Mexico, Mexico City
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Two campuses operate in Mexico City: Polanco and Coyoacán. The Polanco campus is located at Av. Homero 1521, Col. Polanco, CDMX 11560, and the Coyoacán campus at Calle Xico 24, Col. Oxtopulco Universidad, CDMX 04310. The La Cantine cafeteria uses a digital payment system with SmartLunch bracelets linked to student accounts; parents enroll, download the app, and load funds to pay in the cafeteria. Libraries across both campuses include Marmothèque, BCD, and CDI; Polanco houses a large CDI with extensive collections and online catalogs, while Coyoacán offers Marmothèque, BCD, and CDI with resources in multiple languages. On-site facilities include a first-aid unit, three movement rooms and a gym at Polanco; Coyoacán also has secure play spaces, and swimming is offered from the early years at a nearby pool, with a Dos Ríos outdoor sports site used monthly.
The Polanco campus provides three movement rooms and a gym for physical activity, along with a secure playground space. A nearby Dos Ríos site in Huixquilucan is used for outdoor sports about once a month. Swimming lessons are offered from the early years at the ACUATICA Nelson Vargas pool near the school. These facilities support regular physical education and extracurricular activities across the two campuses.
The Lycée Franco-Mexicano offers a general track with a broad range of specialties: History-Geography-Geopolitics; Humanities, Literature and Philosophy; Languages, Literatures and Foreign Cultures (English); Mathematics; Physics-Chemistry; Life and Earth Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Economics and Social Sciences; and STI2D with Energy and Environment and Innovation Technology and Eco-Design. In the general and technological tracks, a substantial core is followed, with students choosing three specialties in Première and two in Terminale. Optional subjects include theatre, visual arts, Italian and German. The lycée is affiliated to the Bordeaux Academy for the French baccalaureate, and after terminale students may continue studies in France or elsewhere; most students study in Mexico. The years of lycée are recognized by the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP), and students with an average of at least 8/20 and attendance above 80% obtain the Mexican certificate.
The school offers theatre, visual arts, Italian and German as optional subjects. The Centre de Documentation et d'Information (CDI) and libraries promote activities and clubs, organise exhibitions, and support teacher projects; the CDI also hosts author visits annually to enrich student engagement. The Marmothèque spaces host active reading and lending, with dedicated librarians and spaces for study and exhibitions; libraries on both campuses include Marmothèque, BCD, and CDI, with catalogues and computer workstations to support research.
Lycée Franco-Mexicano (LFM) in Mexico City offers a French curriculum for ages 3 to 18 across two campuses, Polanco and Coyoacán. The school is affiliated with France's Bordeaux academy for the baccalaureate, and the bac sits within the French national framework; the years are recognized by the Mexican SEP. The general track presents a wide range of specialties, including History-Geography-Geopolitics, Humanities, Literature and Philosophy, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, Life and Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, and Economics and Social Sciences; a unique STI2D track covers Energies and Environment and Innovation Technology and Eco-design. In both tracks, a substantial core is followed, with three specialties chosen in Première and two in Terminale; optional subjects include theatre, visual arts, Italian and German. Exceptional facilities include libraries (Marmothèque, BCD, CDI), a digital cafeteria (SmartLunch), movement rooms, a gym and a swimming site. After the bac, most students study in Mexico, with options in France.