French 1
Hybrid high school credit: live speaking plus self-paced lessons, poetry, novels, and grammar in context.
- Grades
- Ages 13+ (grades 8–12)
- Schedule
- Tuesday 11:30 AM–12:15 PM ET
- Tuition
- $800 (live session + self-paced course + copywork PDF; self-paced access continues after the year)
- Term
- August–May
French 1 is a hybrid class: students complete assigned self-paced lessons two other days per week; live class emphasizes speaking practice.
This course earns high school credit. It moves a bit faster than the younger beginner track, with more writing and explicit grammar, while developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing together.
What this course includes
- Poetry and songs
- Picture study
- Reading novels and biographies in French
- French narrations
- Current events in French
- Grammar in context (Siepmann Primary French)
- Conversation about daily and weekend life
Materials
- Required:
- Otto Siepmann’s Primary French Course.
- Optional readers may include:
- Émeraude, le bébé tortue marine
- Louis Braille
- Brandon Brown à la Conquête du Québec
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