What are Bébé Alliance and Petite Alliance?

Bébé Alliance is for toddlers (12 to 24 months) or 2 to 3 year olds and their parents

Bébé Alliance is a program made to enhance children’s natural ability to learn language by providing a structured routine that is both dynamic and interactive.
Toddlers will enjoy learning French through games, songs, storytelling, sensory experiences, and various other activities while interacting with their parents and other playmates. Parents are required to attend and strongly encouraged to share in the joys of discovering this beautiful language with their child.

Winter Session class schedule:

Saturdays, January 14th -March 10th

BB AF 1 (12-24 months) 10:30-11:30am

BB AF 2 (2-3 years) 11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Fees: $155* for a total of 9 classes (Includes materials and snacks) Additional fees: Family membership: $90 (at time of registration). First time registration fee of $15. *(10% discount for siblings) Please call to register. 404 875 1211.

Petite Alliance for preschoolers (4 to 5 years)

Petite Alliance is a fun and entertaining program designed to expose your child to the French language through various activities. Once a week during for 1 hour, the little ones will hear and learn French nursery rhymes, songs and play sound or word games. A light snack and refreshment will be served.

Brief curriculum summary:

• Bonjour, je m’appelle: Saying your name.
• Les nombres: Counting and saying your age.
• Je me décris: Describing yourself, hair and eye color, size…
• Les couleurs: Naming colors. We will extend this topic by seeing fruits and vegetables.

2012 Winter Session of Classes schedule:

No classes currently scheduled for this session. If interested in registration, please contact Kristy at education@afatl.com.

Fees: $155* for a total of 9 classes (Includes materials and snacks) Additional fees: Family membership: $60 (at time of registration). First time registration fee of $15. *(10% discount for siblings) Please call to register. 404 875 1211.

PAST EVENTS

Summer Day Camp for children ages 5-8

May 31st – June 3rd &
June 6th – June 10th, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join us for French camp at our Midtown school. Complete beginners & children with basic French are welcome. Your child will learn basic French through interactive hands-on activities, crafts, role-playing, songs & cartoons. Cultural aspects of the Francophone world will be taught in English.

Week 1 (4 days): $260 (Registration deadline: Thursday, May 26th)

or

Week 2 (5 days): $325 (Registration deadline: Thursday, June 2nd)

or both weeks:

(9 days total): $550 (Registration deadline: Thursday, May 26th)

(All prices include tuition, snack & materials)
Children should bring their lunch.

For further information or to register,
contact us at education@afatl.com or call 404 875 1211

Alliance After School French Program

at Alliance Française d’Atlanta 1197 Peachtree St.

Learn French with songs, games & crafts.

Exploring after school class options? Consider Alliance After school program, French classes for children K-5.

Interested, but can't get to usin Midtown? Call us if you are interested in starting an After School Program in French at your child's school.

Alliance After school class information:

Classes meet 3:30-4:30pm at Alliance Française.

Mondays: K & 1st grades

Tuesdays: K & 1st grades THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL

Wednesdays : 2nd & 3rd grades THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL

Thursdays : 4th & 5th grades

Class opens with a minimum of 4 students. Maximum 7-8 students per class.

Fee :$20.00/ hour. ($600.00 for 30 classes, for entire school year 2010-2011) (Tuition & materials included). Beginning in 2011, $380 for 19 weeks through the week of May 16th. Family Membership $60 (optional). *(10% discount for siblings)

Please call 404 898 1221 or e-mail education@afatl.com to register your child, or to inquire about other class openings.

Why should your child learn a second language at an early age?

Research shows that infants and young children are capable of discriminating sounds of speech and have an innate ability to learn languages.

• To enrich and enhance your child’s intellectual development
• To nurture your child’s ability to be open-minded and sensitive to other cultures
• To foster good listening skills
• And most important, to have fun; meet some new friends and the dedicated AF team!

Why choose Alliance Française d’Atlanta?

• Your AF membership gives you and your child access to the Children Library, with a wide selection of children’s books, videos, as well as dicounts or free admission for storytelling times and other cultural events suitable for children.
• The children programs are held in a newly designed classroom tailored to little ones for your comfort.
• Bébé Alliance and Petite Alliance are brought to you by the premier provider of French culture with its recognized experience and expertise in teaching French.

For more details and to register please contact 404 875 1211 or email us at admin@afatl.com. Places are limited!

Les petites histoires d'Hélène

Saturday, October 23rd 10:30 - 11:00

An introductory 1/2 hour story and games program, in French, led by Hélène Touré. Children will enjoy the rhythms and sounds of French  and engage with the colorful pictures of stories from the French repertoire during our story telling time. Free for members, $5 non-members. RSVP: 404 875 1211 or admin@afatl.com