CEEB Code 052971

High School Profile 2015-2016

Ortega Campus Ashbury Campus Sausalito Campus Upper School San Francisco Lower School Marin Lower School Grades 6-12 PreS – Grade 5 PreS– Grade 5 1201 Ortega Avenue 755 Ashbury Street 610 Coloma San Francisco, CA 94122 San Francisco, CA 94117 Sausalito CA 94965 phone: 415-661-5232 x1100 phone: 415-661-5232 x2100 phone: 415-661-5232 x3100 fax: 415-564-6677 fax: 415-661-0945 fax: 415-924-2849

Management Headmaster Director of College Counseling Counseling Assistant Direction Proviseur Directrice d’Orientation Assistante d’Orientation Philippe Legendre Natalie Bitton Andrea Feeney Ext. 1704 Ext. 1751 Ext. 1201 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

The Lycée Français de San Francisco (LFSF), established in 1967, is the only Course Load: During the final three years of secondary education, LFSF exclusively French immersion school in the San Francisco Bay Area. We students often carry a course load of between 37-40 hours per week, with a welcome students in Pre-School to Grade 12. Our program is designed to corresponding amount of homework. LFSF is a commuter school, and so provide students with a structured, well-assimilated body of general students do often travel an hour or more to and from school. As a result, knowledge while encouraging the development of analytical and critical students often seek extracurricular opportunities outside of school which thinking skills. Our unique curriculum fosters autonomy, initiative, self-esteem impacts the number of teams, activities and clubs that LFSF offers on site. and the respect of others through cooperation and responsibility. We provide Fencing and judo remain the top LFSF sports and our students are a multifaceted and rigorous program ideal for engaged, active learners who consistently nationally ranked. thrive on academic challenge. Ranking: Due to small graduating class sizes and the various tracks leading to Our curriculum is based on the French national curriculum, established over the French Baccalaureate exam (the BAC), students are NOT ranked. two centuries ago, and augmented by a strong English program; the curriculum exceeds all requirements set by both and the United States, Grading: In the French system, grading is based on a 20-point scale. On preparing our students to enter and thrive at colleges and universities students’ U.S. transcripts, these grades are converted to a 4.0 scale GPA. worldwide. Honors courses are weighted an additional 1.0 point for GPA calculations. Accreditation: LFSF is accredited by the French Government, as well as by the No AP courses are offered in our curriculum; however, because of the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western accelerated level of Grades 10-12, many students elect to prepare for and take Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). at least one AP test. The Mission of the School: LFSF offers students of multiculturally-minded Grades in the French and US systems differ both in philosophy and in form. In San Francisco Bay Area families a rigorous curriculum focused on French the French system, grades are determined on a numerical scale of 1 to 20. language immersion and academic excellence. The diverse and international There is no grade inflation and the entire scale is used. No credit is given for nature of our students and faculty fosters a spirit of community and respect effort. Not calculated on a percentage basis, a 12/20 is an honorable grade (a that prepares our students to be culturally literate, adept critical thinkers, and B+). Scores of 18-20 are rare. Evaluation of students in all subjects takes the responsible global citizens. form of an essay where all aspects of the student’s response are considered in attributing a grade: reasoning, form and presentation of proofs, and written Faculty: The teaching staff for the French Baccalaureate program is expression. composed of accredited teachers hired directly from France. The teachers’ native language is French to ensure continuity of the language for our LFSF follows the grade equivalents below as proposed by the Franco- students. The classes taught in the English language are taught by US American Fulbright Commission for the Exchange of Scholars: credentialed teachers with Masters degrees or higher. French Grade Equivalent Diversity: 996 students are enrolled on 3 campuses: 620 students in Pre- U.S. Grade School through Grade 5, 193 students in Middle School (Grades 6 - 8) and 183 (6th - 9th) (10th - 12th) students in High School (Grades 9 – 12). A+ 16-20 15-20 A 15 14 Diversity of thought: Exposure to diverse cultures, origins, political systems, and languages within our program fulfills our mission of global citizenship. A- 14 13 B+ 13 12 Ethnic and national diversity: LFSF students represent more than 40 ethnicities and nationalities from throughout the Bay Area and abroad. B 12 11 B- 11 10 Socioeconomic diversity: Maintaining socioeconomic diversity is a priority for LFSF’s governing board. In addition to external financial assistance C+ 10 09 provided by the French Ministry of Education to families in need, LFSF C 09 08 administers its own financial aid program for selected students based on C- 08 07 the financial need. 30% of our students receive some form of financial assistance. D+ 07 06 D 06 05 Cultural and language diversity: Students often speak 1 or 2 languages upon entering the school and graduate with fluency in at least 2 languages, D- 05 04 with most fluent in 3 or 4 languages. All students begin studying a third F 04 03

