Ghana, Accra
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The school is located at 6 Bathur Street East Legon, Accra. The campus features a central library (BCD) for the primary school with about 12,000 works in French and English, plus a reading corner and a workspace for projects. A teacher-librarian leads reading activities and students from CM1 use library management software to borrow books; the BCD hosts exhibitions and collaborations with teachers and the life of the school. The school restaurant is operated in partnership with Paloma Hotel and serves meals to students. The campus includes spaces for gym, football, golf, and basketball, as well as quiet indoor and outdoor areas and a garden; there is no large gym or swimming pool.
The campus has a gym area, a football area, a golf area, and a basketball area. There is no large gym or swimming pool.
The BCD is the central library in the primary school. It has a book fund of almost 12,000 works in French and English, including documentaries, novels, comics, and poetry, with a reading corner and a table for individual or group work. A teacher-librarian leads reading-related activities and uses computer equipment to support writing; from CM1 onward, students learn to use the library management software to borrow books. The BCD hosts projects and exhibitions and subscribes to journals and magazines to keep students informed.
Over 150 weekly activities across Arts & Lifeskills, Sports, STEM and Leadership are offered. New activities this term include LESD Ballet with an RAD-based syllabus taught by Lauretta Evans-Anfom, MindBots AI, Board Game Café, Little Chefs Cooking Club, Piggy Bank Pals, Table Tennis, Rollerblading, and Acro Dance. The program emphasizes hands-on, project-based learning.
LFIA is a French international school in East Legon, Accra, Ghana, with bilingual instruction in French and English. It follows the French framework for Primary and Secondary, offering the Baccalaureate and Brevet/DNB, and it prepares students for language certifications in French, English (IGCSE) and Spanish (DELE). From kindergarten to CM2, about 30% of weekly teaching is in English, including 3 hours of language proficiency and 4.5 hours of CLIL across subjects. The British Council enables CM2 students to take the APTIS English test, and English extracurricular activities are available. LFIA emphasizes progression to top French and international schools and universities. The campus at 6 Bathur Street East Legon features a library (BCD) with about 12,000 works, a restaurant in partnership with Paloma Hotel, and spaces for gym, football, golf and basketball. LFIA offers over 150 weekly activities across Arts & Lifeskills, Sports, STEM and Leadership, including Ballet, MindBots AI and Board Game Café. In 2024, Baccalaureate was 100% and DNB 97%.