In the editorial of the brochure on the language course[1] within the AEFE network, Olivier Brochet, the Director of the Agency, writes:
“The reinforced learning of modern languages from primary school and the promotion of multilingual education are at the heart of the French education project abroad. »
Since its creation in 1990 [1], the AEFE promotes the teaching of French and in French in perfect complementarity with the learning of other living languages in order to train multilingual students open to cultural diversity.
The AEFE, placed under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Cooperation, must ensure the management of the entire school network abroad.
Indeed, while French educational establishments abroad are sometimes very old (since 1689 at Berlin, 1817 at New York, 1915 at Londres), their statutes, like those of their staff, were very heterogeneous.
The AEFE therefore stems from a desire for harmonization.
This teaching aims to best prepare students for their higher education, their professional projects and their future as citizens in an open world by giving them access to a real international openness.
This pedagogical approach makes the most of the integration of establishments into their environment. Thus, as O. Brochet points out:
“The language of the host country, French and the other languages studied and practiced harmoniously nourish and enrich the ‘language biography’ of the students in their daily cultural experience. »
The language policy of the Lycée Français d’Oslo aims to be in perfect harmony with the orientations of the AEFE.
This language teaching at the LFO nurtures the values of the French education system and greatly contributes to forming the citizens of the world of tomorrow.