AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
The AFC After School Program, a part of our educational efforts to share French language and culture, has served Albemarle County and Charlottesville City Schools since 2009. Lead by a dedicated team of passionate and enthusiastic teachers, it welcomes more than a hundred elementary and middle schools students every semester.
Our unique program focuses on active communication and hands-on learning. Students do not stay seated on a chair while repeating grammar rules! For one hour every week, the language is learnt through engaging activities such as games, crafts, cooking sessions, songs, role play etc. No prerequisite required.
A new topic is introduced every semester so students have a chance to enlarge their vocabularies and knowledge about French speaking countries cultures. List of topics currently offered includes the following: Let’s go to Paris, A road trip to Normandy and Brittany, Festivals in the French speaking world, Let’s build a French city. Also available - every Spring a 4 sessions program focused on Art.
! NEW Fall 2019 ! Let’s cook in French! with an exclusive new curriculum based on the most famous French recipes. Our students will be able to learn and prepare the most famous French sweet and savory specialties!
Scroll down to see pictures from our past sessions!
Building Eiffel Towers! (Let’s go to Paris unit) at Jackson Via Elementary Spring 2017
French After School at your school
We may already offer our program in your school. Contact your PTO to find out. Here is a list of school where our program is currently offered:
Elementary Schools: Hollymead, Baker Butler, Covenant, CCS, Greer, Brownsville, Jackson Via, Cale
Middle Schools: Walker, Sutherland
You are a school director/PTO member and would like to consider our program for your students - contact our coordinator Michelle Katstra today! (434) 981-7201 or director@afcville.org.
! We give back a % of collected tuition to your school!
06/2019 - The AFC is thrilled to announce that for the third consecutive year, our after school program is the recipient of the Bama Works Grant through the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF). “Merci!” Bama Works Foundation & CACF for your support! Thanks to you and the generosity of the AFC donors - financial help will be available for the 2019-2020 school year.
In 2018-2019 we were able to provide tuition free French program to 66 children in Charlottesville!
The hospital (Let’s build a French city unit) at Brownsville Elementary Fall 2018
French after school at the afc
If our program is not yet available at your school, do not worry! Your child can still enjoy our unique curriculum and activities. Click on the link below to register today for our in house sessions.
L’ecole (Let’s build a French city) at Brownsville Elementary Fall 2018
The Umbrellas from Renoir (Art program) at Baker Butler Spring 2017
Les marionettes/ the puppets (Let’s go to Paris unit) at Jackson Via Elementary Spring 2017
New Orleans Carnaval (French speaking countries Festivals unit) at Jackson Via Elementary Spring 2018
Setting up the dinner table at home in French! (Let’s cook in French unit), picture from one of our Sutherland Middle school students, Fall 2019
Recreating the Bayeux Tapestry (Road trip to Normandy and Brittany unit) at Jackson Via Elementary Spring 2017
Nature morte from Paul Cezanne (Art program) at Hollymead Elementary, Spring 2019