlf, acteur de l'enseignement français à l'étranger". Mission laïque française (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ↑ "Reunión con la Dirección de la Misión Laica Francesa en el Liceo Molière". Villanueva de la Cañada (in Spanish). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ↑ "Notre histoire"/"Nuestra historia." Lycée Français Molière de Villanueva de la Cañada. Retrieved on 13 February 2016. French: "Devant la demande croissante d’inscriptions et en raison de l’étroitesse des locaux, le Lycée Molière choisit de s’établir, en 1993, à Villanueva de la Cañada où la municipalité favorisa son implantation." Spanish: "Ante la creciente demanda de inscripciones y debido a la estrechez de los locales, el Liceo Molière escoge establecerse, en 1993, en Villanueva de la Cañada en el que el municipio favoreció su implantación."
  9. ↑ "Lycée Molière". APAELM (in French and European Spanish). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ↑ "Projet éducatif". Lycée Français International Molière (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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