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French Preschool / Language Classes in San Francisco, CA
French School Petit Peton, San Francisco:
French School Petit Peton, in the Richmond district on 22nd & Fulton, San Francisco, is a French Preschool that follows the official French education curriculum for preschool and kindergarten children ages 3 - 6 years. Our French Education is a challenging and motivating educational environment for young children. Their full potential is developed and respected.
French Preschool & Kindergarten (ages 3 -6):
French School Petit Peton (Ecole Maternelle Petit Peton) was founded by Delphine Pilarski, a French Citizen, in 2010. Our curriculum is provided by the French Ministry of National Education and is designed to ensure that children learn French language arts.
PreK - Petite Section - ages 3 - 4 years:
Students learn to live in a classroom building relationships with their classmates and developing community-based routines. The French curriculum offers play time and structured activities for discovering reading and writing skills: the alphabetic skills including letter identification and calligraphy are introduced.
PreK-Mornings - ages 3 - 4 years:
- 4, 3 & 2 day options
Our PreK morning classes are the perfect place with a real curriculum for preschoolers before Kindergarten. Classes are offered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:15 am – 12:30 pm. Ther are no classes on Wednesdays. Lunch is served from 11:50-12:20pm (the children bring lunch from home). Pick-up is from 12:20-12:30 pm.
Moyenne Section - ages 4 - 5 years:
The curriculum explores for more formal and structured activities. The acquisition of the fundamentals are essential: letters & numbers, math, problem solving, creative thinking. During the school year, letter and word recognition are a daily routine. The French alphabetic knowledge is known perfectly at the end of the school year.
Kindergarten - Grande Section - ages 5-6 years:
The third year of the Maternelle prepare your child for 1st Grade (French CP). All aspects of learning and development like language structure (syllable, French pronunciation), time, space concepts, cursive writing are reinforced. The program is specifically focused on developing and reinforcing their cognitive skills and bilingual vocabulary. The French Petit Peton curriculum includes an introduction to Musical Theory and piano.
After-School Program - ages 5-6 years:
- 3, 2 & 1 day options
Our after-school program is for children K thru 1st Grade with previous French experience preferred. We offer the CNED program and tools. Class times are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm.
Private Tutoring for Elementary School students:
- Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Petit Peton offers private and semi-private lessons for young graders. Whether your child desires to start learning French, or needs to improve her/his verbal and/or writing skills, or needs extra assistance to do French Homework, we can help you. Learning materials are available on site or you can bring your own material if you prefer.
Art Program - all students:
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking & Collage
During class, we introduce the children to Art History to familiarize them with artists, such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Gustave Klimt, Juan Miro and Claude Viallat. Each Art class starts with a French story time with books that tie into the art activity. The goal of the class is to have fun , express its own creativity and imaginary and expose to The Artist’s Tools.
Other French Language & Arts Programs:
- French Traditions & Culture
- French Summer Camp
- Piano classes
Address:
772 22nd Ave, San Francisco, California , USA
Bay Language Academy, Alameda CA
Courses / Programs
Situated in Alameda CA, Bay Language Academy provides beginner to advanced level classes and after school programs to children and adults in a variety of languages. We currently offer Spanish, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Italian, Korean, English, German and Arabic. Focusing on the specific needs of students and their parents, the classes are offered once, twice or three times weekly after school in 75 to 150-minute sessions. Parents are informed after each class of what was covered and what is expected from the young students for the next session.
The overall method is based on a modular teaching with an approach based on task, where a balance between practice and theory is achieved. The aim is to develop effective communication skills through the elementary development of the four basic language known skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Our instructors are trilingual, share a passion for languages and provide instruction through an engaging set of media interactive games, songs, art projects, total physical response and classical games. Our team of educators are either linguists who hold Bachelor's degree with certifications, Master's degree, Ph. D degree or are credentialed teachers.
Language Classes for Children & Adults:
Languages include:
- Spanish
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Arabic
- Japanese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Russian
- Korean
Specific courses include:
- After-school Program
- Beginner (for children who only speak English)
- Beginner (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Intermediate (for children who only speak English)
- Intermediate (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Child Advanced
Languages include:
- Spanish
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Arabic
- Japanese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Russian
- Korean
Specific courses include:
- After-school Program
- Beginner (for children who only speak English)
- Beginner (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Intermediate (for children who only speak English)
- Intermediate (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Child Advanced
English Camps for International Students - San Francisco
Courses / Programs
If you are searching for a quality English language camp in the USA for your child or teenager, look no further than an accredited English language school in the beautiful Bay Area of California.
Our summer and winter English camps combine language classes with exciting afternoon and weekend activities.
Conveniently located in the Financial District of Downtown, San Francisco provides Junior English Language Adventure Programs for kids and teens ages 10-17, and Leader in Training Programs for young adults ages 17-21.
Connect with other similarly-aged students from all over the world in our international camps. Make amazing life-long friendships, learn about other cultures while practicing your newly-acquired English language skills.
Our summer and winter English camps combine language classes with exciting afternoon and weekend activities.
Conveniently located in the Financial District of Downtown, San Francisco provides Junior English Language Adventure Programs for kids and teens ages 10-17, and Leader in Training Programs for young adults ages 17-21.
