French International School of Oregon | |
Native Name: | French: L'école Française International de l'Oregon |
Address: | 8500 NW Johnson Street |
Zipcode: | 97229 |
Country: | United States |
Other Name: | French International |
Founder: | Jean-Claude Paris |
Principal1: | Catherine Cohen, Lower School Division Head |
Principal2: | Emmanuelle Burk, Middle School Division Head |
Head Of School: | Scott Hardister |
Grades: | PreK–8[1] |
Newspaper: | La Gazette |
Teaching Staff: | K–8: 64.9 (2019–20) |
Ratio: | K-8: 7.3 (2019–20) |
The French International School of Oregon (French: L'école Français International de l'Oregon) is a French and English language private school in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The school was founded by Jean Claude and Maarja Paris in 1979.[2] It has an annual operating budget of over $7 million. Approximately 92 percent of operating revenue is generated by tuition, with other operations and fundraising activities accounting for the remaining 8 percent.
A partner school, the German American School, is located in Portland and serves grades K-5. Its graduates may elect to attend middle school at French International, in order to receive German-language instruction in language arts and social studies.[3]
Community participation is emphasized at the French International School of Oregon. In 2012, three high school women who learned French at French International assisted with a World War II translation project about "a B-17 crash in the Alps near the French-Italian border."[4] A cookbook by the Families and Friends of French International, French: Livre de Cuisine : A Compendium of World Recipes, has been favorably reviewed for its use of local food and focus on bringing young people into the kitchen to cook.[5] The school has received Audubon Society certification for "removal of invasive weeds and practicing wildlife stewardship,"[6] and a City Commissioner complimented its students for providing "sophisticated ideas and articulate comments" on the 2010 Portland Plan.[7]