As globalization continues, cultural diversity is increasingly threatened and some languages are disappearing completely. Whenever these languages disappear, their concepts, traditions, cultures, ways of thinking, and philosophies also die out. To preserve the richness of humanity and live in a respectful world, it is important to work to preserve the existence of linguistic diversity. [...]
Toral grew up in Djibouti and has lived in California since 1988. She has been teaching at EFBA for 7 years. She teaches in 2 different classes: one of 12 students in Mountain View and one of 6 students in Palo Alto. She is also co-teaching in a class of 8 students in Mountain [...]
EFBA obtained the STAFE grant, a special type of grant for nonprofits serving French people abroad. It has allowed us to develop our own educational materials and resources. Thanks to this grant, these materials are made accessible to all and available for free from the EFBA website. Gabrielle Durana, Founder and Executive Director of [...]
This year Giving Tuesday is on December 3. We are taking this opportunity to launch a fundraising campaign to fund and develop EFBA educational programs and resources. RCelebrated on the Tuesday following U.S. Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday is a movement to create an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. Giving Tuesday was [...]
Anicée Heylemans joined EFBA as a teacher this school year. She is teaching at the Bella Vista Elementary School in San Ramon. She manages a class of children aged 7 to 11, for whom French is a second language. These children are not as exposed to French nor the francophone culture as students who [...]
EFBA teachers and assistants Back to School orientation took place throughout the week of September 9th. A Back to School preparation? What for? To train new hires to the EFBA method. And to refresh the memory of the returnees :) What is the EFBA method? French is often described as a difficult language [...]
August 26th was Women's Equality Day in the United States. This day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution, which prohibits States and the Federal Government from denying US citizens the right to vote on on the basis of sex. It is also the moment to celebrate the importance of [...]
Our EFBA summer camps ended on August 2nd, 2019 and we want to share the stories and experiences from a few of our camp counselors who worked at EFBA during the 2019 summer season. Testimonials from our Camp Counselors; Thibaud Marcheteau (Lead Camp Counselor & Community Coordinator of the Mountain View summer camp), Julia Peillon [...]
In early July, EFBA was inspected by the American Camp Association (ACA), the body that regulates recreational camps for minors in the United States. While waiting for the official results due in November 2019, we sought feedback from our returning camp counselors about the differences between last year's summer camp and this year's camp where [...]
The EFBA summer camp program is in full swing! Children are learning French and Francophone cultures while having fun with weekly predefined themes. One of the themes chosen this year is Quasimodo and Esmeralda, the lovers of Notre Dame de Paris. This theme was picked after the fire of April 15, 2019, which burned the [...]
