The teachers are very caring and provide a good balance of learning and fun…
Benjamins (grade K) Français Langue Maternelle 1
Benjamin Level 1 is for children with no previous exposure to French language.

Benjamin French as a Native Language 1 (EBJ.FLM.1) : For native or near native French speaking children currently enrolled in Kindergarten or 1st grade who cannot read and write in French.
Class Material: Storybooks & corresponding activity sheets
Class Format: Classes are 90 minutes per week.
Program Length: 3 sessions of 10 weeks each.
Curriculum: The titles of the two storybooks and a detailed outline of each 10-week session’s curriculum will be provided on the first day of class.
To attend this level, children should be exposed to French outside of our classes (French speaking care-givers and/or attending a bilingual school) or have previously attended one or more sessions of our à petits pas program for Native French-speaking children. After this level, children will continue on to Benjamin French as a Native Language 2 (EBJ.FLM.2).
If your child hasn’t previously been enrolled in L’Alliance New York language classes, they must take a placement test. Contact languagecenter@lallianceny.org (Manhattan Campus) or montclair@lallianceny.org (Montclair Campus) to schedule a test.
How does it compare to the Cned program? This program requires less time commitment and has no formal evaluations or homework. Unlike the Cned program’s comprehensive coverage of an entire school level, our Benjamin classes for native and near-native French-speaking children concentrate on key concepts suitable for students’ ages.