Connect with other similarly-aged students from all over the world in our international camps. Make amazing life-long friendships, learn about other cultures while practicing your newly-acquired English language skills.
Junior English Language Adventure Programs:
• Duration: 1-7 weeks in summer; 1-4 weeks in winter
• Age requirement: For students ages 10-17 (13-17 years for homestay)
• Language Levels: Any level
• Duration: 1-7 weeks in summer; 1-4 weeks in winter
• Age requirement: For students ages 10-17 (13-17 years for homestay)
• Language Levels: Any level
ABC Languages, San Francisco / Bay Area & Online French Classes USA
Courses / Programs
• ABC Languages provides group and private French lessons to children, teenagers, students and adults at our language schools in downtown San Francisco and Menlo Park, San Mateo County. • We also offer French language training to organizations throughout the Silicon Valley and South Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area, including in Santa Clara County (Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and San Jose).
• Our French classes are taught by native French teachers, using a communicative approach, with a learner-centered classroom. This means you are speaking and practicing French from day one. Role play, authentic conversation practice, videos and picture prompts are commonly used in our classes.
• Voted “Best of the Bay Area” by SF Chronicle online users, ABC has honed an excellent reputation in the Bay Area. Teachers must have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience before even being interviewed.
• Our teachers make sure the language comes alive in the classroom and students feel confident and excited to speak in French.
• We also offer instruction in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Arabic, German, Portuguese, and Farsi among other languages.
French Classes for Kids & Teens:
• Enrichment & homework help
• After-school French classes
• Private or at-home French tutoring
• End of year boot camp for middle & high school students
French Classes for Adults:
• Group French classes for adults at 9 levels from total beginner through to advanced
• French conversation classes
• Private French lessons
• Corporate French language training
• Online French lessons
• Enrichment & homework help
• After-school French classes
• Private or at-home French tutoring
• End of year boot camp for middle & high school students
French Classes for Adults:
• Group French classes for adults at 9 levels from total beginner through to advanced
• French conversation classes
• Private French lessons
• Corporate French language training
• Online French lessons
Cultural Bytes -Camps & Enrichment Program
Courses / Programs
The Interactive Language Program at Cultural Bytes offers engaging Spanish, French, and Mandarin classes for children from preschool through middle school in Southern California.Our experienced teachers are fluent in the target language and create a supportive, fun environment where kids learn through games, conversation, culture, and hands-on activities. Students stay actively involved, which helps them build confidence and retain what they learn.
We offer flexible options to fit your family and/or school's schedule:
• After-school programs
• Saturday classes and camps
• Online one-on-one lessons and virtual camps
Classes are held at multiple elementary and middle school locations across the area. Whether your child is a complete beginner or already has some experience, we welcome all levels.
Schedule a class today and discover how Cultural Bytes helps children enjoy learning a new language.
Cultural Bytes offers enrichment classes in Spanish, French, and Mandarin for children. Programs include Saturday camps in Spring and Fall, tutoring and learning pods, all-day language immersion summer and winter camps, plus online one-on-one lessons and virtual camps. Fun, interactive instruction helps kids build confidence and start speaking from day one.
EFBA - Education French in the Bay Area
Courses / Programs
Are you interested in French language learning classes for your child in the Bay Area? EFBA (Education French in the Bay Area) provide French classes year round and in summer for children ages 5-14 in one of our 20+ partner schools throughout the Bay Area.
Our classes take place in East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley & Peasanton), South Bay (Sunnyvale, San Jose & Mountainview), Peninsula (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Belmont & Burlingame), North Bay (Corte Madera), and in San Francisco (Noe Valley & Panhandle).
Since French is a minority language in the Bay Area, we have created several programs aiming to offer sufficient exposure to the language to help children become bilingual effortlessly and willingly.
French Language Classes for Kids & Teens:
- Boys & Girls ages 5-14
Class Options include:
• After School French classes
• French Summer Camps
• French Cultural Activities
• DELF/DALF French Exam Preparation
- Boys & Girls ages 5-14
Class Options include:
• After School French classes
• French Summer Camps
• French Cultural Activities
• DELF/DALF French Exam Preparation
La Casita de Niños
Courses / Programs
La Casita de Niños provides Spanish language immersion programs for children ages 1-13 at our school in the Allied Gardens area of north-east San Diego. We teach not only academic skills, but also values and habits such as respect for the people and environment around them.
Spanish language is introduced to children in a natural way during our interactions in daily routines, learning activities and cultural events.
Our commitment with the families is to make them feel confident that their children are receiving the best care and education.
Spanish Language Immersion Programs:
- For kids ages 1-13
Age Groups:
- 3-4 years old
- 5-6 years old
- 7-8 years old
School Features:
- Nurturing relationship with each child
- Safe materials, equipment and environment
- Variety of developmental appropriate learning experiences
- Positive guidance, supporting social and emotional development
- For kids ages 1-13
Age Groups:
- 3-4 years old
- 5-6 years old
- 7-8 years old
School Features:
- Nurturing relationship with each child
- Safe materials, equipment and environment
- Variety of developmental appropriate learning experiences
- Positive guidance, supporting social and emotional development