Lila School-West Valley Campus

We choose LILA for its bilingual education and for the cultural diversity of the school. We know that a bilingual education is great for brain development and having a class of less than 20 students from all around the world really brings different perspectives to the classroom and attention to each student. My daughter is in 1^st grade (she started when she was 3yr old) and she is learning a second language without realizing it. To her, speaking French is coming naturally and without thought to it. This to me is amazing. Where some students and even adults learn a second language later in life and most find difficulty in that, my daughter will have ease at even learning a 3^rd language later. I truly believe the gift of language is so important as our world is becoming smaller and I owe this all to the wonderful staff and school at Lycée International De Los Angeles. This is truly a unique education that she would not get anywhere else.

We have twins in kindergarten at LILA West Valley and could not be happier. The benefits of bilingual education are widely known (brawnier brains, superior self-​regulation, delayed dementia, etc… Google «benefits of bilingual education» for more), and LILA provides that. Additionally, LILA’s highly individualized program imbues students with a sense of confidence and healthy autonomy, as well as a broad worldview, which can be tough to achieve in Los Angeles. The fact that the kids can stay at LILA through 12^th grade (transferring to the new, larger Burbank campus for middle and high school) is an added bonus, especially as we see friends going through the private school admissions process for middle and high school. Regardless of what language you speak at home or where you are from, if you want your children to be curious, confident, proud citizens of the WORLD, consider LILA.