Lucille

saturday french school with all the kids coming so all these kids are bilingual children so they have at least one parent in their family talking to them in french and so they're coming for their french lessons every saturday afternoon that's quite tough isn't it they've been at school all week and suddenly they're sitting in the classroom again on a saturday afternoon

saturday french school with all the kids coming so all these kids are bilingual children so they have at least one parent in their family talking to them in french and so they're coming for their french lessons every saturday afternoon that's quite tough isn't it they've been at school all week and suddenly they're sitting in the classroom again on a saturday afternoon

But they are doing it and it's just fun. We try to make the lessons as fun as possible. We want them to enjoy the language. We want them to be curious about languages in general. And the thing is, we also want them to learn a little bit about the culture as well. And they come to have fun, to meet their friends. It is cool, but it's a fun school.

But they are doing it and it's just fun. We try to make the lessons as fun as possible. We want them to enjoy the language. We want them to be curious about languages in general. And the thing is, we also want them to learn a little bit about the culture as well. And they come to have fun, to meet their friends. It is cool, but it's a fun school.

So behind 1P and 1EL, we have classes that are year one and year two equivalent in England. But in France, what we do in this class is the children learn to read in French, which is obviously, there's lots of things that they already know, but then they need to know all this weird stuff we do in France, you know, and the children need to learn that.

So behind 1P and 1EL, we have classes that are year one and year two equivalent in England. But in France, what we do in this class is the children learn to read in French, which is obviously, there's lots of things that they already know, but then they need to know all this weird stuff we do in France, you know, and the children need to learn that.

And that's the main objective of these two classes.

And that's the main objective of these two classes.

Yes, they are five years old and six years old in these classes, yes. We do the full primary curriculum. So we'll go on the tour and I'll show you. So we use all the classes in RECOMMEND. We have three years old coming to school, so yes, it is a bit earlier than the classic English school, but we have three years old coming just to have fun, to play and to develop their language.

Yes, they are five years old and six years old in these classes, yes. We do the full primary curriculum. So we'll go on the tour and I'll show you. So we use all the classes in RECOMMEND. We have three years old coming to school, so yes, it is a bit earlier than the classic English school, but we have three years old coming just to have fun, to play and to develop their language.

Here we've got all these little ones. So we start the lesson just by playing and then we tend to do a theme for them to develop their vocabulary.

Here we've got all these little ones. So we start the lesson just by playing and then we tend to do a theme for them to develop their vocabulary.

Not completely, because lots of the kids would naturally speak in English because they have much more vocabulary in English. After a term, sometimes the first word that comes to their mind will be in French. So to speak in French is a very big step. And also express a full sentence in French is a very big step. OK, so then we have another class over here. Seven years old.

Not completely, because lots of the kids would naturally speak in English because they have much more vocabulary in English. After a term, sometimes the first word that comes to their mind will be in French. So to speak in French is a very big step. And also express a full sentence in French is a very big step. OK, so then we have another class over here. Seven years old.

They are starting to learn grammar in this class.

They are starting to learn grammar in this class.

Exactly. So we've seen with the four years old, we really want them to start speaking in French. But then we learn to read and now we also add to that the grammar and the conjugation that is quite difficult in France. And I know lots of our listeners might have studied French and know that the grammar is complicated.

Exactly. So we've seen with the four years old, we really want them to start speaking in French. But then we learn to read and now we also add to that the grammar and the conjugation that is quite difficult in France. And I know lots of our listeners might have studied French and know that the grammar is complicated.

Well, it's all these tenses we've got for the verbs. So this is a lot to learn for the kids.

Well, it's all these tenses we've got for the verbs. So this is a lot to learn for the kids.