La Semaine Du Goût at FAA

During October, in French schools throughout the world, students participated in a uniquely French cultural experience: tasting, exploring, enjoying, and experimenting with food during “La Semaine Du Goût”. What is La Semaine Du Goût? The “week of flavor” started out as a single day on October 15 1990, when schools and chefs in Paris collaborated […]
Building Classroom Communities in the First Month of School

By Rose Spicher It’s 8:35 on a Wednesday morning, and the students in Marie-Françoise Morandais’ first grade class are enthusiastically zapping each other with electricity during their morning greetings. They shudder dramatically from the simulated jolts, dissolving into giggles after each turn. It’s a lighthearted moment at the beginning of the day, not mentally taxing […]
Sustainability on Campus

Sustainability on Campus The 17 UN Goals for Sustainable Development are part of our daily life at the French American Academy. Our students, teachers, staff, and parents are actively involved in these 17 interlinked goals designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.” One of the first actions […]
Fostering a Love of Reading and Creativity

We recognize the importance of bilingual reading and encourage our students to read in both languages. Our library is filled with a wide range of bilingual books, and we offer guided reading sessions in both languages. A Picture Book Genre Study In Humanities class, 6th graders participated in a Picture Book genre study; learning about […]
Students Meet Authors

Fruitful Discussions This month has been rich in exchanges with different famous authors: The K to 3rd graders virtually met Celine Lamour Crochet, who wrote the book ”Titouan le goëland”. The main character is a gull who lives on the coast of Brittany with a whole colony of gulls. Nothing differentiates him from the others, […]
Maths at The French American Academy

Maths Week From March 7 to March 14th, the French American Academy celebrated “Math week” on both campuses. Our 4th and 5th graders participated in a national math contest organized with all bilingual schools in the USA which highlights mental calculations. Great Results 5th graders in Englewood placed 20th, 5th graders in Jersey City finished […]