Chile, Vina Del Mar
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Lycée Français Jean d'Alembert – Viña del Mar is a French international school in Viña del Mar, Chile, within the AEFE network. It operates under the AEFE Convention with the AEFE Corporación Educacional Francesa de Valparaíso. The school offers a trilingual education with French at the center, supplemented by Spanish and English language instruction. The language program includes constructing a Spanish-language learning pathway from primary to secondary, strengthening English teaching, and maintaining study trips to France for each generation. The 2022-2025 Establishment Project outlines language initiatives, literacy support, bilingual signage, and ongoing teacher development to prepare students for higher education in France and beyond.
The school provides a broad range of activities and sports clubs for students, including athletics, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. It has an active Parent-Teacher Association (APA) and governance bodies that include a conseil dcole and a conseil d'c9tablissement, with parent representatives. Parent-teacher meetings are organized to discuss student progress and to strengthen collaboration between families and the school. Communications and information are published in multiple languages, reflecting the bilingual nature of the community.
The school has a formal Parent and Guardians Association (APA) as part of its governance. The APA is linked through apadalembert.cl. The school governance includes a Conseil dcole and a Conseil dc9tablissement with parent representatives. There are published documents related to the APA, such as Cuenta de la Presidente-Memoria 2024 and CAF - Asamblea General 2025. The school organizes and supports parent involvement through activities like parent-teacher meetings and family-focused events (e.g., reading-related activities and reading campaigns). The site also highlights events that involve families, such as Marmothèque reading sessions and sports-related family activities.
Lycée Français Jean d'Alembert – Viña del Mar is a French international school in Viña del Mar, Chile, affiliated with AEFE. The school delivers a French curriculum from maternelle through Terminale, with French as the language of instruction across disciplines to support homologation within the AEFE network. Students follow a trilingual path with Spanish and English development, including LLCER English, DNL in History-Geography, the EMILE program in primary, and a Model United Nations option. Assessments align with CECRL standards, supported by ongoing teacher training. Itineraries structure learning around citizenship, health education and arts-and-culture (PEAC), with a career-oriented pathway and guidance on higher education in France and abroad (Parcoursup). The campus covers about 25,500 m2, with 44 classrooms across kindergarten, elementary and secondary, plus three libraries, an infirmary, a cafeteria, two computer rooms and two science labs. Facilities include a gym, outdoor courts, an athletics track, study trips to France, and clubs such as the student council, Book Week and community service initiatives.