Bosnia And Herzegovina, Sarajevo
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CIFS Sarajevo currently has 266 students distributed across 15 classes. The school brings together students from nursery (Maternelle) to the final year of high school (Terminale). The building is spacious, quiet, bright and well‑equipped, built in the Austro‑Hungarian style. Small classes provide individual attention and support in a friendly atmosphere conducive to learning.
The school building is spacious, quiet, bright and well‑equipped to support teaching across all levels from Maternelle through Terminale. It houses all grades on a single site, with 266 students across 15 classes. Small class sizes enable personalized attention and support. Lessons are taught in three languages: French, English and Bosnian.
CIFS offers a range of extracurricular activities held in the school building on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Parents can choose from multisport, Chinese language, arts, chess and piano. The program supports intellectual and social development by imparting fundamental knowledge and culture. It also encourages language learning and cultural exchange through structured activities.
CIFS Sarajevo is a private international French school in Sarajevo, offering the French National Education program under AEFE and part of the Odyssey Education Group. From nursery to Terminale, the school serves students aged 2 to 18 and currently welcomes around 266 pupils across 15 classes in a single, spacious, Austro-Hungarian-styled building. Lessons are taught in French, English and Bosnian, with a curriculum that follows the French system from early years through lycée, where the Diplôme National du Brevet attests competencies at the end of collège, and the baccalaureate is prepared at the attached Belgrade lycée. CIFS emphasizes a citizenship-oriented approach, blending theory and practical learning while respecting individual trajectories. The school is the only French institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina approved by the French Ministry of Education and Sarajevo Canton. Extracurriculars include multisport, Chinese language, arts and piano, chess, offering opportunities for language learning and cultural exchange after school.