Aux Petits Soins is a French cultural center offering a variety of services, including private and group language immersion classes and group activities for both children and adults.
The adult program include an ever-growing list of classes and events specially designed to highlight key aspects of French culture, with a focus on incorporating the French language as much as possible. The children’s programs start with kids as young as 3 months old and continue through high-school age students, using a three-step immersion system we call Listen, Absorb, Speak. It was initially designed to enable children to learn French the same way they learned their native language — through repetition of common words and phrases, using songs, toys and interactive games as reinforcement. But, it has been expanded to accommodate adult learners as well, whether they’re a little rusty from what they learned in high school or have never spoken a word of French in their life. All ages and all skill levels are welcome at Aux Petits Soins.
Our Goals: To unite Lansing’s French community and heighten awareness and appreciation for French culture throughout the region. To enable our youngest students to speak accent-free French while connecting with authentic French culture. To create a generation of world citizens in Lansing.
Our Mission: To eventually build a freestanding, multi-use community center dedicated entirely to the French language and culture. Stay tuned.