LWFC teachers are native-fluent, selected for the skill with which they speak their language and for their enthusiasm with children. Each teacher is trained to use the acclaimed Thibaut Technique.
Every teacher is personally supervised by Francois Thibaut, the LWFC’s Director and Anne-Marie Raboud, Head Teacher of the Language Workshop and Curriculum specialist. This way, we maintain the quality of the LWFC’s classes and help gain valuable feedback from parents and our students.
MYTH • Going to a library and reading books to your child in French or your target language will h elp your child learn a new language.
FACT • When I started teaching French in 1973, I had hundreds of books for children (which I still have in storage!) I realized that whereas they are great for French children whose parents spoke the language without any accent, it was actually detrimental to the American child who was being read a story with an improper accent. