Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa

What Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa does

Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa is a private French international school founded in 1962 and located at 1635 Lycee Place, Ottawa, Ontario. Operating under Ontario law with a Board of Directors and accredited by the AEFE (Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Étranger), the school delivers the French Ministry of National Education curriculum from Maternelle (age 3) through Terminale (Grade 12), serving 986 enrolled students representing 56 nationalities with an average class size of 23 and a 100% Baccalauréat pass rate. The school is led by Headmaster Damien Ganier and employs 93 staff, with operational leadership distributed across financial, primary, secondary, and student life directorates.

The school's core offering centers on plurilingual education (French, English, Spanish, Latin, with optional Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese), specialized high school tracks (NSI and SVT), and the Déstresse et Progresse stress management program developed with CESH. Supporting services include school restaurant catering (Aramark since September 2024), three-route bus transportation (Switzer CARTY), daycare and supervised study, summer camps (National Kids Camps), and an extensive extracurricular catalog spanning music, sports, arts, languages, and coding/robotics. Technology infrastructure relies on Pronote (Index Education) for the parent/student portal, COBA (Berger-Levrault) for admissions and activity registration, SharePoint for internal staff use, and the AGORA MONDE platform for ADN-AEFE international student exchanges.

The revenue model is subscription-based and family-driven, anchored by annual tuition governed by AEFE pricing standards and supplemented by recurring ancillary fees for meals, transportation, daycare, and per-activity extracurriculars. Distribution is direct via the COBA pre-registration platform, with marketing conducted through the bilingual claudel.org website, open house events (Journée Portes Ouvertes), the APELC parent association, AEFE network referrals, and the student-produced WebRadio Claudel. A Strategic Plan 2024-2027 ('Unis pour grandir') guides current institutional direction, and recent recognitions include Platine Éco-École certification (2025), Label E3D (2021), and the Prix national des trophées de la NSI (2022).

Name

Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa

Legal name

Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa

Website

https://claudel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa is a private AEFE-accredited French international school founded in 1962 in Ottawa, serving 986 students from 56 nationalities across Maternelle through Terminale with a 100% Baccalauréat pass rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Overseas Summer School Programs (Secondary) (EDAIAHAC)

Keywords

• French international school
• Private K-12 education
• Plurilingual curriculum
• After-school daycare
• Extracurricular programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Annual tuition charges for French international education from Maternelle (age 3) through Terminale (Grade 12), governed by AEFE network pricing standards.
2. School Restaurant (Catering): Meal plans and prepaid card system for school lunches provided by Aramark, with options ranging from 20-meal packages to annual 180-meal plans for Maternelle through Terminale students.
3. School Transportation: Bus service fees for three routes (North/Gatineau, East/Orléans, West/Kanata) with sibling discounts and one-way trip options, operated by Switzer CARTY Transportation.
4. Daycare Services: Extended care services before and after school, including homework help and supervised study, plus holiday camps during school breaks.
5. Extracurricular Activities: Per-activity fees for enrichment programs including music lessons, sports, arts, languages, coding/robotics, and specialized clubs offered through COBA registration.
6. Summer Camp: Partnered with National Kids Camps to offer summer programming (Camp Soleil, Camp d'été Outbound) for ages 3-12, including non-enrolled children.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa delivers AEFE-accredited French national education from Maternelle (age 3) through Terminale (Grade 12) on a single Ottawa campus, following the French Ministry of National Education curriculum. It bundles academic instruction with plurilingual language tracks, school restaurant catering, bus transportation, daycare/holiday camps, and a wide catalogue of extracurricular activities (sports, music, arts, coding/robotics, languages).

