Early Education & Child Development Blog

At The French Académie, we are passionate and dedicated to providing students with the highest quality, research-based education. We would like to share our pedagogical approach with you as we partner in supporting your child's development.

Forest School Benefits in Early Childhood

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Aug 16
3 min

Forest School Benefits in Early Childhood

Tuesday Forest School & The Benefits of Green Space in Early Childhood: Last spring as the weather warmed, our Maternelle students...

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The 5 Stages of Second-Language Acquisition

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Jul 24
3 min

The 5 Stages of Second-Language Acquisition

Children come to The French Académie with various levels of experience. Some might be classified as simultaneous bilinguals if they are...

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Jul 12
4 min

6 Good Reasons To Learn French

With over 7,000 languages spoken in the world, it is difficult to narrow in on one when choosing a second language. Family culture and...

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Language Immersion: Essential For Language Learning

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May 12
4 min

Language Immersion: Essential For Language Learning

Immersion language learning is on the rise, particularly in Minnesota. There are 107 immersion schools in the state, ranking the 9th...

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Stages of Writing Development In The First 5 Years

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Apr 18
9 min

Stages of Writing Development In The First 5 Years

De Lascaux à l'écriture: follow our tracks, step into history Through the course of thousands of years, human communication has evolved...

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Mar 17
2 min

5 Benefits of a Multi-Age Classroom

At The French Académie, we have multi-age classrooms. La Maternelle supports children ages 3 years old through 6 years of age (preschool,...

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What Does A Bilingual Classroom Look Like?

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Sep 12, 2018
1 min

What Does A Bilingual Classroom Look Like?

Fred Genesee, professor of psychology at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, an expert in bilingual research, tells us that: “All...

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