More than just “Bonjour”: a Family’s Journey into French immersion
Choosing an international education is a bold step, especially when the language is new to both the child and the parents. We sat down with Serena Lehman, a parent at The French American Academy (The FAA), to discuss her family’s experience navigating the transition into our bilingual community and education. From the challenges of a […]
From Classroom to Canada: FAA’s Inaugural Ninth-Grade Global Learning Experience
Author: Lola Gueguen Summary: The FAA’s first-ever ninth-grade trip to Toronto and Montreal immerses students in cultural exploration, academic exchange, and global leadership through school shadowing, historic site visits, and participation in Canada’s largest Model UN conference. ____________________________________________________________________________ For the first time, the French American Academy (FAA) is proud to introduce its inaugural ninth-grade overnight […]
Cultivating Global Citizens Through Model United Nations
On May 3, 2025, our middle school students participated in the 11th annual Saint Ann’s Middle School Model United Nations Conference (SAMUN XI) in Brooklyn Heights, NY. This conference, organized entirely by high school students from Saint Ann’s School, offers middle schoolers a platform to engage in global diplomacy simulations. Our middle school students actively […]
Bilingualism Plus One: Middle School Spanish and the DELE
Starting in the sixth grade, every FAA student is enrolled in an immersion Spanish class for two hours each week. There are many reasons that we require Spanish lessons in middle school, as our students are already attaining fluency in both French and English. Since most of our middle schoolers have been learning and speaking […]
Empowering Global Communities
In October, our students participated in the 3rd annual Foulées Olympiques, running laps to raise funds for the Konekte and Georgie Badiel Foundations. The students and the community successfully raised $20,150. This amount was evenly divided between the two foundations and donated during the visits of Georgie Badiel and Ann Hoppenot, the co-founder of Konekte, […]
The FAA Olympics is back!
On Wednesday, May 31 and Thursday, June 1, all of our Pre-K/Kindergarten students and elementary students enjoyed participating in 3 hours of teamwork, sportsmanship, and physical fitness during our Annual FAA Olympic games. Bringing the Olympic spirit to FAA Our maternelle Olympics, in which students from Pre-K2 to Kindergarten participated on May 31, featured fun […]
