LEWISTON — The Gendron Franco Center will start a new session of Saturday morning “Fun in French” classes on Saturday, Sept. 9.
The course will consist of 90-minute sessions running from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 4 to 12, taking place over five weeks. A full schedule of classes will be available at the first session or by contacting the Franco Center.
No prior language experience is necessary. A parent, grandparent or adult caregiver should accompany each child age 8 and younger.
The intention is to provide an opportunity for families to learn activities in French that they can build on with each session.
The Maine French Heritage Language Program curriculum is used as the foundation for the program offered. The MFHLP curriculum provides fun by offering a wide range of activities influenced by the local Franco-American and other French-speaking cultures.
The course will be taught by Jacynthe Jacques, a native of the Eastern Township region of Québec. She has lived in the Lewiston area for more than 20 years.
The center has a minimum requirement of five students in order to hold the classes, with a maximum of 15 students.
The center strives to provide quality fun to as many young people as possible by offering “Fun in French” classes free through grants from the French American Cultural Exchange, French Heritage Language Program of New York, the L-A Children Foundation and other grants.
FMI, register: francocenter.org, jjacques@francocenter.org, 207-783-1585.
Two young Franco Center “Fun in French” participants are pictured at Museum LA.
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