Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa

The Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa is a French private school in Ottawa built in the early 1960s. It was renovated by Edward J. Cuhaci to provide an infill between two existing school buildings comprising classrooms and a 600-seat auditorium.^[1] It is located on Old Riverside Drive. The school has approximately 1000 students in grades JK-12. It is named after the French poet Paul Claudel, and follows the French international curriculum. All classes, with the exception of language classes, are taught in French, and students complete the French baccalaureat at the end of grade 12 (called "Terminale"). The Lycée Paul Claudel has the highest average results among French overseas schools (of which there are over 300) as of Spring 2013.

Program

The school is also competitive in many fields; it has been junior boys' soccer champion and tennis champion in both boys' and girls' categories in the city of Ottawa. Students François Le Moine, Philippe Boisvert and Jean-Christophe Martel were National French Debating Champions of Canada in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Christine Mikolajuk and Greta Levy were Regional, Provincial and National Bilingual Debating Champions in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Three students, Fatoumata Diane, Jasmine Sander Preston and Fatma Zaguia, won the Canadian finale of the World French Language Trophies and were invited to France for the world finale hosted by famous French TV hosts Julien Lepers and Bernard Pivot. They ended up bringing back the victory for Claudel. The University of Ottawa's Gee-Gees star Pilar Khoury is also an alumnus of the school.

The Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa also has an exceptional education curriculum and is number one in several contests including "Top ten school of the year in North America"

Alumni

As the school is located in Canada's national capital, some Canadian politicians' children are among its alumni, including those of former Canadian Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney, and Quebec Premier Jean Charest. Hockey player Alex Kovalev's children also attended the school.

OC Transpo

Recently, the bus stop facing the school was renamed the Lycée Claudel Station.

See also

• Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger

References

External links

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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
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International schools in Canada
Ottawa	Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa
Toronto	Lycée Français Toronto Toronto French School German International School Toronto
Montréal	Collège International Marie de France Collège Stanislas Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
Calgary	Lycée Louis Pasteur
Quebec City	Collège Stanislas
Vancouver	École Française Internationale de Vancouver

French international schools in the United States and Canada
United States	PreK/K-12 schools International School of Boston* Lycée Français de Chicago* French-American School of Chicago Dallas International School French School of Detroit French Bilingual School of South Carolina (Greenville-Spartanburg) Awty International School* (Houston) Lycée Français de Los Angeles* International School of Los Angeles* International Studies Charter High School* (Miami) Lycée Français de New York* (New York City) Lyceum Kennedy (New York City area) French American International School* (San Francisco) Lycée Français de San Francisco* Lycée Rochambeau* (Washington DC area) French-American School of New York* (Westchester County, New York) United Nations International School (New York City) 6-12 schools International School of Broward* (Miami area) PreK-8 schools Audubon Charter School École Internationale de New York Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orléans French International School of Philadelphia International School of the Peninsula French American International School (Portland, Oregon) French-American School of Rhode Island San Diego French American School K-8 schools Santa Rosa French-American Charter School PreK-6 schools École Française du Maine PreK-5 schools Austin International School French American Academy (NYC area) French American School of Miami The French Academy of Minnesota Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) Lycée Franco-Américain International School (Miami area) French Immersion School of Washington (Seattle area)
Canada	PreK/K-12 schools Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa Lycée Français Toronto Toronto French School Collège International Marie de France Collège Stanislas Lycée Louis Pasteur PreK-7? schools École Française Internationale de Vancouver
Schools with asterisks are accredited French high schools (see page 8 of this document)