French Classes

Our Mission:

Our mission is to proffer a bilingual, multicultural French-language education, opening children’s minds to the world.

Through our structured yet flexible programs, children have the opportunity to acquire a better mastery of the French language. EFBA’s French courses are structured around perfecting the oral and written language, while adapting to ours students’ levels and environments.

Our Vision: 

We imagine a world in which all children grow up multilingual and multicultural to live in peace, be their best self and protect the environment.

Our Commitment To Inclusion: 

EFBA is committed to respecting the dignity and well-being of each child by creating a respectful and positive environment in which each child can find his/her/their place and reach his/her/their full potential. 

We provide an inclusive and welcome environment to the children and adults who participate in our programs, their families, our employees, staff members, and volunteers

It is particularly important for us to provide access to our programs for all children. Living together, accepting and respecting differences, and enriching the community through diversity are all part of our mission.

We are committed to welcoming all children, regardless of ability, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, cultural, racial, ethnic or national origin, social origin, opinions or beliefs. We value and respect the entire Francophone world and beyond.

Small Group French Classes

Classes in small groups present social benefits for the participants, especially French native-language children. These children are developing and learning to accept the normality of growing up bilingual, as long as they can see that their hybrid situation is commonplace and not at all unusual, and especially that it is acknowledged and supported by the school establishment.

For all children, small group classes provide the motivation of meeting friends with whom they can share fun and laughter while learning fascinating things from a highly qualified, unforgettable teacher.

Gentle Teaching Methods

Forcing kids to do something leads to rejection. It is much better to tap into their intrinsic motivation and their underlying desire to learn, which is ever-present if you know how to summon it.

Our teaching methods are play-based and adapted to the after-school period. We aim for a “joyful wisdom” and encourage intellectual curiosity, thanks to demanding and kind teachers with joyful personalities. Creating an “irreversibly” bilingual child takes time.

Learning French While Having Fun

A school beyond the walls, where children are exposed to a second language outside of the “artificial” class setting, particularly through summer camps and cultural programs. Children thus develop their imagination, experience the language in its natural state and learn to create their own playthings or even play with words.

Our ambition is to provide children with a thousand opportunities to learn and use the second language, so that they can use it in life’s circumstances and grow up loving to speak several languages.

Active Locations:

• San Francisco 

• Belmont

• Berkeley 

• Mountain View 

• San Ramon 

• Walnut Creek