INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION - PRESENTATION
Founded in 1913, it has nearly 8,000 members in 18 National Federations/Associations and 68 Clubs throughout the southern and northern hemispheres! Neutral in denominational and political matters, it brings together all the National Federations existing in the countries where Lyceum clubs are present
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION - ORGANISATION
It is administered by two bodies,
* The International Council, which meets every three years at the International Congress, and is held in a different country each time. It is headed by the International President and is composed of delegates appointed by the Federations of each country.
The next Congress will be held in Rabat from 23 to 28 May 2022.
* The International Central Bureau (BCI)
The BCI is the administrative body at the head of the IALC. Elected for three years and eligible for re-election once, it is composed of elected members (President, one VP per hemisphere), a Secretary and a Treasurer and all Federation Presidents. It is assisted by 3 observers (Archivist, Editor of the International Bulletin and Webmaster).
It meets every year to manage the Association. In 2020 and 2021, the meeting was held by electronic means.
Cultural Meetings are organised in a different country each year between two Congresses
The 2020 Cultural Encounters planned in Lisbon were postponed to May 2021 and then cancelled due to the health crisis.
* The Bulletin of the International Association of Lyceum Clubs
Created in 1993 on the initiative of France, by Mrs. Hélène de La Baume, Françoise Feuillée, Jacqueline Suttin and Monique Leboeuf, at first a European Liaison Bulletin, it was extended to all the clubs at the beginning of the 2000s, thus acquiring its international dimension.
Prepared and translated by the International Editor, who collects information from all countries, it is published twice a year and distributed to all high school girls. It is published twice a year and distributed to all high school girls. It is available on the website of the French Federation of the International Lyceum Club (FFLCI).
ORGANISATION
All clubs have the same objectives:
- to encourage joint learning and knowledge of the regional and national cultural heritage and its promotion
- to develop conviviality between women.
- to establish and maintain good relations with French and foreign clubs
- to maintain political and religious neutrality
FRENCH FEDERATION
Culture and Friendship...
Clubs for women who are interested in the arts, letters, sciences, social issues and the ongoing promotion of knowledge, in a spirit of friendship and openness to the world.