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The Lycée Chateaubriand, named after the Romantic writer and statesman François-René de Chateaubriand, is a prestigious French establishment located in the heart of Rome. Founded in 1903 by Monseigneur Charles Dumaz, it offers education from kindergarten to terminale. It is a member of the AEFE network and is homologated by the French Ministry of National Education, certifying that teaching conforms to French requirements, programs, and rules of organization, and it also provides high-level instruction in Italian language and literature. The school operates on three sites—Strohl-Fern, Patrizi, and Malpighi. The Patrizi site has been owned by the Lycée since 1921, and Malpighi joined the complex in the late 1980s. After a temporary location at Palazzo Ricci Paracciani, the school settled permanently in October 1920 in a villa at Via di Villa Patrizi, first rented and then purchased in 1921. The Strohl-Fern site has belonged to the Lycée since 1958, covers about eight hectares, and hosts over 1,000 students from kindergarten through 4e. The villa Patrizi and Malpighi sites together serve about 500 students, and the school expanded in the late 1980s by acquiring a former private school on Via Malpighi. The Strohl-Fern site is named after Count Alfred Wilhelm Strohl-Fern, whose villa and gardens form a historic part of the campus.
The Lycée Chateaubriand has an active school community with a steady stream of activities across all levels, from primary through lycée. The site features events such as embassy visits, human rights activities, and student projects in music, arts, and languages, as well as ongoing projects and assemblies reported on the school's news pages. Activities include language-days, cultural exchanges, and student-led initiatives like the Students' United Nations (SUN) committee, among others. This vibrant calendar illustrates collaboration among students, teachers, and partners within Rome and the AEFE network.
APE (Association de Parents d'Élèves) is an independent, recognized body for more than 60 years and is open to all Lycée Chateaubriand parents. It provides essential services including management of school transport, organization of the book fair (in person and online), subscriptions to Ecole des loisirs, cantine subscriptions, and organization of parties and events; its elected representatives participate in school councils and the consular scholarship commissions. The APE is affiliated with FAPEÉ and AEFE, enabling involvement with AEFE's board and the national scholarship commission. GIPE Château (Groupe Indépendant de Parents d'Élèves) brings together 27 founding parent members to promote solidarity, leadership, and social and cultural integration among students and staff, and to support teacher training on topics such as digital dependencies and responsible use of social networks. GIPE runs the Château Volunteer Project and two digital platforms for families: a school carpooling platform and an online swap platform for items, books, and clothing. GIPE includes parents from the European community, international organizations, diplomatic representations, and arts/culture expertise to foster school partnerships and opportunities for students. Contact details for both associations are listed on their pages.
Lycée Français Chateaubriand de Rome is a French international school located in Rome and a member of the AEFE network. It serves students from ages 3 to 18, from kindergarten through terminale, across campuses: Strohl-Fern for younger levels, and Patrizi and Malpighi for the lycée. The school is homologated by the French Ministry of National Education, confirming that its programs and organization follow French requirements while offering Italian language instruction. Curriculum emphasizes the French general path after middle school, with Seconde, Première and Terminale, and options such as ESABAC (French-Italian double diploma) or LCN (Langue et Civilisation Nationale). An English-language European Section is available in History-Geography or Sciences. The baccalaureate results are excellent and enable access to higher education programs in France, Italy and beyond. Facilities include CDI and library resources, a kindergarten-to-lycée library network, a cafeteria at the Malpighi site, and a paid transport service operated with the APE.