language in Grade 6 and carry it through Grade 12. Students also have the option of starting Latin in middle school and continuing as a fourth language in high school. The Curriculum: The French educational system is divided in key learning stages, or cycles. A cycle covers more than one grade and within each cycle there is a coherent set of learning goals and acquired skills to be achieved. The program is cyclical rather than linear which allows students to delve more deeply into each subject with each succeeding year. LFSF students can graduate with two diplomas: a French Baccalaureate and a US High School diploma. LFSF is a full immersion school where all subjects are taught in French, with the exception of English and US History. The curriculum is fixed each year, and students have only one or two choices for electives. In Grades 9 and 10, all students take all of the following year-long courses:

Grade 9 Grade 10 English or ELD English Literature or ELD French (Honors) French Literature (Honors) German, Spanish or Mandarin German, Spanish or Mandarin Latin (Elective) Latin (Elective) Integrated Math Integrated Math Biology-Geology Biology-Geology Physics - Chemistry Physics - Chemistry History & Geography History & Geography Civics Civics Technology U.S. History Creative Arts Economics & Social Sciences (Art, Music and Theater) Cinema, Audiovisual or Visual Arts (Elective) Physical Education Physical Education Supervised Study Humanities, Computer Science, or Sciences Seminar (Elective)

Tracks: In Grade 11, students choose between three college-preparatory tracks (“séries”) based on their academic interests and grades. Each track is designed with a particular emphasis of study:

• Track L: Humanities (literature, languages, philosophy) • Track ES: Social Sciences (economics, math, history, languages) • Track S: Science (math, physics, chemistry, biology)

The OIB (Option Internationale of the BAC) is an advanced curriculum open to fully bilingual students in all three tracks. The purpose is to further enhance the bilingual and bicultural education by offering advanced/honors courses in History & Geography and English in addition to their regular course load. Students also take an additional end-of-year BAC exam to fulfill the OIB certification. The OIB is considered to be a very rigorous elective of the French Baccalaureate. In Grades 11 and 12, students take the year-long courses listed in their respective track:

TRACK L – HUMANITIES: TRACK ES – SOCIAL SCIENCES: TRACK S – SCIENCE: LITERATURE, LANGUAGES, PHILOSOPHY ECONOMICS, MATH, HISTORY, LANGUAGES MATH, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY Grade 11 Grade 12 Grade 11 Grade 12 Grade 11 Grade 12 English Lit-OIB (Honors) English Lit-OIB (Honors) English Lit-OIB (Honors) English Lit-OIB (Honors) English Lit-OIB (Honors) English Lit-OIB (Honors) or English or ELD or English or ELD or English or ELD or English or ELD or English or ELD or English or ELD French Lit (Honors) French Lettres (Honors) French Lit (Honors) French Lit (Honors) Spanish, German or Spanish, German or Spanish, German or Spanish, German or Spanish, German or Spanish, German or Mandarin Level III Mandarin Level IV Mandarin Level III Mandarin Level IV Mandarin Level III Mandarin Level IV Integrated Math L Integrated Math L Integrated Math ES Integrated Math ES Integrated Math S (Honors) Integrated Math S (Honors) Physics- Chemistry S Physics- Chemistry S Physics- Chemistry Physics- Chemistry (Honors) (Honors) Biology-Geology Biology-Geology Biology-Geology S (Honors) Biology-Geology S (Honors) History & Geography or History & Geography or History & Geography or History & Geography or History & Geography or History & Geography or History & Geography-OIB History & Geography-OIB History & Geography-OIB History & Geography-OIB History & Geography-OIB History & Geography-OIB (Honors) (Honors) (Honors) (Honors) (Honors) (Honors) Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education T.P.E. (collaborative year-long T.P.E. (collaborative year-long T.P.E. (collaborative year-long independent independent independent research project) research project) research project) Civics Civics Civics Civics Civics Civics

