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The Lycée franco-japonais de Tokyo (LFJT) is a French international school belonging to a network of establishments operated by the Agence pour l’enseignement français à l’étranger (AEFE), part of the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs. Since 1 January 2006, the LFJT has enjoyed accreditation as a licensed local private school (Gakko Hojin Nichifutsu Gakuen). The French government contributes through the dispatch of personnel from the Ministry of Education, the provision of a school building in the Fujimi district, and the granting of various educational subsidies.As an exam center, the LFJT prepares students for the Diplôme National du Brevet, as well as three streams of the Baccalaureat diploma (Littéraire, Economique et Social, and Scientifique).
The school belongs to a network of more than 430 establishments recognized by the French Ministry of Education, comprising approximately 250,000 pupils (of which 46% are French) in 135 countries. In Tokyo, the LFJT assures continuity in public educational services for French expatriate children while also contributing to the promotion of French language and culture abroad, particularly by welcoming students of Japanese and many other nationalities.
The LFJT offers a program of instruction in accordance with the French curriculum, and includes significant linguistic and cultural components in relation to the Japanese context. Diplomas and qualifications awarded by the school are identical to those conferred by institutions in France.
The LFJT currently accommodates nearly 1020 francophone pupils of French or other nationalities. One campus houses the primary school (with students beginning petite section at age three); the other accommodates students through upper-secondary and terminale (age 18). Most courses are conducted in French, but foreign-language instruction (in Japanese, English, German, and Spanish) also constitutes an important part of the curriculum. Three French/English bilingual classes have been created in the primary school, while a bilingual Section européenne for Social Studies is on offer in lower secondary. Finally, the Option international du Baccalauréat (OIB) is available to Japanese-speaking students in the upper secondary school.
The mission of the LFJT is twofold:
• To meet the needs a diverse and ever-changing educational community; to facilitate students’ aspirations of integration and/or ambitions of excellence; to create an environment in which each student may succeed, and
• To fulfill the role of a French educational entity abroad via a policy of inclusiveness and community in particular through exchange with other schools or cultural organizations
Both campuses are located in central Tokyo, some 10 minutes apart by direct train (JR Sobu line; allow 20 minutes door-to-door).
Refer to the LFJT’s web site for further information and real-time updates: www.lfjt.or.jp
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