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Wellbeing and mental health are addressed within LFIA's Living Together and Belonging to a Community framework. The school promotes the values of respect and solidarity and encourages actions to strengthen LFIA's identity among all members of the school community. Wellbeing and mental health are supported by helping children learn to express their emotions. Staff receive training in psychosocial skills, relaxation techniques, and stress management. The plan also promotes a healthy lifestyle through physical activity, rest-friendly timetables, and education on sleep and nutrition. A school psychologist and infirmary conduct check-ups, and there are stress and wellbeing surveys to monitor student wellbeing.
LFIA implements a Dispositif d'Inclusion Linguistique (DIL) to support allophone pupils. The DIL provides a bridging scheme and presents language pathways from nursery through secondary school. It aims to diversify language provision and improve communication with parents, including a welcome booklet for families and enhanced reception for newcomers.
From kindergarten to CM2, English represents 30% of weekly teaching. Three hours per week are dedicated to English language proficiency: literature, spelling, grammar, conjugation, and written and oral expression. Four hours and thirty minutes per week are devoted to CLIL (Teaching of a Subject Integrated into a Foreign Language): arts, sport, sciences, geography and some mathematics. The British Council is partnered to enable CM2 students to take the APTIS test, which assesses grammar, vocabulary and skills such as speaking, writing, reading and listening according to CEFR levels. The school also offers extracurricular activities in English, including sports, arts or cultural activities.
Wellbeing and mental health are addressed through LFIA's focus on living together and belonging to a community, including helping children learn to express their emotions. The plan supports staff training in psychosocial skills, relaxation and stress management, and promotes healthy lifestyles with sport, appropriate timetables and lifestyle education. A school psychologist and infirmary check-ups are provided, with stress/wellbeing surveys and participation in wellbeing training to monitor and improve student mental health.
LFIA promotes respect and solidarity and aims to strengthen LFIA's identity among all members of the school community, with a clear school code of conduct and harmonised rules of life. The school emphasizes student governance, responsibility and community service as part of safeguarding. A security coordinate role exists to manage safety incidents and enforce safety protocols, ensuring crisis response procedures are in place.
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%.