US HIstory Philosophy (Honors) US History Philosophy US History Philosophy

Economics (Honors) Economics (Honors) Arts Elective: Audiovisual, Arts Elective : Audiovisual, Arts Elective: Audiovisual, Arts Elective: Audiovisual, Arts Elective: Audiovisual, Arts Elective: Audiovisual, Theater or Visual Arts Theater or Visual Arts Theater or Visual Arts Theater or Visual Arts Theater or Visual Arts Theater or Visual Arts Latin Elective Latin Elective Latin Elective Latin Elective Latin Elective Latin Elective Honors Seminar (choose one): Honors Seminar (choose Honors Seminar (choose one): • Adv. Math L one): • Adv. Math S or • Adv. Literature • Adv. Math ES or • Adv. Physics-Chem • Adv. Political Science • Adv. Computer Science • Adv. Biology-Geology French Baccalaureate Exams: Each of the three tracks leads to a comprehensive set of BAC exams that includes topics common to all tracks as well as those specific to each. A typical BAC exam taken at the end of Grades 11 and 12, includes the following exams (written and oral exams in English, French, and a third language; written exams in all other subjects):

TRACK L TRACK ES TRACK S HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES SCIENCE

English (3 hours) English (3 hours) English (3 hours)

French (4 hours) French (4 hours) French (4 hours)

History & Geography (4 hours) History & Geography (4 hours) History & Geography (4 hours)

Third Language (3 hours) Third Language (3 hours) Third Language (3 hours)

Philosophy (4 hours) Philosophy (4 hours) Philosophy (4 hours)

Math (1.5 hours) Math (3 hours) Math (4 hours)

Sciences (1.5 hours) Sciences (1.5 hours) Physics & Chemistry (3.5 hours)

Oral Language (3 hours) Oral Language (3 hours) Oral Language (3 hours)

Literature (2 hours) Economics (3 hours) Biology (3.5 hours)

The BAC is also graded on a 20-point scale. A 10/20 or higher is a passing grade. A 12 to 13.99 qualifies as “Mention Assez Bien” (“Honors”), 14 to 15.99 qualifies as “Mention Bien” (“High Honors”), and 16 or higher qualifies as “Mention Très Bien” (“Highest Honors”).

Results of LFSF students’ BAC exams – Class of 2015:

Total # of With With With Class Pass Rate candidates Honors High Honors Highest Honors 2015 41 100% 13 12 8 2014 39 100% 12 10 8 2013 37 100% 9 10 17

Results of SAT Reasoning Tests for LFSF students bound for US colleges

TOTAL SCORES CRITICAL READING SCORES MATH SCORES WRITING SCORES Class lowest MEAN highest lowest MEAN Highest lowest MEAN highest lowest MEAN highest 2015 1340 1903 2330 420 642 800 440 620 800 480 641 780 2014 1350 1862 2160 410 616 800 500 627 770 440 619 760 2013 1410 1967 2380 440 654 800 460 648 790 450 665 790

National Report of SAT Scores for College Bound Seniors 2015:

MEAN SAT SCORES by geographical location MEAN SAT SCORES by type of school Critical Critical TOTAL Math Writing Type of school TOTAL Math Writing Reading Reading National Mean 1480 490 510 480 National Public 1474 491 503 480 California Mean 1498 496 514 488 California Public 1489 492 508 489 LFSF (2015) 1903 642 620 641 National Indep 1662 536 545 545 California Indep 1773 585 598 590 LFSF (2015) 1903 642 620 641

Student Statistics and Accomplishments for the Class of 2015 GPA distribution Cumulative Grades 10 & 11 AP EXAMS Weighted 28 students took Students 4 5 GPA 60 AP Exams CLASS SIZE: 41 students

4.28-4.00 17 French Language 6 22 24 females, 17 males 3.99-3.80 10 English Language 3 2 7 languages spoken 3.79-3.60 1 Spanish Language 0 4 9 nationalities represented 3.59-3.40 0 Human Geography 3 5 College Bound by Geography: 3.39-2.80 2 English Literature 4 0 56% USA German Language 0 1 12% 29% France 3% UK

College and University Admission Worldwide – Classes 2013, 2014, 2015:

NORTH AMERICA EUROPE and MIDDLE EAST

UNITED STATES University of New Haven FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM American University [2] New York University [2] PREPA: Bristol University Amherst College Northeastern University [5] Lycée Chaptal Brunel University Arizona State University [2] Northern Arizona University Lycée Janson de Sailly University of Cambridge Babson College* [2] University of Notre Dame* [2[ Lycée Louis le Grand* University of Edinburgh Bard College Oberlin College Lycée Marcelin Berthelot European Business School, London Barnard College University of Oregon Lycée Naval – Brest* King’s College London [2] Berklee College of Music Pennsylvania State, University Park Lycée Saliege* University College London* [2] Boston College* [4] Portland State University Lycée Aux Lazaristes University of Portsmouth * [12] Princeton University Lycée de Kerichen* Ravensbourne College of Design & Bowdoin College University of Redlands Comm. Brown University [3] Rensselaer Polytechnic University [2] ARTS: University of Sheffield Bryn Mawr College Rochester Institute of Technology [2] École Axe Sud* University of the Arts London Bucknell University École Emile Cohl* [2] University of Warwick University of California: University of San Diego École de Communication Visuelle University of St. Andrews [2] UC Berkeley**[8] University of San Francisco [2[ École Nationale Supérieure UC Davis* [21] Santa Clara University [4] d’architecture de Paris- SWITZERLAND UC Irvine [9] Sarah Lawrence College Malaquais* Cesar Ritz College UCLA* [6] Savannah College of Art & Design École Hotelliere de Lausanne UC Merced [3] (SCAD) [2] BUSINESS: École Polytechnique Federale de Riverside [9] School of the Art Institute of École de Management, Normandie Lausanne UC San Diego****[18] Chicago* ESGM [3] H.E.C. Lausanne UC Santa Barbara [26] Scripps College EDHEC [2] Les Roches School of Hotel UC Santa Cruz [20] Simmons College ESCE Paris Management California College of the Arts Skidmore College ESDES Lyon Universitat St. Gallen California State University: Smith College ESPEME Nice California Maritime Academy University of South Florida, Tampa ESSCA Paris/Lyon [2[ DENMARK - Copenhagen Business Cal Poly, Pomona* [4] University of Southern California [5] ESSEC [2] School Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo* [3] Stanford University* [3] EBS, Paris [2] Humboldt State University Syracuse University IÉSEG* [4] SPAIN - Escuela Superior de CSU Los Angeles* [2] University of Texas-Austin La Rochelle Business School [2] Adminsitración y Dirección de CSU Long Beach* [3] The New School – Eugene Lang Reims Management School Empresas [ESADE] San Diego State University [4] College San Francisco State University [7] Tufts University [4] INSA, Strasbourg FINLAND - Haaga-Helia University San Jose State University [2] Tulane University [6] IPSA Ivry Toulouse Sonoma State University United States Air Force Academy* RUSSIA - Lomonosov Moscow State Chapman University [3] United States Military Academy Sciences Po – Reims University [2[ University of Utah The Citadel Military College University of Vermont [2] UNIVERSITÉS : ITALY - Universita Bocconi Claremont McKenna College Washington State University Université Bordeaux* [3] University of Colorado at Boulder [2] University of Washington* [9] Université Catholique de Lille* LEBANON – American University of Colorado College Université Lyon Beirut Colorado School of Mines Whittier College Université de Nantes Columbia University College of Wooster Université de Nice, Sophia- Antipolis* University of Denver [2] Université Toulouse [4] Drexel University [4] Paris I : Pantheon Sorbonne* Emerson College CANADA Paris III: Nouvelle Sorbonne FIDM, Los Angeles Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie [3] Quebec: Paris IX: Dauphine George Mason University Bishop’s University [2] George Washington University* [3] Concordia University* [25] Georgetown University [3] École Polytechnique Montreal Harvard College H.E.C. Montreal [3] MULTINATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS McGill University* (3) [28] Haverford College Université de Montréal* [10] Hawaii Pacific University Université de Québec à Montréal Columbia University | Sciences Po Dual BA (France, US) Johnson & Wales University [2] Université de Sherbrooke University College London (UCL) | Paris I : Pantheon Sorbonne (France, Kenyon College Université Laval UK) Lehigh University Loyola University Maryland Ontario: Students taking a GAP YEAR Loyola University New Orleans [3] University of Ottawa University of Miami* [4} York University Class of 2013 | Sailing across Asia, Environmental Stewardship in South University of Michigan America | Boston College Mills College British Columbia: Class of 2013 | China | Princeton University University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of British Columbia [3] Class of 2014 | Employment | McGill University Class of 2015 | Employment | College Class of 2015 | South America with Gap Force | McGill University

*indicates matriculation for the Class of 2015; [#] indicates number admitted for Classes of 2013-2015