For Kids & Teens

Registration is now closed for the spring session. Check out our Summer in French programs for kids and Teens!

We offer courses for toddlers through teenagers at both non-native speaker and bilingual levels. Use the tool below to find current offerings appropriate for your child’s age.

For children who are learning French as a foreign language, our curriculum focuses on a fun, educational and age-appropriate environment through cultural and linguistic immersion. We follow the “Smart Steps To French” program, which is used by many branches of US Alliance Française and allows a progression of learning objectives adapted to the age and level of the children. Through games, songs, and stories, but also reading and writing methods, children discover the pleasure of speaking, understanding, writing and reading a new language.

Our curriculum for children with native or near-native competency in French is based on French literature, songs, games and crafts that will enrich students’ vocabulary and expand their conversation skills. For older children, a reading and writing approach as well as focus on grammar and conjugation is also part of the curriculum.

Accelerate your family’s journey to fluency by becoming a French Cultural Center member! For as low as $20, supplement your child’s coursework with the full-immersion experience and enjoy discounts on our cultural events; borrowing privileges at our French-language library, the largest of its kind in New England; unlimited access to our digital newsstand, Culturethèque; and much more!

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Attention Parents!

In order to ensure the safety of your child and of others, a student may not remain in or come to class if she/he has any of the following symptoms:

Fever over 100°F
Vomiting or diarrhea
Inflammation of the eyes
Abscess or draining sores
Stomach ache
Head lice
Any rash, unless determined to be non-contagious by a doctor’s note

Students with:

Inflammation of the eyes
Earache
Sore throat

may come to class if they have been on medication for 24h.

Merci!

Language Classes

There are no Language Classes matching your selection.

Les Ados - Advanced Beginner

13+ Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Through oral and written comprehension as well as speaking and writing exercises, students acquire the linguistic tools they will need to effectively communicate in a variety of contexts.

Les Ados - Beginner

13+ Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Through oral and written comprehension as well as speaking and writing exercises, students acquire the linguistic tools they will need to effectively communicate in a variety of contexts.

Les Ados - Bilingues

13+ Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 2 hours per week for 10 weeks

Through an engaging and immersive communicative approach, teens will complete tasks in authentic contexts.

Les Aigles (A1)

10 to 12 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Children learning French as a foreign language develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as discovering Francophone culture and peoples.

Les Aigles (A2)

10 to 12 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Children learning French as a foreign language develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as discovering Francophone culture and peoples.

Les Canards

4 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

A fun and dynamic class for young children learning French as a foreign language that focuses on developing speaking and listening skills through language immersion activities.

Les Castors

7 to 8 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Building on previous exposure to French children with native or near-native French skills are encouraged to express themselves, both orally and in writing, across a range of fun and creative activities.

Les Écureuils

5 to 6 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Children with native or near-native French skills practice basic writing, phonetics, oral comprehension and speaking through a variety of fun activities including songs, games and role-plays!

Les Hérissons

4 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hour per week for 10 weeks

Improving their oral comprehension and speaking, children with native or near-native French skills learn through songs, games, movement and role-plays. We integrate pre-writing activities around the French alphabet.

Les Hiboux

5 to 6 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Young children learning French as a foreign language develop their speaking and listening skills through role-plays and other fun activities in this dynamic full-immersion language class.

Les Hiboux (Level 2)

5 to 6 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Young children learning French as a foreign language develop their speaking and listening skills through role-plays and other fun activities in this dynamic full-immersion language class. Prior French experience is required for this class.

Les Lapinous

3 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 1 hour per week for 5 or 10 weeks

Our first independent class for children with native / near-native French skills will help your little one enrich their vocabulary and speaking skills through stories, role plays and integrated pre-reading and writing activities.

Les Lynx

11 to 12 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 2 hours per week for 10 weeks

This class improves all aspects of a child’s native or near-native French skills through a wide range of fun activities including debates, role-plays, writing activities and readings of short stories and French literature.

Les Ouistitis

2.5 to 3 Years old

Starting March 26, 2019 1 hour per week for 5 or 10 week sessions

Toddlers receive a gentle introduction to French or further explore the language. Through songs, stories, games, movement and craft projects children are encouraged to listen, speak and move.

