Adama Diallo
PK4 Teacher Assistant
Anette Morfe
PK4 – English
Anette has over 12 years of teaching experience in various grade levels. She has a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and currently teaches English at FAA. She is passionate about education and making a difference in young children’s lives.
Vanessa Thiam
PK3 – French
Vanessa started teaching in 2018 after having graduated from l’Université de la Sorbonne in Paris. Vanessa first started teaching in college, and then in elementary schools in Brooklyn. This year, Vanessa is teaching in preschool at the FAA! Vanessa has been living in the United States since 2019. She loves to travel, canyoning, hiking, and […]
Creating Energy and Incorporating Project-based Learning in Middle School
Example of a Project-Based Learning in the Classroom Our 7th-grade students took on the role of being engineers in their science class, and as a team, they built a windmill that produced 22 volts of energy. Over the course of a few weeks, with the teacher’s support, students used their problem-solving skills and science knowledge […]
Middle States Association Accreditation
On December 2nd at noon, a few French American Academy teachers and staff members gathered in the science room to listen to the team from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges deliver their oral report. Their assessment included this statement: Extract of the oral report “As we met with so many of […]
Autumn Farm Trip for Lower Grade Classes
By Rose Spicher In honor of the first few days of “La Semaine Du Goût”, French American Academy Pre-K4, kindergarten, and first grade classes teamed up for a fantastic autumn trip to Alstede Farms in Chester, NJ. The classes were broken up into small mixed age groups, each led by an FAA teacher or parent […]
