French School of Thessaloniki
French international school in Greece
The French School of Thessaloniki (FST, French: École Française de Thessalonique EFTH, Greek: Γαλλικό Σχολείο Θεσσαλονίκης) is a French international school in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was established in 1906 and has integrated the Mission laïque française (Mlf) in 1906. It serves levels maternelle (preschool) through terminale, the final year of lycée (senior high school). It serves levels maternelle (preschool) through troisième, the final year of collège (junior high school). and it allows French, English and Modern Greek languages learning from preschool for all children. As of 2017 the school has about 125 students range from 2 to 18 years.
History
It was established after the secretary general of the Mission laïque française (MLF), Maurice Kuhn, investigated how to establish a French educational programme in Thessaloniki. The school opened in 1906. At the time it was in Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire.
Student enrollment was affected by the Balkan Wars, World War I, and a 1930 Greek law that prohibited Greek children under 12 from being enrolled in international schools.
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