French

Even in Kindergarten, Lower School students study Spanish or French for thirty minutes a day. Our specialists work with groups of four to eight students of similar proficiency. The youngest students gain exposure to the language through crafts, games, songs, and conversation, while the older students use readings, compositions, dialogues, and quizzes and projects to cement knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and basic conjugation. Students also explore Francophone and Spanish-speaking cultures through cultural events, field trips, and creative activities.

Madame Coursey

B.A. Secondary Education/French, Elms College
Margaret Coursey studied French in Quebec before beginning her teaching career at a boarding school in rural Fontainebleau, France. She is known here for her wildly creative instructional units, including one where students produced an French-language instructional video starring escargot.