The French program at the International school is based on the educational philosophy under which learning a language is intimately linked to getting acquainted to the culture of the said language. Therefore, The International School has created an immersed cultural environment where children not only grow in a French-speaking world but are repetitively put in language situations where they will progressively and implicitly feel the need to express themselves in the target language. This is what we call the immersion method. It is a method, which explores language learning through culture. In the following paragraphs we will introduce you to the different activities of our French program.

Oral Expression: The International School believe that it is important for students to try to speak what little they know in the language. This Oral Expression gives children a sense of satisfaction and achievement. It is a routine for example to start every Monday morning with a summary of activities done during the weekend. In so doing students get a chance to share their feelings in French and at the same time improve their listening skills.

Reading Comprehension: Children are presented with a text from their French books. Under the direction of the teacher students participate in group and individual reading activties. They will learn new words and will be tested on their comprehension of the text.

Cultural Activity: Our cultural activity ranges from games based on a French-speaking culture to ethnic cooking, movie and video watching, learning songs and participating in stage performances.

Grammar: As the students start to feel more comfortable with the language we slowly and progressively introduce grammatical concepts (basic nouns, verbs, adjectives, masculine/feminine, present tense).