The French Academy of Minnesota - French School, Preschool and Elementary

Coupures de presse

 

3/18/09 Language programs aren't foreign anymore

Language programs are no longer just trendy -- they're here to stay, the experts say.[...] Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the language immersion school began in 1998 with four students. Its director, Véronique Liebmann, initially ran the school out of her basement. The academy has been leasing the top floor of the Eliot Community Center in St. Louis Park for three years. About 100 students, from preschool through fifth grade, are enrolled. The school is growing, and Liebmann said she would welcome eventually offering kindergarten through grade 12. From the outside, the French Academy looks like a typical elementary school. Inside, the vibe feels foreign. The curriculum for the school is administered by the French Ministry of Education -- which sells its curriculum to schools around the world -- but it's not the only thing that makes this school different from an American school. Everything from the teachers to lunch is strictly French. The academy has seven full-time instructors who are all native French speakers. Liebmann said the students need to learn French with an authentic accent.

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1/16/09 The children's choir from the FAM sang an assortment of traditional French holiday carols at the annual "Fête de l'Hiver" (Christmas Party) of the Alliance Française of Minneapolis-St Paul

 

6/28/05 The French Academy of Minnesota announces its new location at 6800 Cedar Lake Road in St. Louis Park.

 

5/1/05 LMDE becomes The French Academy of Minnesota

 

3/3/05 Veronique Liebmann appears on the Pat Miles radio show to discuss the benefits of immersion.

 

4/16/04 Veronique Liebmann, owner and director of La Maison des Enfants - French School is named the Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration

 

9/1/98 Veronique Liebmann founds a preschool - kindergarten immersion program in Eden Prairie.

 

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