After School

After School programs will begin on Monday, January 5th, 2009.

Our language classes offer a continuum of immersion language learning for children in kindergarten through elementary school. Classes meet once a week for 2 hours. Class size ranges between 4 -12 children. All teachers are well qualified, experienced bilingual instructors.

In our beginning language classes, our objective is to introduce language through a multi-sensory approach using creative arts, language arts, singing, and games. As with learning a first language, emphasis is placed on listening comprehension and speaking. We provide a relaxed and fun environment. Using immersion, language is learned in a natural, unpressured way. Reading and writing is integrated into the curriculum as children progress through the elementary grades as a compliment to continued work with listening and speaking skills.

For our High Fluency Academic French class the focus shifts to learning to read and write in French using programs developed to teach French literacy to school-age children. Children really enjoy these methods as the content is geared to their sensibilities, humor and capabilities. The methods integrate reading and writing with verbal expression in an innovative, incremental manner. Instructors supplement the coursework with games that reinforce the material and encourage speaking.

Class Time: 3:20 to 5:20 pm

Children may enroll in multiple sessions.

Mondays:         High fluency Conversational French

Tuesdays:        Beginning Conversational French

Wednesdays:  Beginning Conversational Arabic (secular

Thursdays:      Beginning Conversational Spanish

                         High fluency Academic French

The new semester begins the week of Monday, January 5th and goes through the week of Monday, June 1st.

• High Fluency French classes require prior knowledge of French via a previous immersion program or by speaking French at home. New-to-IMS-students are required to briefly interview in French to assess their speaking ability.
  
• There is no prior knowledge for required for the beginning classes (Arabic, French or Spanish)

The Weekly Schedule is:

Tuition

Tuition is paid by session

A session is one class per week.

The 18 week session is $450 (Mondays - High Fluency Conversational French)

The 21 week sessions are $525

Tuition must be paid in full at the start of each session or it can be paid in 2 installments; 1 due on the first day of class, the other due March 2nd.