Classes Description:

French for Native Speakers (from Kindergarten to 5th grade)

Petits Francophones Kindergarten – This class is open to bilingual students. In this class, all activities are conducted in French. It aims to develop a rich oral language, organized and understandable by others. The child speaks and is understood through the language. He learns to be attentive to messages addressed to him, to understand and respond appropriately. The child starts the basic acquisition of the alphabet, the sounds and will be introduced to reading and writing in French.

Jeunes Francophones 1st grade  – This class is open to bilingual students who are already reading in English and will be reading and writing in French. In this class, all activities are conducted in French. The child starts the basic acquisition in reading, writing as well as grammar skills. The student will be taught to better differentiate English to French and to understand the basic grammar rules.

Moyens Francophones 2nd and 5th grade – This class is open to truly fluent in French students who are reading and writing in French. In this class, all activities are conducted in French. The students learn grammar, spelling and conjugation, read longer texts, consolidate vocabulary and verbal expression and write texts in accordance to their level in French.

The EFNY program follows a French-only policy in all Francophone classes, and students from these classes will have weekly assignments for efficient progress. Please help us with this by encouraging your child to follow these rules.