Thanks to its agreement with AEFE, the world’s largest international network of schools, the Lycée Français de Séoul (LFS) participates in numerous global competitions and events.
These events organized within the Asia-Pacific zone give students the opportunity to compete in teams or individually, to build skills and win prizes in sports, science, the arts, literature, coding, etc.
Every year, elementary to high school students take part in several PROZAPs (PROJECTS in the Asia Pacific Zone) and win many prizes, such as the 16 prizes won by our talented students in 2018/2019.
The 2019/2020 competitions sadly had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation and we are relying on our students to repeat and improve upon their previous feats in 2020/2021!
in the arts and literature
Ambassadeurs en herb (Youth Ambassadors)
Verbal jousting and debates for students
5 selected students debate on a global theme in French and in the language of their country of residence before providing oral summaries in English.
Students first compete within the same geographic zone before a world finale in Paris brings together the finalists from each zone. This event showcases the students’ plurilingual skills, as well as their ability to create arguments and defend their points of view.
2019: winner of the finale in Paris in the middle school speaker category “best argumentation speech”
Créa’venture (CreAdventures)
Writing contest
A writing competition which combines reading, writing and the use of computers. Students in 6ème (grade 6) collectively create a picture book or comic book with texts and illustrations. Participating students also serve as jury members and vote for their favourite book . The title of our book is PRISONNIERS DE LA JUNGLE (Prisoners of the Jungle). Emphasis is put on literary and artistic creativity, the pleasure of reading and sharing ideas.This competition was part of the PROZAP, participated by the French school students in the Asia-Paciffic zone.
2019: 3rd prize
Territoires d’Asie (Asian Territories in pictures and words)
This photo contest focuses on a different theme each year and highlights secondary school students’ artistic and literary skills.
In 2019, 102 students from 4ème (grade 8) and Terminale (grade 12) participated.
2019: 2 prizes including the 1st prize in the Terminale category
Festyfilm Contest
Production of a short film
CE1 students (grade 2) participated in this competition organized by Canada.
Once they had learned the techniques, they wrote and directed an animated short film with special effects entitled “Revenge of the Animals of the Sea”
in sports
Asia Pacific Basketball Championship
Boys Team
8 students are selected in 4ème (grade 8) and 3ème (grade 9) to be part of the LFS team. They train during extra-curricular activities (AES) or during specific PROZAP training sessions.
The teams of various schools compete against each other during 3 days until the final of the championship.
2019: Silver Medal
Asia Pacific Football Championship
Boys and mixed teams
30 students from Seconde (grade 10) to Terminale (grade 12) are selected to represent LFS as part of a boys’ team and a mixed team. They train during AES or specific sessions. The teams of various schools compete against each other during 3 days until the final of the championship.
Asia Pacific Swimming Championship
Team or individual competition from primary to high school
30 students from CM1 (grade 4) to Terminale (grade 12) are selected to represent LFS in the 4 individual and team medley strokes. The students give their best during 3 days and collect medals.
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2019: 6 medals and an Award for the Best Atmosphere
science and technology
Nuit du code (Coding Night)
Programming an online game with Scratch
9 students from 5ème (grade 7) to 3ème (grade 9) are selected to represent LFS. The students train for several weeks in pairs to program a game with the programming software Scratch in 6 hours.
At the end of the coding night, each team presents its game to the other participants and prizes are awarded to the best coders.
Zig Zag
Programming and operating robots
This competition is open to students in 4ème (grade 8) who learn to write robotics programs, build robot bodies and pilot them in class. The robot tracks are filmed and the films sent to the competition. The filming requires students to put into practice their knowledge of the software Scratch which they studied in middle school.
At the end of the programming evening, the games are presented to the competitors and prizes awarded to the best programmers
2018: Best Robot Design Award
The Numbers Race
10 minutes to answer 30 questions without a calculator
All students in 6ème (grade 6), 5ème (grade 7) and 3ème (grade 9) train several months to participate in this contest.
2019: Individual 1st prize ex-aequo and Team 1st prize
Geoscience Olympiads
Geology contest
This high-level individual competition open to students in 1ère (grade 11) requires the necessary synthesizing skills to complete three exercises based on a 15-page corpus.
Mathematics Olympiads
Math problem solving
Students in 1ère (grade 11) are required to solve two exercises individually and two exercises as a team within a limited time.
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