Les Pingouins (Zig Zag 1)

7 to 9 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Children learning French as a foreign language will develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through games, role-plays and characters from the Zig Zag 1 textbook.

Les Pingouins (Zig Zag 2)

7 to 9 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Children learning French as a foreign language will develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through games, role-plays and characters from the Zig Zag 2 textbook.

Les Pingouins (Zig Zag 3)

7 to 9 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Children learning French as a foreign language will develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through games, role-plays and characters from the Zig Zag 3 textbook.

Les Poussins

1 to 2.5 Years old

Starting March 26, 2019 45 minutes per week for 5 or 10 week options available

Our youngest students encounter French for the first time or continue their discovery of the language through nursery rhymes, stories, and games. Children are encouraged to listen, move and speak a little.

Les Renards

9 to 10 Years old

Starting March 30, 2019 2 hours per week for 10 weeks

Focusing on oral comprehension and speaking, children with native or near-native French skills learn through songs, games, movement and role-plays. This course also integrates reading and writing activities with short stories and French literature.

Summer in French (age 3)

3 Years old

Starting June 17, 2019 3 hours or 7 hours per day for 1 week

Young children age 3 develop their comprehension and speaking skills through hands-on themed activities in this engaging full-immersion language program.

Summer in French (ages 4 - 5)

4 to 5 Years old

Starting June 17, 2019 3 hours or 7 hours per day for 1 week

Young children ages 4-5 develop their comprehension and speaking skills through hands-on themed activities in this engaging full-immersion language program.

Summer in French (ages 6 - 8)

6 to 8 Years old

Starting June 17, 2019 3 hours or 7 hours per day for 1 week

Young children ages 6-8 develop their listening and speaking through role-plays and other fun themed activities in this dynamic full-immersion language program.

Summer in French (ages 9 - 12)

9 to 12 Years old

Starting June 17, 2019 3 hours or 7 hours per day for 1 week

Children ages 9-12 develop their comprehension and speaking skills using a task-based approach through a variety of engaging and fun activities in this full-immersion language program.

Summer in French for Teens

13+ Years old

Sessions starting July 8, 2019, August 5, 2019, and August 19, 2019 3 hours or 6 hours per day for 1 or 2 weeks

Teens learning French as a foreign language develop their language skills through engaging lessons, hands-on workshops, field trips and other fun activities in this dynamic full-immersion program with a morning language component and an afternoon cultural discovery component.

Creative Learning Classes

There are no Creative Learning Classes matching your selection.

Les P'tits Artistes

4 to 6 Years old

Starting March 26, 2019 1.5 hours per week for 5 or 10 weeks

French through art projects! This course is intended for children learning french as a foreign language.

Les P'tits Chefs

4 to 12 Years old

Starting March 28, 2019 1.5 hours/week for 5 or 10 weeks

Enjoy the smell of fresh crêpes in the morning? Have your child discover the joys of cooking and the joys of the French language at the same time.

Ages 5 through 17

For a truly personalized approach to French, we offer one-on-one private lessons for children. Our teachers use a variety of media to cater to each child's specific learning styles while focusing on oral comprehension and speaking as well as reading and writing for older children. Lessons are available in a variety of formats and are tailored to non-native and native speakers based on their proficiency level.

We're a language school

We belong to the largest network of French language and cultural centers in the world, with 1,200 chapters in 112 countries (including 140 chapters in the US).

We're a library

The second largest private French library in the country with over 25,000 volumes, including books, periodicals, films and CDs. We are your best source for French literature in New England. Online library offerings.

We're a cultural center

We offer over 100 programs each year, including art openings, author presentations, food and wine events, lectures and conversation groups, social gatherings, holiday celebrations and children's programs. You'll always have an opportunity to speak French here!

The Alliance Française Method

We belong to the largest network of French language and cultural centers in the world with over 800 chapters. Our native speaking instructors benefit from the expertise of the Alliance Française for the most effective methods of French language instruction. We hold classes year round at all levels for adults and children including a summer program. There is a class to meet every need and desire!

Language Classes

Creative Learning Classes

Private Lessons

Why take classes at the French Cultural Center?

We're a language school

We're a library

We're a cultural center

The Alliance Française Method