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The Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon includes an elementary school (no kindergarten), a middle school, and a high school. Elementary education is free and books are provided; the maximum enrollment is 567 students in 21 classes of about 27 pupils. There are nine language sections represented: anglophone, arabophone, chinoise, espagnol, germanophone, italienne, japonaise, polonaise, and portugaise, with language and culture courses taught by foreign teachers in language classrooms. The elementary has its own entrance at 2 Place de Montréal; it is accessible on foot, with the Jonas Salk extension reserved for school buses. The CSI runs its own bus service to Lyon and surrounding areas; the school year runs September to July with classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and no school on Wednesday. CP and CE1 classes use the on-site swimming pool for physical education.
Sports are part of the curriculum. CP and CE1 classes go to the swimming pool for physical education. A swimming pool is the explicitly mentioned sports facility for the elementary section.
There are nine language sections represented: anglophone, arabophone, chinoise, espagnol, germanophone, italienne, japonaise, polonaise, and portugaise. The sections are taught by foreign teachers in language classrooms. The teaching load includes 18 hours of French per week and 6 hours of instruction in a foreign language. The staff includes French teachers, teachers of French as a second language (FLS), and foreign teachers. Tests and courses for the anglophone and Japanese sections are paid.
The school offers paid extracurricular activities in the morning, with no school on Wednesdays but morning activities are provided. The midday break includes a meal and time for activities; the service is paid. The elementary restaurant service is provided by Elior, with a main-building self-service for CE1-CM2 and a modular-building cantine for CP and two CE2 classes; meals are the same. Menus are available via the App Table app. A personalized accommodation plan (PAI) can be arranged on request.
CSI Lyon is a public school in the French national system that also hosts nine language sections for ages 6 to 18. The campus comprises an elementary, a middle, and a high school, with no kindergarten. Elementary education is free and books are provided; maximum enrollment 567 students in 21 classes of about 27 pupils. Curricula run in French alongside one of nine sections: Anglophone, Arabophone, Germanophone, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish, and Chinese, with language-specific instruction in addition to core French subjects. The Anglophone section adds an English-language curriculum and prepares for the BFI at terminale and two iGCSEs in Seconde. ABIBAC is offered in the German–French lycée; other sections lead to OIB or BAC options. The school year runs September to July, with classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; Wednesday is a non-school day. CSI Lyon provides a bus service and a swimming pool for physical education.
