Online French-American School – The OFA Lycée Model
A school designed for international mobility
The reference
OFA Lycée is the first school to have built an educational model in which learning is fully recognized within two school systems at once. Our programs are designed so that every skill acquired in English fulfills the requirements of the official French Éducation nationale curriculum, and every skill acquired in French fulfills those of the Cognia-accredited American curriculum.
This unique pedagogical architecture, grounded in a threefold institutional foundation — French Éducation nationale, Cognia accreditation, and ANEFE membership — makes OFA Lycée the reference in online bilingual and bicultural education for international French-speaking families.
OFA Lycée is a 100% online French school offering families around the world a rigorous French education, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Our model was designed to address a concrete need: to guarantee the continuity and quality of a French education at a distance, wherever the family lives.
We offer two distinct pedagogical pathways, tailored to each family's project:
➜The Éducation nationale pathway
It fully follows the official French national curriculum, preparing students for the Brevet des collèges and the French Baccalauréat, with the same academic value as a school in France and French schools abroad (lycées français de l'étranger). This is the reference pathway for families who want to preserve direct equivalency with the French school system.
➜The OFA Lycée pathway
Designed by our pedagogical team, this pathway offers a more flexible and personalized framework. It allows students to progress at their own pace while benefiting from an excellent French education. It can lead to the OFA Lycée Diploma, with optional DELF/DALF certifications, and is particularly well-suited to students with an international project, an atypical rhythm (elite athletes, performing arts…), or a non-linear academic path.
Whichever pathway is chosen, our pedagogy rests on three unique pillars: live classes in small groups (4 to 8 students maximum) with certified teachers, individualized follow-up by our academic team, and schedule flexibility for families living across multiple time zones.
Every student experiences a true school setting — this is not a library of recorded lectures, but a real distance school, with its teachers, its classroom life, its assessments, its trimester report cards, its parent-teacher conferences, and special attention paid to the well-being and socio-emotional growth of each student.
OFA Lycée is Cognia-accredited — an international benchmark — and its curriculum is aligned with the requirements of the French Éducation nationale.
The unique features of our model:
- Cognia-accredited online French school
- two pathways: Éducation nationale and OFA Lycée
- live classes in very small groups (4 to 8 students)
- certified French Éducation nationale teachers
- personalized follow-up by an academic advisor
- geographic and schedule flexibility
- socio-emotional and student well-being approach
- preparation for the Brevet and French Baccalauréat
- optional OFA Lycée Diploma and DELF/DALF certifications
- post-Bac guidance (Parcoursup, international universities)
Discover how our two pathways allow every French-speaking family to pursue an excellent French education, tailored to their project and life rhythm.
A one-of-a-kind model
What makes OFA Lycée absolutely unique: our students are enrolled in two schools at the same time. They simultaneously follow two complete curricula — the French program at OFA Lycée and an American, British, Canadian, or international curriculum (local school, American homeschool, international school…) — and both systems fully recognize their work.
This simultaneous dual-schooling model was unprecedented at our first opening in 2020, and remains without equivalent today. It allows every student to:
- validate two academic tracks at once (French + American / British / Canadian / other)
- earn up to two recognized diplomas (French Baccalauréat + High School Diploma)
- apply simultaneously to French, American, British, Canadian, and European universities
- keep all options open until the final year
This unique architecture — built since 2019 by our team — explains why our alumni are accepted at Sciences Po as well as Cambridge, McGill as well as Northwestern, CentraleSupélec as well as Bocconi. They never had to choose: they grew up in both systems.
Designed for international mobility
OFA Lycée is a French school offering complementary education to the American system. Students join OFA Lycée classes online after their local school day.
Progressive schooling, from kindergarten to senior year
The OFA Lycée model offers families continuity in French education wherever they live.
Recognize achievements without duplicating learning
OFA Lycée analyzes content and methods in both school systems to reinforce and complement existing knowledge.
An organization compatible with international families' reality
The model is designed to adapt to the concrete reality of families living internationally.
An accredited and internationally recognized institution
OFA Lycée has been Cognia-accredited since 2022 and is a member of ANEFE, which unites French schools internationally.
Accreditations & Affiliations
OFA Lycée is recognized by leading organizations, guaranteeing the quality of our education.
Cognia is a global nonprofit organization supporting over 40,000 institutions across 100+ countries. Cognia accreditation certifies the quality of teaching and OFA Lycée's commitment to continuous improvement, according to internationally recognized standards.
cognia.org
The National Association of French Schools Abroad supports and unites French schools internationally. ANEFE membership reflects OFA Lycée's place within the international French education ecosystem and its participation in advancing student mobility and educational continuity.
anefe.orgTwo systems, one coherent path
OFA Lycée builds on what students learn in the American system to complement — not duplicate — the French curriculum requirements.
Subject distribution by system
shared between both systems
shared between both systems
shared between both systems
OFA Lycée focuses on what isn't covered by the American school, avoiding any duplication.
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