If you have any questions about upcoming classes or the program, please contact the Youth Program Coordinator at youthprograms@alliancehouston.org
For new students who have taken French classes before, a 15-minute online placement test is required. Take the placement test here
IN PERSON 10-16 yo A1.0 -Complete Beginners - Saturdays 11:00-12:30pm
Regular
This is a beginner-level class designed for students who have never taken French before
Following A1.0 class, students will be at A1 level
Pace: Regular
ONLINE 10-16 yo A1.0 -Complete Beginners- Tuesdays 4:30-6:00pm
Regular
This is a beginner-level class designed for students who have never taken French before
Following A1.0 class, students will be at A1 level
Pace: Regular
IN PERSON 10-16 yo A1 Thursdays 4:30-6:00pm - Mrs Sandrine
Regular
By the end of this level, learners are generally able to:
Understand short and slow speech on familiar topics
Recognize common words in everyday contexts (e.g., at school, at home, in town)
Introduce themselves and others (e.g., Je m’appelle Sam. Voici mon ami Max.)
Ask and answer simple questions about personal details: age, nationality, family, school, hobbies (e.g., Quel âge as-tu ?, Tu aimes le sport
?)
Participate in short interactions (e.g., Je voudrais une pizza, s’il vous plaît.)
Describe people, places, and things using basic adjectives and expressions (e.g., Il est grand. C’est une petite ville.)
Read and understand short texts such as personal profiles, simple emails or messages, descriptions or short dialogues
Fill out simple forms or write short personal texts (e.g., about themselves, their family, a typical day)
Use short phrases structures to write descriptions or messages (J’ai deux sœurs. J’aime le foot.)
Use of present tense of regular and common irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire), definite and indefinite articles, basic question and
negation forms, common nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and connectors (et, mais, parce que)
ONLINE 10-16 yo A1 Saturdays 9:30-11:00am - Mrs Camille
Regular
By the end of this level, learners are generally able to:
Understand short and slow speech on familiar topics
Recognize common words in everyday contexts (e.g., at school, at home, in town)
Introduce themselves and others (e.g., Je m’appelle Sam. Voici mon ami Max.)
Ask and answer simple questions about personal details: age, nationality, family, school, hobbies (e.g., Quel âge as-tu ?, Tu aimes le sport
?)
Participate in short interactions (e.g., Je voudrais une pizza, s’il vous plaît.)
Describe people, places, and things using basic adjectives and expressions (e.g., Il est grand. C’est une petite ville.)
Read and understand short texts such as personal profiles, simple emails or messages, descriptions or short dialogues
Fill out simple forms or write short personal texts (e.g., about themselves, their family, a typical day)
Use short phrases structures to write descriptions or messages (J’ai deux sœurs. J’aime le foot.)
Use of present tense of regular and common irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire), definite and indefinite articles, basic question and
negation forms, common nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and connectors (et, mais, parce que)
ONLINE 10-16 yo A1 Saturdays 11:30-1:00pm - Mrs Soumia
Regular
By the end of this level, learners are generally able to:
Understand short and slow speech on familiar topics
Recognize common words in everyday contexts (e.g., at school, at home, in town)
Introduce themselves and others (e.g., Je m’appelle Sam. Voici mon ami Max.)
Ask and answer simple questions about personal details: age, nationality, family, school, hobbies (e.g., Quel âge as-tu ?, Tu aimes le sport
?)
Participate in short interactions (e.g., Je voudrais une pizza, s’il vous plaît.)
Describe people, places, and things using basic adjectives and expressions (e.g., Il est grand. C’est une petite ville.)
Read and understand short texts such as personal profiles, simple emails or messages, descriptions or short dialogues
Fill out simple forms or write short personal texts (e.g., about themselves, their family, a typical day)
Use short phrases structures to write descriptions or messages (J’ai deux sœurs. J’aime le foot.)
Use of present tense of regular and common irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire), definite and indefinite articles, basic question and
negation forms, common nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and connectors (et, mais, parce que)
ONLINE 10-16 yo A1 Thursdays 5:00-6:30pm - Mrs Iris
Regular
By the end of this level, learners are generally able to:
Understand short and slow speech on familiar topics
Recognize common words in everyday contexts (e.g., at school, at home, in town)
Introduce themselves and others (e.g., Je m’appelle Sam. Voici mon ami Max.)
