Accreditation & Affiliations

The École is fully accredited by the French Ministry of Education—from Maternelle through Middle School — and is a member of the AEFE (Agency for French Education Abroad) network. The AEFE network consists of 580 accredited schools—57 here in the US and another 523 in 139 countries worldwide.

The École is affiliated with the Mission Laïque Française (MLF), an educational institution promoting French language and culture through the education of children. MLF’s network reaches across the globe, with 23 affiliated schools in the US.

The École is a member of The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), a nonprofit membership association that provides services to more than 1,800 schools and associations of schools in the United States and abroad, including more than 1,500 independent private K-12 schools in the U.S.

The École is a member of The Parents League of New York, a coalition of parents and independent schools that was founded in 1913 to support families and children by providing a broad range of educational and parenting resources.

The École is fully accredited by the French Ministry of Education and the Agency for French Education Abroad, from nursery through 8th grade. AEFE is a governmental institution affiliated with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for managing the network of French schools abroad and the quality of the French educational system.