- Lycée International de Los Angeles (LILA)
The Lycée International de Los Angeles (LILA - French American Highschool, lycee francais) was founded in 1978 by a small group of people from French, American and other backgrounds and cultures.
The school prepares the children for life in an international environment. Through the cultures of USA and France, students learn about the world at large.
The school offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (90% success rate the last past 3 years), the French Baccalaureate Program (100% success rate in 2005, in 2006, 2007 and 2008) and a high school diploma. The school also offers the French Brevet des Collèges to the 9th graders (100% success rate in 2005, in 2006, 2007 and 2008).
MOVIE “MY LILA”
A LILA student named Chloé created a movie called “My LILA”, in which a student narrates in both French and English, showing images of the student body, faculty, staff, and parents.The film was selected among several student film entries to be shown on Newsweek.com.
At a
Los Angeles City Council meeting in late June 2007, CouncilmanTom LaBonge presented Chloé with a certificate of recognition (fromAntonio Villaraigosa , Mayor of Los Angeles) for the creative interpretation of the school.To view the movie “My LILA” [http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=823374320&channel=16991917]Environment
The Main campus (Los Feliz ) is an L.A. Historic-Cultural monument and is the only school designed by noted architect John Lautner. Constructed in 1960 in the International Modern style, the four separate pavilion classrooms feature a low scale to suit children. The campus is located in the
Franklin Hills section ofLos Angeles, California , right next to the famousShakespeare Bridge , built in 1926. The bridge was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1974.Moreover the school is located up the hill from
Prospect Studios , home of the ABC Television Center.tudents
The demographic includes students from all around the world. They have a 100% graduation rate as well as high test scores.
References
- International Baccalaureate Organization : http://www.ibo.org [http://www.ibo.org]
External links
- WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges): http://www.wascweb.org/ [http://www.wascweb.org/]
- French Ministry of Education : http://www.education.gouv.fr [http://www.education.gouv.fr]
- School website http://www.lilaschool.com [http://www.lilaschool.com]
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