Lycée français de San Francisco: Start'Up Lycée

Students of the Lycée français de San Francisco start learning how to build a business early! Who knows? Maybe they'll be your future business partners!

Start'Up Lycée, an annual competition organized by the Lycée français de San Francisco, is designed to familiarize Gr10 students with the launching of a startup. This signature program—one of the cornerstones of their Open Learning approach designed to foster real-world readiness—nurtures their students’ entrepreneurial spirit by challenging them to develop innovative team-based projects. Integrated within the Economics and Social Sciences (SES) curriculum, Start'Up Lycée offers students a platform to enhance skills acquired throughout the academic year, such as research, persuasive writing, and presentation or 'pitching'.

This year, a North American final was held, allowing the two winning Lycee teams to compete with their peers on an international level. And it's a Lycée team who won this suspenseful and challenging competition : congrats to them! Lycee students were able to rely on the shared experience and expertise of local professionals including Anne-Emmanuelle de Boysson, executive director of the FACC. They also benefit from the support of parents at Amazon WS and Deloitte, who hosted the events, and a parent at Google, who welcomed 11 delighted laureates to the campus!
Meet the winning team at La Nuit des Idées, on APR 05!