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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here, qui parle Français couramment. Bumping, because we need to get started on Haricots Verts. 
Who's starting the DPR-sponsored Coop playgroup? Whoever starts it gets to host it at their closest DPR facility and spend the least time commuting to the playdates![/quote]

Excellent that you're inspired!  Do yourself a favor and read the thread about the new proposed charters, which includes a lot of discussion about Haricots Verts 1.0, so you have an idea of the issues that arose and some of the things to watch out for.  Also, sometimes starting really small is the way to go, so a DPR-sponsored Coop playgroup is a great idea for young kids.  Some DC public libraries also have language conversation groups, and that could be another way to get it started, doing one for parents and kids.  Or I was looking for something on a Saturday or Sunday that would allow my small child to learn French for the 1st time in a kids group while I took Advanced French classes, but even looking at Alliance Francais I didn't see a schedule that worked that way.  So something else to check out, maybe there's big interest in simultaneous kids beginner and an adult conversation class?

Would you consider starting the DPR-sponsored playgroup you're asking about?  It's a great idea![/quote]

Also, you should probably change the name ASAP, since a lot of people on DCUM said the name was a liability, and not cute at all.  Me, I love the name!  But I remember how many people said it would not fly with Francophones.[/quote]

Count me among those who completely support the idea, but find the "Haricot Verts" name absolutely asinine.  As an alternative (and easily more elegant) idea: what about a nod to the Frenchmen who assisted General Washington in obtaining the nation's independence in the first place?

[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette]Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette PCS[/url], perhaps?

Or, the architect of the Capital: [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant]Pierre L'Enfant[/url]

There may be others but those come first to mind.  [/quote]

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