Originally from Bayonne (Pyrénées Atlantiques), Mr. Carlier studied at the Schools of Fine Arts in Pau and Lyon before his military service. He then enrolled at the University of Toulouse Le Mirail where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Art History. After teaching art in middle school for a year, he completed his Masters of Education at the Academy of Versailles. He taught at the French school for two years in Portland, Oregon and then moved to the east coast to join the faculty of L’Ecole Française du Maine, where he worked for three years before joining San Diego French-American School. Since 2011, Francis has been the director of the Elementary School, and he also continues teaching, as he loves to keep in touch with the students. In San Diego, he discovered a new passion: surfing.