New campus provides new opportunities for French-themed school in Chicago

Lycee Francais de Chicago, a private school that emphasizes bilingual education in French and English, opened a new $35 million campus in summer 2015 after renting space for 20 years in a former Catholic high school for girls. The four-story, 86,000-square-foot building, constructed in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood on the site of a former hospital, provides new learning space for about 730 students.

Lycee Francais de Chicago, a private school that emphasizes bilingual education in French and English, opened a new $35 million campus in summer 2015 after renting space for 20 years in a former Catholic high school for girls.

The four-story, 86,000-square-foot building, constructed in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood on the site of a former hospital, provides new learning space for about 730 students.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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