French Beginner

Grades: 2nd - 5th (Ages: 7 - 12) Co-ed

Seasons Offered: Fall, Spring, and Winter

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French Beginner

Grades: 2nd - 5th (Ages: 7 - 12) Co-ed

Open a window to another culture, communicate in a new language, and make discoveries! Build practical language skills in a fun, small-group, immersion setting with lively games and hands-on activities. Explore cultural notes and topics including greetings, colors, weather, numbers, calendar, directions, family, body parts, a birthday party, and pets!

Native French speakers teach our classes and each session includes different topics and themes with hands-on activities and a workbook to encourage practical use of the language and to strengthen early literacy skills.

Beginner Level is a full-year program offered in one or more sessions over the course of the school year. We encourage children to participate for a full year of French, but a child may join for just one session. 

Additional Notes

Minimum 8, Maximum 12 students

On the first day of class, children will receive a French Beginner workbook in a pocket folder, which they will bring to class with them each week. We encourage parents to review their children’s workbooks with them after every lesson and ask them to share what they are learning. Children may need reminders to bring their workbooks to French class each week.

Available Sessions

No sessions currently available.

About Big Learning

Big Learning’s mission is to operate instructional programs in language, sciences, and engineering for PreK, elementary, and middle school students in Montgomery County, Maryland. Our standards for value: We offer programs that offer children immediate educational benefit and enjoyment, while building powerful knowledge, skills, and competencies for a lifetime of learning. Our programs expand children’s horizons, and build excitement about learning and a thirst for understanding. Our commitment to equity: We strive to make our programs available and to provide value to children and youth across the income spectrum, and to improve equitable access to enrichment.

Currently serving schools in Montgomery County.

Refund Policy

Make-up classes are scheduled where possible for weather closures, either by adding a week at the end of the session or by lengthening the class time during the final few classes. If there are excessive weather closures and it is not possible to make up all the canceled classes, no refunds are provided. Refunds are not offered for individual student absences. Once a class is confirmed, no refunds are given if a student withdraws.

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