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The Lyce9e Frane7ais International de Kyoto (LFIK) traces its origins to 1991, when the Kansai Parentsa0Association (APEK) founded the 34École Frane7aise du Kansai50 to serve Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka; the school is owned and managed by APEK as part of the AEFE network. The Kyoto campus opened in 1996 with eight hours of instruction per week. In 1997, Kyoto began full-time operation as a single class meeting the standards of the French National Education system, and the school later moved to Juraku. In 1999, the 34EFK1 signed a convention with AEFE, and in 2000 elementary and kindergarten classes were added. In 2014 the school was renamed Lyce9e Frane7ais de Kyoto and, in 2017, relocated to the Yurin site and adopted the Lyce9e Frane7ais International de Kyoto name.
LFIK hosts a diverse community with more than 30 nationalities represented and about 267 students from kindergarten through terminale, as of the 2024a32025 cohort. The school fosters a multilingual, multicultural environment, with language offerings that support both French and foreign language study. The campus calendar features cultural celebrations that reflect the community, including Noël, Tsukimi, Halloween, Setsubun, Carnaval, and Tanabata, and students participate in AEFE interzone projects that encourage collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Kansai Parentsa0Association (APEK) is the school2s Parentsa0Association and management body, and all LFIKa0Kyoto parents are members. The association meets once a year at an Ordinary General Meeting to elect representatives who sit on the Management Committee for a two-year term. The Management Committee includes six to nine voting members and they are ex officio members of the LFIK Board of Directors. The committee
00s role is to ensure that the schoola0s orientations are respected, to propose a budget, to choose investments, and to recruit personnel, and it helps bring the school to life by organizing events and maintaining communication among parents, teachers, institutions, and the broader community. Advisory figures include the Consul General of France in Kyoto and LFIKa0s principal. The Assembla0Ge9ne9rale meets annually, the Conseil de9Administration meets monthly, the Conseil de9Etablissement meets quarterly, and the Statuts govern the association.
Created in 1997, the Lycée Français International de Kyoto (LFIK) is a French school abroad approved by the French Ministry and under agreement with AEFE. It welcomes children from Petite Section (2–3 years) through Terminale (17–18 years) and teaches the French curriculum. French is the main language of instruction, and families can choose an English or Japanese language course pathway starting as early as kindergarten. For students who don’t yet speak French, LFIK describes a French-as-a-second-language (FLSco) support plan with an adapted weekly schedule. The school calendar includes cultural celebrations such as Tsukimi, Setsubun and Tanabata. Students can also take part in AEFE interzone projects, including Nuit du Code (Coding Night) and sports tournaments.
