FRENCH EDUCATION IN THE BAY AREA

EFBA is a nonprofit organization promoting bilingualism, specifically by teaching French in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

EFBA is a unique French school for children ages 5 to 18. Since French is a minority language in the Bay Area, we have created several programs aiming to offer sufficient exposure to the language to help children willingly and effortlessly become bilingual. We offer 3 interdependent programs throughout the year for all ages and levels: affordable after-school French classes in the Bay Area and online, excellent summer and winter programs, and engaging cultural outings. These programs are different in nature but share the same goal: to expose children to the French language and motivate them to learn through play-based methods adapted to their level.

Thanks to our programs and classes, learning French in the San Francisco Bay Area is fun and easy. Children don’t even realize they’re learning French! 

Our French language learning programs

DIGITAL K-12
SCHOOL

EFB@ DIGITAL FRENCH SCHOOL

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IN-PERSON
AFTER SCHOOL

FRENCH LEARNING PROGRAMS

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SUMMERCAMPS

SUMMER CAMPS IN FRENCH

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CULTURAL
ACTIVITIES

FRENCH CULTURAL PROGRAMS

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VIRGULE
COLLECTION

FREE FRENCH TEXTBOOKS AND RESOURCES

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“At EFBA, we think that the possibility of preserving the native language contributes to the well-being and psychological balance of the entire family, as well as to building the children’s identities in the context of a happy bilingualism. For those whose family did not emigrate from a French-speaking country, the discovery of another language at the youngest possible age provides a wonderful form of mental gymnastics that allows the creation of new synapses and opens the mind to the world. Most importantly, we must break away from the monolithic perspective to embrace linguistic and cultural diversity, which is another form of biodiversity, and as such, a valuable asset.”

Gabrielle Durana, Founder and President of EFBA 

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