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At the LFA, students participate annually in a series of exciting competitions that test their knowledge and skills. The competitions provide opportunities to showcase talents both within the school and externally. The school offers Mathematics Olympiads, a storytelling contest, and the Big Challenge, alongside interdisciplinary projects led by a dedicated coordinator, Mr. Kammerer.
Media arts occupy a prominent place at the LFA. Radio au LFA describes the creative use of media, with students producing numerous radio reports in classes, in workshops, and during project weeks under project coordinator Stefan Doose. Cinéma au LFA notes that film production is central, with films made by middle school and high school students in German and French, supervised by Stefan Doose and Marco Giese for the middle school, and Gisèle Ducret and Marco Giese for the high school as part of the Abiturfilm course. DFG TV is a multimedia video club for students of all levels, offering roles in scripting, camera work, moderation, and editing under project leadership by Mr. Doose.
On January 22, the LFA celebrated the Franco-German friendship day. Students in 4ème and 8ème created stop-motion films about German and French idioms, and a contest showcased the best videos, with the winning video La Galette to be posted on Instagram. The LFA has Erasmus+ accreditation through 2027, enabling the school to apply for funds to support exchanges both in groups and individually, including job shadowing and inviting experts for teacher training. The program emphasizes diversity, digital education, inclusion, democracy education, and sustainable development as its foundation.
The Schulsprecherteam is the student leadership team with the stated goal of improving life at the school. They organize many activities in and outside the school and act as representatives to the administration, teachers, and parents. Students are encouraged to bring forward improvement suggestions to make the school a better place for everyone.
On Human Rights Day, Amnesty Letter Marathon activities engaged students in writing up to eight messages per student in German, French, and English to people in eight countries who defend human rights and face persecution. The project demonstrates that words can still have impact when many people come together, and it emphasizes that every voice can contribute to hope. The Amnesty Marathon is presented as a meaningful way for students to engage with global human rights issues.
The Schulsprecherteam represents student leadership at the DFG-LFA, organizing activities inside and outside the school and serving as the students' representatives to the administration, teachers, and parents. They welcome suggestions to improve the school and actively work to translate student input into action.
Fête du sport 2025 au LFA describes the school's summer sports festival where students from classes 5 to 2nde competed in badminton, basketball, frisbee, and tug-of-war. The event emphasized participation and fair play and was organized with the support of EPS staff, notably Mr. Menegaldo and Mr. Kammerer, to showcase physical activity and teamwork.
The Lycée Franco-Allemand Hamburg (LFA Hamburg) is a Franco-German high school co-financed by France and Germany and part of the AEFE network. It serves pupils aged 10 to 18 and offers a bilingual curriculum that blends French and German educational traditions. The partner language is taught daily by native-speaking teachers, and English is introduced from CM2 with additional European languages available. From 4th grade, more subjects are taught jointly in both languages, and from 2nde German and French students study in mixed classes with about half the courses in each language. The school supports bilingual learning across subjects and collaboration across languages; the Franco-German Baccalaureate enables entry to higher education in both countries, and Erasmus+ exchanges are conducted with partner schools. The campus opened at Hartsprung in 2020, with a planned Altona campus near the Elbe in late 2025. Facilities include a central CDI library, a cafeteria, lockers, and new sports halls; media projects such as radio, cinema, and DFG TV are part of the curriculum. After-school care (GBS) operates on-site.
