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Brazil, Rio De Janeiro
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An EPS (physical education) uniform is required: a white PE T-shirt supplied by the Lycée Molière and sold by the APE; navy blue or black shorts; socks and sports shoes; a water bottle.
The Gargantua school restaurant is outsourced and supervised by a French chef, Mr. Fre9de9ric Monnier. The cantine serves meals for students from creche to Terminale; the Creche snack kit and the Cantine lunch menu are published for different levels.
SFBE (Sociedade Francesa e Brasileira de Ensino) administers Lyce9e Molie8re as a nonprofit entity. The SFBE board has 12 directors (11 elected for renewable two-year terms) and the President of the Board chairs the Executive Committee; profits are reinvested in the Lyce9e. The school operates under a convention with AEFE and is part of the AEFE network; AEFE oversight guarantees recognition by the French Ministry of Education; In Brazil, AEFE is present in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Se3o Paulo.
Lycée Molière is a French international school in Rio de Janeiro, part of the AEFE network and administered by the Brazilian non‑profit SFBE. Founded in 1982, it serves about 880 students from early years through Terminale (ages 2–17). Instruction follows the French Ministry of National Education programs from preschool to the Baccalaureate, with the BFI since 2022, enabling bilingual, trilingual or quadrilingual pathways and an international‑partner project. AEFE supports teaching Portuguese as the host language alongside French, with FLE and PLE for non‑Francophone learners. The school operates on two campuses: the Pereira da Silva site for younger pupils and a newer Flamengo building for lycéens. Facilities include libraries, a theatre, modern science laboratories, a music and arts room, a pedagogical garden, a covered sports court, abundant IT resources and an on‑site restaurant run by a French chef. Extracurriculars feature a student web radio, Lièrmo newspaper, intercultural workshops, the Concordia 2025 festival, and a Book Festival.
