This month, Aux Petits Soins launches its Adult Program, a system of French language immersion classes and activities geared for people age 17 and up. The Adult Program was designed to help new and returning French speakers, and will consist of two main aspects: Classroom Time and Social Events. The classes will be broken into individual and group lessons, and split into three skill levels, as developed by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The events will be a combination of planned activities created by APS — such as weekly meet-ups, cooking classes and film viewings — and those developed by other members of the mid-Michigan French community.
My goal, at least in the beginning of the Adult Program, is to meet with all potential students in order to put them into groups where they will be able to learn most effectively. I have already started meetings, which consist of a set of questions I came up with followed by a 15-minute one-on-one conversation. All said and done, it takes about an hour. Please contact me soon to schedule your meeting.
Next Saturday, Feb. 18, there will be a French-themed dinner party at the home of some APS Children’s Program parents. The goal will is to incorporate French conversation into the evening as much as possible, allowing a good “real world” practice session and serving as a golden opportunity for local Francophiles to connect with one another. Space is limited, so please let me know ASAP if you’re interested in attending.