The diversity of schools and the entities that support them in the form of associations is a very common characteristic of the spread of French education worldwide, marked by the constant need to adapt, and to cooperate with privately run schools under the official education system. Finally, with 17 cooperation initiatives, the Mlf continues to work on projects that support schools working with the national curriculum, and which are run partly in French and make use of the educational engineering provided by the association.

As a result of the economic and financial slump which continues to affect demand, 22 company schools are on the list, four fewer than in, while new sites have appeared. The number of Mlf partner schools has increased to 53, with the implementation of an agreement to lend support to six state schools linked to the government system in the Gabon, approved schools which enjoy a particular status in public education in the country. The list also includes the schools in Tripoli and Alep, which are currently in abeyance because of the situation in the two countries. The association and the group it forms with the Franco-Lebanese Association for Education and Culture (AFLEC) can be found in a total of 39 countries: 111 schools are listed, including 36 fully managed by the Mlf itself, by the Office scolaire universitaire international (OSUI) and the Mission laïque Côte d'ivoire, an ad hoc association formed to help with the management of the Jean-Mermoz international school in Abidjan. 1 > Editorial This year, much later than usual, the Mission laïque française (Mlf) has published a provisional directory to outline all its activities and the sites where it is present.

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