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Uganda, Kampala
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50 years of presence in Uganda. The school began in the late 1960s as the Little French School to provide French education for children of French-speaking families, and on January 28, 1973, moved to 18 Lumumba Avenue, the site occupied today by the French Embassy. Within five years enrollment reached 47 students, with Ugandan students increasingly represented. The school moved to its current site in 1991; the first stone was laid by Mrs. Danielle Mitterrand on March 20, 1991, and the move occurred on October 30, 1991, bringing enrollment to 71 students and beginning an agreement with AEFE. The Lycée section was created in 2008 with CNED support; the last college class was approved in 2015; the school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018; after the 2020-2021 pandemic closures, it reopened in January 2022 with 210 students. The French school is today the concrete face given to the friendship between France and Uganda for 50 years.
EF Kampala is a school of the AEFE network. In Kampala, the French School welcomes 265 students from 41 different countries. It describes itself as a multicultural school with a multilingual education and a community committed to sustainable development.
The Ecole Française Les Grands Lacs, also known as the French School of Kampala, is a French international school in Uganda affiliated with AEFE and approved by the French Ministry of National Education. It educates children from age 2 to 18 under the French National Education system and maintains AEFE alignment across all stages. Preschool follows the French national framework with French as a Foreign Language (FLE) support for non-French-speaking children. Primary uses the AEFE CLIL program to reinforce English, while Middle School features the PARLE program with reinforced English and several subjects taught in English. High School completes the terminal cycle via CNED distance learning, with EFK teachers guiding students toward the Baccalaureate. The campus sits on a wooded site with a library, interactive whiteboards, and digital learning tools; a primary covered courtyard and a synthetic football field support physical activity. The school emphasizes sustainability through project-based initiatives (EFE3D) and offers language certifications such as DELF and Cambridge.
