Lyce?e Franc?ais d’Oslo

The Lycée Français René Cassin d'Oslo (LFO), established in 1961, offers personalised teaching in French to more than 650 pupils from maternelle to lycée in central Oslo. Approved by the AEFE and by the Norwegian Ministry of Education, it follows the official French curriculum, combined with Norwegian methods and programmes, and prepares students for the Diplôme National du Brevet and the baccalauréat; a bilateral agreement between France and Norway allows pupils to move into Norwegian schools at any stage. The maternelle accepts children from age three with no prerequisites, and its fees follow the maximum price set for Oslo kindergartens. Elementary school runs from CP to CM2 for ages six to 11, the collège from sixième to troisième and the lycée from seconde to terminale, across the school's Skovveien and Vulkan sites, and the school is preparing a move to a new site in Fornebu. AEFE scholarships are available to eligible French families.

Primary pupils use the BCD library and secondary students the CDI documentation centre, both open every day including during breaks, with books in French, Norwegian and English. Physical education and many sports sessions take place in the Skovveien gymnasium, and the maternelle sits near the royal park, whose gardens the youngest children enjoy.

The school describes its environment as inclusive and has a well-being unit with a well-being referent, a guidance counsellor who is also a psychologist, and a speech therapist (orthophoniste). A school nurse works on site, and pupils also have access to the free school health service of the City of Oslo, with municipal nurses at each site. An anti-bullying team can be contacted discreetly by pupils who are victims of or witnesses to harassment.

A parents' association organises after-school activities in French, Norwegian or English for more than 360 pupils from grande section to quatrième, mostly on site from about 15:00, including fencing, kickboxing, chess, rugby, percussion, choir and theatre, and holiday clubs run for CP to CM2 during school breaks. The school sports association, affiliated to France's UNSS, offers climbing, table tennis, multisport raids, volleyball and basketball. Morning care starts at 07:45 for the maternelle, and supervised study sessions run until 16:55 for elementary pupils. Secondary students go on educational trips, such as a stay in Telemark during their first week of sixième with nature study, hiking and kayaking, and an adventure class in a mountain cabin for troisième.