French Institute Alliance Française
The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is a not-for-profit organization in New York that offers innovative programs in education and the arts, exploring the diversity and richness of French cultures.
The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is a not-for-profit organization in New York that offers innovative programs in education and the arts, exploring the diversity and richness of French cultures.
Immerse your child in the world of French with engaging role-playing activities and interactive learning experiences. Develop strong foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while preparing for the DELF JUNIOR exams. Unlock the potential for your teen to confidently converse, describe, and plan in French!
FIAF’s à petits pas program provides a gentle and fun immersion experience through a structured curriculum, allowing your child to become familiar with French through hands-on and age-appropriate activities. Your child will pick up new words and language structures, using them in a variety of stimulating activities such as fun arts-and-crafts projects, dancing, games, and stories. Through the repetition of vocabulary and basic language...
Toddlers learn, laugh, and play en français better in person! Small classes with strict safety guidelines are offered in person at FIAF to meet the needs of parents and children. Offered in the bright and spacious classrooms in FIAF’s beautiful Upper East Side building, the à petits pas program promotes a gentle French immersion experience in small groups to ensure individual attention for each child. Our year-round à petits pas program encourages...
Introduce your 12 to 24-month-old toddler to the sounds of French! In this à petits pas (age 1) class, your child will be immersed in fun activities for the eyes and ears while learning to recognize new sounds and familiar objects in a French-language environment. All activities are designed especially for very young children and include greetings, songs, movement, stories, art and crafts, and more. The interactions and activities promote child...
Refine your French diction and speaking abilities through engaging dialogues from plays and cinema. Enhance your prosody, pronunciation, and oral fluency while exploring the nuances of body language and cultural connections. Elevate your spoken French with a focus on rhythm, intonation, and creative listening.
Join our engaging and fun French immersion program designed for young children to learn, laugh, and play en français in a safe and nurturing environment at FIAF.
Engage your toddler in a vibrant French language journey filled with interactive games, songs, dance, and arts-and-crafts at a renowned language institute. Watch your child's confidence and fluency in French blossom through engaging activities designed to make learning fun and exciting. Join the adventure and immerse your little one in a dynamic and enriching language experience.
Nurture your child's love for French language and culture through engaging activities and interactive games at FIAF's program for young French speakers.
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French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of New York. FIAF's mission is to create and offer New Yorkers innovative and unique programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures. FIAF seeks to generate new ideas and promote cross cultural dialogue through partnerships and new platforms of expression.
Founded at the turn of 20th century, the French Institute and the Alliance Française de New York operated as two separate organizations, the first promoting French arts, the second teaching French. In 1971 they merged to form what has become one of the largest and most respected centers of French-American activities in the U.S: the French Institute Alliance Française.
Located at 22 East 60th Street between Park and Madison Avenues on New York City’s Upper Eastside, our beautiful Beaux Arts building is reminiscent of the architecture of Haussmann Paris. Over 6000 students learn French at our Language Center, New York's leading center for French language.
The Haskell Library is the most comprehensive private French library in the United States. The 400-seat Florence Gould Hall Theater, where we present LIVE performing arts events and New York’s only year-round French cinema series CinéSalon; Tinker Auditorium where we present culinary, literary, and other cultural events; the dramatic penthouse space, Le Skyroom (featuring a demonstration kitchen) where we present exclusive Art de Vivre events; and the recently opened FIAF Gallery ensure FIAF’s place as a vibrant cultural force for New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds.
Students at the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) have positive feedback about their classes, particularly praising the helpful and articulate instructors. Many students have reported improvements in their pronunciation as a result of taking these classes. The consensus is that the pace of the classes could be faster, but overall, students appreciate the nice setting and the learning experience provided by FIAF. - "I loved this class!!!! Sophie was so helpful and articulate. I felt my pronunciation improved by the end of the class. I highly recommend this class!" - "Very nice class great teacher, nice setting. Pace can be a bit faster." - "I love FIAF!"
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