Colombia, Bogota
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The Marmothèque is a kindergarten library designed to foster a love of reading from an early age. It is adapted to the needs of young children and offers a varied selection of books and resources suited to their cognitive, emotional, and linguistic development. The BCD is the elementary library with a broad collection of age-appropriate books and access to computers, plus a comfortable reading area with hammocks. The CCC serves students from 6th grade to Terminale with more than 30,000 print publications, a French and English press collection, and a 600-DVD audiovisual collection, along with digital resources. E-Sidoc provides an online catalog and loan management across the libraries, and an outdoor covered reading space supports reading outdoors. Three professionals assist students with research, and a librarian leads media and information literacy sessions.
UNSS is the school's mandatory sports association, promoting school life and physical activity. Through UNSS, students participate in climbing, badminton, volleyball, judo, padel, and dance, with interschool competitions and opportunities to compete in national and international events via AMLANORD. The association also offers training for young referees, first aiders, reporters, and volunteers. UNCOLI coordinates training in basketball, football (boys and girls), artistic gymnastics, and taekwondo, and supports intercollegiate competitions with other international schools in Bogotá. Clubs and teams provide a broad range of sport and physical activity options for students across grade levels.
The Marmothèque, the BCD, and the CCC are the libraries serving students from preschool through terminale. The Marmothèque fosters early reading with a varied selection of books and resources tailored to young children. The BCD provides a large collection of age-appropriate books and computer access to support reading, research, and autonomous learning, plus a comfortable reading area. The CCC houses over 30,000 print publications, a French and English press collection, and more than 600 DVDs, plus digital resources for information literacy. Three professionals assist students with research, and the librarian leads media and information literacy sessions; E-Sidoc provides online catalog access and loan management.
UNSS and UNCOLI provide the school's sport and interschool activity framework, with UNSS offering climbing, badminton, volleyball, judo, padel, and dance, and organizing interschool competitions. The UNSS program also includes training for referees, first aiders, reporters, and volunteers. UNCOLI coordinates training in basketball, football (women and men), artistic gymnastics, and taekwondo, plus intercollegiate events with other international schools in Bogotá. Clubs include LYFMUN, Chess Club, Cine Club, String Club, Music Club, Russian Club, and English Club, offering a broad range of interests beyond the classroom.
Lycée Français Louis-Pasteur is a French international day school in Colombia, serving ages 3 to 18. It is affiliated with the French national education system and works with AEFE exchanges. The school offers the French national curriculum for collège (6e–3e) and lycée (Seconde–Terminale), including a Baccalauréat Français International – Anglophone section and a bespoke pathway that incorporates Colombian requirements (Social Sciences in Spanish and Spanish) and the Saber 11 exam. A placement test in Seconde and tailored options in Première and Terminale lead to the Baccalauréat Général or the International French Baccalaureate. The campus supports reading and research through Marmothèque (kindergarten), BCD (elementary), and CCC (6e–Terminale), with extensive print, media, and digital resources, plus E-Sidoc and librarian-led information-literacy sessions. Sport is central via UNSS and UNCOLI, with interschool competitions and opportunities to compete nationally and internationally. Extracurriculars include LYFMUN, Cine Club, Chess Club, and language clubs such as English and Russian, fostering a multilingual, globally oriented community.