Austria, Vienna
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The LFV's Sports Association is supervised by the LFV physical education teachers. The activities are primarily for middle and high school students. The 2025–2026 program is downloadable. The teams participate in the Vienna school championships (Schüler Liga).
The Kindergarten Library is a central reception space for the Kindergarten. It offers regular reading sessions to promote children's literature and foster a love of reading. Each week students can borrow albums and magazines from a collection of 12,000 works in French and German. Parents have an account and may borrow during reception times. The Bibliothèque Centre de Documentation (BCD) houses more than 20,000 books and 30 press subscriptions in French, German, and English for Elementary students; it coordinates cultural and pedagogical projects such as European Language Day and Lire en fête, and works with the CDI and the Kindergarten Library on shared projects. The CDI (Centre de Documentation et d'Information) is a study space and library for collège and lycée students, offering documentary research, book borrowing, information on studies and careers, and opportunities to learn and be entertained. Librarians regularly organize author meetings, reading committees, and publish Lirolycée, the libraries' journal.
The Lycée Français de Vienne offers a large number of after-school activities for Kindergarten on the Grinzing site, and for Elementary and Middle School on the Liechtenstein site, in addition to its curriculum: arts and crafts, sports, dance, musical awakening, music, choir, magic, theatre, language courses (English, Chinese, Serbian), circus arts, archaeology, homework help, philosophy workshop, and science and mathematics workshop. The list is long and everyone can find something they love. Our students can continue their activities, have fun, and thrive in a familiar environment, while avoiding extra travel. Discover the after-school activities offered for the 2025–2026 year at the after-school fair on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Lycée Français de Vienne (LFV) is a French international school in Vienna and a member of the AEFE network. It serves students aged 3 to 18 and operates four schools in one: Maternelle, École élémentaire, Collège and Lycée, mirroring the French National Education System. The curriculum blends the French Ministry of Education framework for French lessons with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research curriculum for native German instruction. From nursery onward, pupils learn French and German, with English added from Year 5; English, Arabic and Spanish are also taught. LFV spans two campuses, Grinzinger and Liechtenstein, and offers extensive after‑school activities. It features libraries including the Kindergarten Library, the Bibliothèque Centre de Documentation (BCD) with over 20,000 books and 30 subscriptions, and the CDI for collège and lycée. A distinctive feature is Studio Molière (opened 2019) alongside the Palais Clam‑Gallas, LFV's premises since 1954. The school runs a wide range of clubs and participates in Vienna school championships.