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Go to child profileLycée Louis Pasteur is a bilingual school offering full-day programs from 3-year-old to Grade 12. It is Calgary's only school accredited by both the French Ministry of Education & Alberta Education. It provides a challenging and stimulating international education within a multicultural environment. Students develop ideal pronunciation & fluency, and a global perspective. The French Language Immersive Program welcomes Grade 1-5 students with no prior exposure to French. Spanish instruction begins in Grade 6.
Additional notes: Lycée Louis Pasteur does not currently offer a busing service.
Considering a French education for your child? Established in 1966, Lycée Louis Pasteur is Calgary's Private French School. We welcome students from 3 years old to Grade 12.
Join us for an Open House and experience Lycée Louis Pasteur firsthand. Children welcome - complimentary childcare is right on-site.
No prior French needed for our Preschool Program. French Language Immersive Program available for children in Grades 1-5 with no prior French.
Considering a French education for your child? Established in 1966, Lycée Louis Pasteur is Calgary's Private French School. We welcome students from 3 years old to Grade 12.
Join us for an Open House and experience Lycée Louis Pasteur firsthand. Children welcome - complimentary childcare is right on-site.
No prior French needed for our Preschool Program. French Language Immersive Program available for children in Grades 1-5 with no prior French.
Considering a French education for your child? Established in 1966, Lycée Louis Pasteur is Calgary's Private French School. We welcome students from 3 years old to Grade 12.
Join us for an Open House and experience Lycée Louis Pasteur firsthand. Children welcome - complimentary childcare is right on-site.
No prior French needed for our Preschool Program. French Language Immersive Program available for children in Grades 1-5 with no prior French.
New in 2016, a state of the art climbing wall. This wall is challenges students from beginners to advanced climbers. All students are taught by a certified climbing instructor.
6000 sq ft gymnasium
Large soccer field
Music classes from Grades 1 to 9.
Art classes from Grades 1 to 9.
In 2000, the school relocated to its current location in the residential neighborhood of Garrison Woods.
In May 2017, the school installed a new student designed playground.
Elementary class hard at work!
Preschool classroom
History and Geography classroom
Our Science program is hands on!
Three years old to Grade 5 have sets of iPads in their classes. Grade 6 to 8 have access to Mac laptop cart. Grade 9 to 12 are lent a personal Mac laptop during the school year.
Brand new modern custom built library opened in March 2019!
Lycée Louis Pasteur offers a nutritious hot lunch program for parents on the go!
In Canada, “lycée” most typically references a relationship with the French ministry of education, and that’s true of Lycée Louis Pasteur. That’s of interest to French nationals, perhaps particularly, or to families expecting to move outside of Canada—say to France, for example—prior to the end of a student’s secondary career. Indeed, when the school was established in 1966, that’s exactly the community it was intending to address, and enrolment was reserved for the children of French nationals. Times have changed, and today most families that enroll at Lycée Louis Pasteur don’t fall into that narrow category. Rather, they are looking for a strong language program, one that is more robust than those found in public schools. They are also looking for a curriculum that is delivered through a different lens, one that is more cognizant of the diversity of the global community, and more reflective of a student’s place within that wider world. Certainly, Lycée Louis Pasteur provides all of that. The ideal student is one looking for a challenge and to learn within a diverse community of peers.
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Academic |
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
LYCEE LOUIS PASTEUR offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
English - 30% | French - 70% |
In grade Gr. 12, LYCEE LOUIS PASTEUR students perform an average of 1 hour of homework per night.
PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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LYCEE LOUIS PASTEUR | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 45 mins | 45 mins | 45 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
Site Average | 2 mins | 6 mins | 7 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins | 23 mins | 30 mins | 35 mins | 40 mins | 53 mins | 57 mins | 69 mins | 80 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | Preschool to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Preschool to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Preschool to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 8
Recreational sports: 10
Lycée Louis Pasteur offers 19 clubs and extracurricular programs.
PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Day | $15,300 | $14,100 | $15,100 | $16,000 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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3rd child (sibling) | Day | $500 |
4th child (sibling) | Day | $500 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 1 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 3% |
Average aid package size | $5,000 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 7% |
Total aid available | $70,000 |
This school works with Apple Financial Inc. for processing financial applications
Must be an existing family of the Lycée.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Preschool to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 420 |
Group 2 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Homestay | 5 |
Total enrolment | 425 |
Average class size | Varies |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 15% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 37 |
PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Day Enrollment | 40 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Homestay Enrollment | 1 | N/A | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Class Size | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | PS - K | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | 1 - 12 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Homestay students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $250
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
All linguistic backgrounds are welcome.
No prior French exposure is needed to enroll in our Preschool and Kindergarten Programs.
Our French Language Immersive Program (FLIP) allows us to welcome new students (Grades 1 to 5) who have little or no prior exposure to the French language.
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 30 - 40 (90%) | 16 - 32 (90%) | 10 - 20 (85%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) | 1 - 5 (50%) |
Homestay Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 1 - 3 (50%) | 15 - 20 (50%) | 5 - 10 (50%) | 5 - 10 (50%) |
Average graduating class size | 5 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 25% |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | N/A |
Lycée Louis Pasteur Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
What LYCEE LOUIS PASTEUR says:
Lycée Louis Pasteur is led by the Head of School, Frédéric Canadas.
Mr. Canadas holds a French teaching credential, a Bachelor’s degree in Science of Education, as well as a Master’s degree in Education (teaching French as a Second Language) and a DESS (Diplômes d'Études Supérieures Spécialisées - Post-Graduate Diploma), in creating and using multimedia resources for language learning.
He has over 30 years of experience in international, bilingual and French education, including many years of practice in multicultural and multilingual environments, in 7 countries and 4 different continents. Trilingual in French, English and Spanish, he has been a speaker, trainer and workshop leader in bilingual education best practices for teachers and administrators. Before coming to Lycée Louis Pasteur, he was the Head of School at Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley, United States, for 15 years.
Frédéric Canadas est titulaire d'un diplôme d'enseignement de l’éducation nationale française. Il possède une Licence en Sciences de l'Éducation, une Maîtrise de Français Langue Étrangère et un DESS (Master 2) de Concepteur Formateur Multimédia en Langues.
Il a plus de trente années d'expérience dans l’éducation internationale, bilingue et française, y compris plusieurs années de pratique dans des environnements multiculturels et multilingues, dans sept pays et quatre continents différents. Trilingue en français, anglais et espagnol, il a été conférencier, formateur et animateur d'ateliers sur les meilleures pratiques en matière d'éducation bilingue pour des enseignants ainsi que des Directeurs et Chefs d’établissements. Avant de se joindre à l’équipe du Lycée Louis Pasteur, il a dirigé l'École Bilingue de Berkeley, aux États-Unis, pendant quinze ans.
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