Ask and answer simple questions about personal details: age, nationality, family, school, hobbies (e.g., Quel âge as-tu ?, Tu aimes le sport
?)
Participate in short interactions (e.g., Je voudrais une pizza, s’il vous plaît.)
Describe people, places, and things using basic adjectives and expressions (e.g., Il est grand. C’est une petite ville.)
Read and understand short texts such as personal profiles, simple emails or messages, descriptions or short dialogues
Fill out simple forms or write short personal texts (e.g., about themselves, their family, a typical day)
Use short phrases structures to write descriptions or messages (J’ai deux sœurs. J’aime le foot.)
Use of present tense of regular and common irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire), definite and indefinite articles, basic question and
negation forms, common nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and connectors (et, mais, parce que)
ONLINE 10-16 yo A1 Wednesdays 4:30-6:00pm - Mrs Gigi
Regular
By the end of this level, learners are generally able to:
Understand short and slow speech on familiar topics
Recognize common words in everyday contexts (e.g., at school, at home, in town)
Introduce themselves and others (e.g., Je m’appelle Sam. Voici mon ami Max.)
Ask and answer simple questions about personal details: age, nationality, family, school, hobbies (e.g., Quel âge as-tu ?, Tu aimes le sport
?)
Participate in short interactions (e.g., Je voudrais une pizza, s’il vous plaît.)
Describe people, places, and things using basic adjectives and expressions (e.g., Il est grand. C’est une petite ville.)
Read and understand short texts such as personal profiles, simple emails or messages, descriptions or short dialogues
Fill out simple forms or write short personal texts (e.g., about themselves, their family, a typical day)
Use short phrases structures to write descriptions or messages (J’ai deux sœurs. J’aime le foot.)
Use of present tense of regular and common irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire), definite and indefinite articles, basic question and
negation forms, common nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and connectors (et, mais, parce que)
ONLINE 10-16 yo A1/A2 Tuesdays 4:30-6:00pm - Mrs Stéphanie
Regular
By the end of each level, learners are generally able to:
Understand short, clear messages, announcements, or conversations on familiar topics (at school, in shops, with friends)
Identify the main ideas in a simple conversation or audio clip when spoken slowly and clearly
Express personal opinions, preferences, and experiences (e.g., Je préfère les films d’action. J’ai visité Paris l’année dernière.)
Ask and answer questions in short conversations, such as: making plans (e.g., Tu veux aller au cinéma ?), giving directions (e.g., Tourne à
gauche, puis va tout droit.), shopping or ordering food (e.g., Je voudrais un sandwich au fromage, s’il vous plaît.)
Describe: daily routines and habits, past events using the passé composé, future intentions using aller + infinitive
Read and understand short texts like: emails, notes, short articles, blogs, brochures, descriptions of people, places, activities, and
events
Extract key information from signs, timetables, menus, or advertisements
Write short, connected texts on familiar topics, such as: personal introductions, descriptions of a person, place, or event, simple stories
in the past, mails or messages to friends
Use of present, passé composé, and near future (futur proche) tenses, reflexive verbs and common irregular verbs, expressions of frequency,
time, and quantity, comparative and superlative forms, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (parce que, quand, ensuite, après)
ONLINE 10-16 yo A2 Saturdays 9:30-11am - Mrs Stéphanie
Regular
By the end of this level, learners are generally able to:
Understand the main points of clear, standard speech on familiar topics (school, free time, current events)
Follow the main idea of short narratives, interviews, or news reports, especially with visual support
Participate in conversations on familiar topics and exchange ideas, opinions, and experiences
Describe dreams, hopes, and goals, briefly explain opinions, plans (Je voudrais devenir médecin parce que j’aime aider les gens.)
Narrate stories and past experiences using appropriate tenses (e.g., passé composé, imparfait)
Handle common real-life situations, such as: making arrangements, giving advice, expressing agreement or disagreement, making suggestions or
hypotheses
Understand texts dealing with topics of personal interest or general relevance (e.g., youth magazines, blogs, simple articles)
Read and interpret opinions, arguments, or explanations in short texts or dialogues
Write coherent, structured texts (150–180 words) such as: personal letters and emails, narratives and biographies, descriptions and
comparisons, short essays expressing opinions with justification (e.g., À mon avis, il est important de recycler…)
Confident use of: present, past (passé composé, imparfait), future, and conditional tenses, relative pronouns (qui, que, dont, où), direct
and indirect object pronouns, complex sentences with conjunctions and clauses
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