Views

French Immersion Class for Small Children

by FrenchAcademyDC last modified Mar 22, 2019 05:31 PM
The French Academy DC offers a playful immersion class for small children (between 20 months and 6.5 years). There are two age groups: Moineaux for 2 to 4.5 year old children, Poussins for 4.5 to 6.5 year old children. The class starts April 6th and ends June 22nd.
When Apr 06, 2019
from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Where Chevy Chase DC
Contact Name
Contact Phone 5713406264
Add event to calendar vCal
iCal

- Children will be immersed in the language though playful activities, songs, dances, stories, games, and more. Parents or caregivers can contribute by encouraging the children. Arts and crafts will develop the fine motor abilities of the children. Interaction with puppets will make learning French really fun!

- The class is in full immersion and therefore suited for every level of French (beginners to advanced). At a young age, children are very intuitive and beginners will learn fast. French-speaking children will talk and interact more, while English speakers will need more time to pronounce the words, but they understand very fast.
Babies and toddlers will build new vocabulary through puppets, images, songs and situations in the same way they are building these skills with their language spoken at home. More challenging and some writtena ctivities are given to the older group of children, similar to what kids can do in preschool.

Typical program:
Greetings, songs and dance
Meeting our friends (Monsieur nez rouge, Grabouilla la sorcière, les souris, ...)
Talk, sing and dance
Story time and little craft/image project
Au revoir!

Every quarter (10 weeks of class) we cover seasonal themes and topics children love (animals, food, family, fairy tales...)

The Pro's:
+ We recreate an authentic language environment (no flash cards methodology!)
+ Teachers are native speakers (no accent!) and experienced with small children
+ Child focused approach

More information about this event…