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.