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The CSI Lyon's after-school provisions aim to combine pupils' wellbeing with their academic success. The offerings include the morning reception, the midday break, the PEPS evening program, and the Wednesday workshops. Sessions take place on the school site and are supervised by the head of after-school care and a team of qualified activity leaders. The PEPS evening session runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 16:30 to 18:15, and the Wednesday workshops run from 9:00 to 12:00 or 13:30. The school opens at 8:30, and the after-school provision supports social interaction, containment of routines, and opportunities for rest and focused activity.
The CSI Lyon provides integrated support for learners who need additional help, including French as a Foreign Language (FLE), French as a Second Language (FLS), and Mathématiques Spéciales, as needed. National instruction is integrated into the weekly timetable, and students receive National instruction in their language of Section (for example, FLE/FLS and other language-supported content).
The Anglophone Section offers an English-language education in addition to the national French curriculum. It serves pupils from primary through lycée, and is the largest Anglophone cohort at CSI Lyon. Terminale students undertake the Baccalauréat Français Internationale (BFI), equivalent to A Levels or AP, and in Seconde they also take two iGCSEs. The Anglophone Section is a private section managed by the Association des Parents d'Elèves de la Section Anglophone (APESA) and is not staffed by private teachers; the Section Head, teachers, and administrative staff are employed directly by APESA.
The CSI Lyon emphasizes wellbeing within its daily provision. The after-school program and daily routines are designed to support pupils' social and emotional wellbeing, with spaces and activities that promote calm, social interaction, and structured study alongside academic learning.
The school implements the Phare program for prevention and combatting harassment, with a prevention and anti-harassment plan. A coordinator (Frédérique Jarre) and a resource team (at least five staff members, including Anne Raymond, Samia Khalifa, Elsa Crousier, Damien Bigot, Florence Geib, Candice Blin) oversee implementation, training, and outreach. The program includes student ambassadors (minimum 10) who are trained to detect and report harassment and to lead awareness sessions, and events such as Non-harassment Day and Safer Internet Day. In case of harassment, the school follows the national protocol for handling situations, with escalation to departmental or academic authorities as needed. Parents are guided by a CNED-based training path for families, outlining steps to understand, prevent, detect, and stop harassment; the academic hotline and the national reporting platform can be used for reporting.
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.
