Our school is a two-story building on a two-acre site. Half of the building and the land is owned by the Township of Lower Merion and houses the Bala Cynwyd Public Library, which our students can access from the inside of the building. The other half is owned by the French International School of Philadelphia and houses the school. Since the property that the school purchased was built in the '70s to house an elementary school with an enrollment of 250 students, it was already equipped with all the necessary amenities. The ground floor includes four spacious and bright classrooms, and a large multipurpose room which is used as a gym, cafeteria, and assembly room and which is equipped with a professional sound system. This multipurpose room can be divided into two smaller rooms by a folding partition. The second floor includes nine bright and comfortable classrooms, our music and science room, our technology lab, our French resource center, our faculty room, and our office suite for our administrative staff.

We recently developed a technology plan which led to the cabling of the entire building and the installation of a network, connecting each classroom to the internet via two new iMAC computers and providing telecommunication services to all functions of the school. The technology lab, fully networked, includes 8 new iMac computers with CD Rom and DVD capability and a server station with full access to the internet. The computers are set up in two clusters, which provide eight workstations. In our French resource center, our students have access to a large collection of French books for children and resources and can make worldwide connections through the internet.

The French International School of Philadelphia, which houses our pre-kindergarten to eighth grades, is conveniently located at 150 North Highland Avenue, in Bala Cynwyd, on the Main Line, less than 20 minutes away from center city Philadelphia. It is immersed in an academically and culturally rich environment which enhances EFIP's program. Our immediate neighbors include three prestigious independent schools, Saint-Joseph University, and the Barnes Foundation.

The outdoor space includes a fenced-in young children play area which is equipped with a new climbing structure and play equipment, a junior play area, a playing field, and a paved play area. Our ground floor classrooms have direct access to our young children's playground through doors that are kept locked from the outside during the day. The front door is monitored by our receptionist whose office is located in the entrance lobby.