Lycée Denis Diderot (Kenya) Explained

French School of Nairobi
Native Name:Lycée Denis Diderot
Established:1962
Type:French international school
Headmaster:Bruno Maris
Address:Argwings Kodhek Road Kilimani (next to Yaya Center) - 00100 Nairobi GPO
Pushpin Map:Kenya Nairobi#Kenya
Coordinates:-1.2942°N 36.7892°W

The French School of Nairobi, also known as the Lycée Denis Diderot (LDD), is the French international school in Kenya. It is located in the district of Kilimani, in Nairobi.[1] It is part of Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger network.

Opened in 1962 in Westlands as École française à Nairobi, it moved to its current campus in 1972. In 1989 the school was named the Collège Denis Diderot, and it is in 1995 that it received its current name [2]

It includes kindergarten through secondary school education, which includes high school.[3]

The Lycée Denis Diderot is involved in numerous academic, sport and cultural events at local and international levels: rugby competitions, art project La Grande Lessive. Kenyan, French and foreign personalities like Sam Cambio, Maddo or Tabu Osusa are regularly invited for projects with the students.

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  1. "Argwings Kodhek Road Kilimani (près du Yaya Center)"
  2. Web site: La France au Kenya.
  3. "Collège - Lycée ." Lycée Denis Diderot. Retrieved on 18 January 2015.