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Lower School is a two-story campus on a two-acre site in Bala Cynwyd. The ground floor has six classrooms and a large multipurpose room used as a gym, cafeteria and assembly space. The second floor houses nine classrooms plus a music room, a science room, a technology lab, a French resource center, and an administrative suite. Outdoor spaces include a fenced play area for young children, a climbing structure, a remodeled junior play area, a playing field, and a paved play area with direct access from the ground-floor classrooms to the younger students' playground. The Upper School campus expanded in 2022 to add the Air Liquide Center for Science and Innovation, the Casey-Willig Arts Center, and a recreational green space, and it can accommodate up to 150 students. The campus is located on the Main Line, near Saint Joseph's University and the Barnes Foundation Arboretum.
The Lower School multipurpose room also serves as a gym in addition to a cafeteria and assembly space. The Upper School has access to a local gymnasium for several hours each week and participates in swimming classes through local partnerships. A playing field and outdoor spaces on the Lower School campus support outdoor sports and activities.
Lower School includes a music room, a science room, and a technology lab, plus a French resource center. The French resource center provides access to a large collection of French books and online materials. The Upper School expansion added the Air Liquide Center for Science and Innovation and the Casey-Willig Arts Center. The Upper School is a two-story space designed to accommodate up to 150 students and includes a recreational green space.
The music room and Casey-Willig Arts Center support arts and music activities outside class time. The French resource center supports language and culture related activities. Outdoor spaces such as the recreational green space and the Lower School playing field enable outdoor clubs and physical activities. A large multipurpose room provides space for gatherings and after-school events.
The French International School of Philadelphia is a not-for-profit independent school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It offers a bilingual dual curriculum in French and English, with French instruction aligned to the official national curriculum of France and English instruction aligned to the standards of the State of Pennsylvania. Language Arts, Social Studies and Math are taught in both languages, with the balance gradually shifting from preschool to eighth grade (PK2 90% French / 10% English to 50/50 in upper grades). In addition, a Spanish immersion program began in 2022 for fourth and fifth graders. The science program includes monthly preschool exploration, formal science from grades 2–8, and annual science fairs including participation in the Montgomery County Science Fair. All students participate in weekly music classes; art is integrated across grades; sports are taught in English from grades 4–8. The Lower School sits on a two-acre Bala Cynwyd site; the Upper School campus expansion in 2022 added the Air Liquide Center for Science and Innovation and the Casey-Willig Arts Center, with space for up to 150 students. Accreditation comes from the French Ministry of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
