French-American School of New York

The French-American School of New York (also known as the Lycée Franco-Américain de New York or FASNY) is a bilingual private school located in the suburban Westchester County, New York. Since its founding in 1980, FASNY has evolved from a three teacher, 17-student nursery to a school on three campuses, educating more than 800 students per year. FASNY offers a bilingual and bicultural education to a population of local American families, French expatriates, French-American families, and international families with more than 50 nationalities. The school now offers classes from Nursery to 12th grade at various campuses in the villages of Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Scarsdale. FASNY is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools as well as the French Ministry of Education. 69% of the students are of French origin, 21% are American, and 10% come from all over the Francophone world and represent fifty nationalities.

FASNY is working to establish a White Plains campus on the site of the former Ridgeway Country Club.

Campuses

• "Pre-School" - 85 Palmer Ave, Scarsdale, NY 10583
• "Lower School" - 111 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538
• "Secondary School" - 145 New Street, Mamaroneck, NY 10543

FASNY Facts

Founded: 1980

Accreditation: New York Association of Independent Schools, the New York State Education Department, and by the French Ministry of National Education

Curriculum: The School’s bilingual, bicultural curriculum includes a Pre-School with Nursery, Pre-K, and Kindergarten, the Lower School Grades 1-5, and the Secondary School Grades 6-12. Graduates are awarded a FASNY diploma and are prepared to pass the French Baccalauréat (ES and S).

Faculty: 93 full-time equivalent teachers of whom 85 percent hold advanced degrees (MS and PhD)

Community: 800+ coed day students, 446 families of which 69 percent are of French origin and speak French as the first language in the home, 21 percent are American, and 10 percent are from other countries. More than 50 nationalities are represented.

Faculty:Student Ratio: 1:9

Financial Aid: Nine percent of the student body receives need-based aid.

Baccalaureate Results 2009-2013: The 100% success rate at the Bac, on the past five years, places FASNY at the top of “établissements homologués” in the United States.

2009 100% of Students Pass the Bac. 21 students out of 22 received honors: Mention Assez Bien (Honors): 2, Mention Bien (High Honors): 15, Mention Très Bien (Highest Honors): 5

2010 100% of Students Pass the Bac. 23 students passed the Bac - 21 with honors: Mention Assez Bien (Honors): 2, Mention Bien (High Honors): 13, Mention Très Bien (Highest Honors): 6

2011 100% of Students Pass the Bac. 24 students passed the Bac - 22 with honors: Mention Assez Bien (Honors): 1, Mention Bien (High Honors): 12, Mention Très Bien (Highest Honors): 9

2012 100% of the class of 2012 passed le Bac. 35 students passed the Bac - 34 with honors: Mention Assez Bien (Honors): 9, Mention Bien (High Honors) : 12, Mention Très Bien (Highest Honors): 13

2013 100% of the class of 2013 passed le Bac. 43 students passed the Bac – 39 with Honors: Mention Assez Bien (Honors): 15, Mention Bien (High Honors): 6, Mention Très Bien (Highest Honors): 18

See also

• Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger, the Wikipedia article on French education abroad
• Education in France
• American School of Paris - An American international school in France

External links

• French-American School of New York