Events

Dear parents,

 Our French immersion program in Williamsburg / Greenpoint  which will begin in September 2014 has spots open  for children  2.5 yrs to 4 yrs old.
Led by experienced and dynamic French speakers this program will follow a curriculum and  offer our children an opportunity to learn about our world through creative and dramatic play, arts, stories, singing, playing, learning alphabet, numbers sharing meals all immersed in the French language.
Our drop-off classes will meet in a child-friendly rented room at Play, 33 Nassau avenue ( by the MC Carren park) in Brooklyn from 9:00am to 1:00pm Mondays- Fridays ( 2, 3 and 5 days options) starting September 8, 2014 to the end of June 2015.
For more info contact me at frenchforlittleones at gmail dot com

P. S. 84 in Manhattan is seeking a French speaking Teacher Assistant to work full time in a K and 1st grade French Dual Language Class.  PTA Funded.  

If you are interested, email me Tflores@schools.nyc.gov or call (212) 799-2534.

'French For Little Ones' French Classes Winter Session is starting January 8, 2015. We have many classes in Brooklyn for children ages 9 months and up! Visit our website at frenchforlittleones.com

Ages 4-6

Art Workshops: Les Artistes

Saturdays, 1:30–2:30pm
Jan 17, 24, 31 • Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 • Mar 7, 14, 21, 28

All Levels
Price: $50 per workshop

Your Petits Matisse will create their own paintings, sculptures, and drawings while being introduced to works of art from around the world, all en français !

Ages 6-8

Chess Workshop

Saturdays, 11:30am–12:30pm
Jan 17, 24, 31 • Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 • Mar 7, 14, 21, 28
Level: Native French-Speakers
Price: $50 per workshop
Series Price: $440 for 11 workshops—a $110 savings!

Children improve their French while becoming a chess grandmaster!

Join us to discover chess en français in an interactive way: children will learn how to play and how to read a chess game while practicing French. They will also learn cultural facts about chess through games and pedagogical activities.

Ages 6-10

Games & Conversation Workshop

Saturdays, 3–4pm
Jan 17, 24, 31 • Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 • Mar 7, 14, 21, 28
Ages 6-10, All Levels
Price: $50 per workshop

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The original work of three French artists Christian Charrière, David W. Whitfield and Florent Lubienicki will be on display at Agora Gallery, NYC. The exhibitions open on January 17, 2015 and continue until February 6, 2015. The opening reception takes place on the evening of January 22, at 6-8pm.

Entrance is free and all art lovers are encouraged to attend, enjoy and meet some of the artists whose works make up this delightful show. 

About Christian Charrière

A collection of highly recognizable characters populates Christian Charrière’s paintings. Screen stars and rock icons are depicted with all the detail a portrait photographer would give them. The artist’s skill at capturing the personality of his subjects gives each image an echo of the familiar, while his subtle color palette and varied textures lift them beyond duplication. His subjects have a quality of simultaneously posing and being caught unaware, giving his paintings an immediacy that is tempered by a strong sense of formal c