Product overview

Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa is a French international school offering a comprehensive French national education program from Maternelle (preschool, age 3) through Lycée (high school, age 18), following the French Ministry of National Education curriculum under AEFE accreditation. The school provides a core education program complemented by extensive extracurricular activities including languages, arts, music, sports, and STEM (coding/robotics), plus support services such as school restaurant, transportation, daycare, and summer camps. Specialized offerings include plurilingual education, the Déstresse et Progresse stress management program, WebRadio, and international exchange programs through ADN-AEFE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• French Education Program (Maternelle to Lycée) A comprehensive French national education program accredited by AEFE, serving students ages 3 to 18 across four divisions (Maternelle, Élémentaire, Collège, Lycée) and culminating in the French baccalauréat.
• Plurilingual Education Program Multilingual curriculum that teaches French alongside English, Spanish, Latin, and optional Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese through immersive and structured language instruction.
• Extracurricular Activities Program After-school enrichment catalogue covering languages, music (violin, piano, cello, saxophone, guitar), arts, sports (basketball, judo, fencing, soccer, yoga, circus), coding and robotics (Scratch Jr, LEGO robotics, Minecraft coding), and academic support, registered through the COBA platform.
• Détresse et Progresse Stress Management Program An evidence-based stress management program for 6th grade students developed by CESH, delivered through five interactive workshops that teach the SPIN methodology for stress identification and coping strategies.
• Daycare Services Before- and after-school care for Maternelle through 3ème, including homework help, supervised study, and holiday camps during autumn, winter, and spring breaks.
• Specialized Tracks (NSI, SVT) High school specialization tracks in Numérique et Sciences Informatiques (NSI) and Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (SVT), including subject-specific field trips such as Iceland geoscience excursions.
• ADN-AEFE Exchange Program International student exchange program that allows Seconde-level students to spend part of the academic year at another AEFE school worldwide, administered through the AGORA MONDE platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Baccalauréat pass rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AramarkcoreOthers · 1 September 2024School catering partner since September 2024. Provides varied, healthy meals for students from Maternelle through Terminale. Offers multiple meal plan options (20, 50, 90, or 180 meals annually) and rechargeable Resto card system. Ensures food safety and age-appropriate nutrition.
• Switzer CARTY Transportation (formerly Roxborough)coreOthers · 1 January 2024School bus operator with over 60 years of experience. Provides transportation on three routes serving Gatineau (North), Orléans (East), and Kanata (West). Subject to Ottawa School Transportation Consortium policies. Real-time GPS tracking available via EZ Parent app.
• Centre d'Études sur le Stress Humain (CESH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Research partner providing the 'Déstresse et Progresse' stress management program. Created specifically to improve mental and physical health of children and adolescents. Teachers Maxime Steenkerste, Sophie Cathelineau, and Rabia Ben Ahmed trained to deliver the program.
• AEFE (Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Étranger)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccreditation body for French education abroad. Provides official recognition of curriculum alignment with French Ministry of National Education standards. Facilitates inspector visits, teacher recruitment through detachement, student transfer between network schools, and participation in programs like ADN-AEFE exchanges. Lycée Claudel holds official homologation status.
• APELC (Association des Parents d'Élèves du Lycée Claudel)coreOthersOfficial parent association representing families. Co-finances student programs including first aid training (Red Cross certification). Provides parent representation on school governance councils.
• National Kids CampsminorOthersExternal organization operating summer camps on Lycée Claudel campus. Offers Camp Soleil and Camp d'été Outbound programs for ages 3-12, open to non-enrolled children. Camps run June through mid-July.
• Various Music and Activity InstructorsminorOthersIndividual instructors for extracurricular activities including music teachers (violin, piano, cello, saxophone, guitar), sports coaches, arts facilitators, and specialized program providers. Examples include Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson (dance), Eric Ross (guitar), and providers like Artshine, Arts流通, and Paquette Textiles.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lycée Français de Vancouver: AEFE-network French school on Canada's west coast. Direct peer by accreditation model, plurilingual curriculum approach, and reliance on a relatively small but geographically dispersed French-speaking market.
• Collège Français de Montréal: Long-established French school in the Montreal area, also serving a Francophone and bilingual Canadian population. Comparable across curriculum (French national), student demographic, and proximity to similar urban private-school competition.
• Lycée Français de Chicago: AEFE-accredited French international school in the Chicago metro. Comparable as a French national curriculum school serving a mid-sized North American metropolitan market with mixed expat and Francophile enrollment.
• Lycée International de Los Angeles: Multi-campus French international school in California offering French national curriculum and bilingual tracks. Comparable as a French international school serving multicultural, globally-mobile families with strong AEFE alignment.
• Lycée Français de Toronto: AEFE-accredited French international school serving the Greater Toronto Area. Closest direct peer by network affiliation, curriculum (French national, Baccalauréat), and target audience (French-speaking and Francophile families in a major Canadian metropolitan market).
• Lycée Français de New York: One of the largest AEFE-accredited French schools in North America. Comparable as a French international school targeting both Francophone expats and Anglophone families seeking French immersion in a metropolitan North American market.
• Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans: AEFE-affiliated French international school in New Orleans. Direct peer by network membership, French national curriculum, and small-school operations outside France's largest Francophone metropolitan markets.
• French American School of New York: Independent French-English bilingual school in the New York metro area. Comparable as a French-anchored international school serving globally mobile families, though operating outside the formal AEFE homologation pathway.

Broad incumbents

• Ashbury College: Premier independent K–12 school in Ottawa with IB curriculum. Comparable as a competing private school vying for the same Ottawa family demographic, though operating an IB rather than French national framework.
• Elmwood School: Independent girls' school in Ottawa offering IB curriculum from preschool through Grade 12. Comparable as a competing Ottawa private school drawing from the same affluent, internationally-oriented family pool, though smaller and gender-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/lyc%C3%A9e-claudel-d'ottawa

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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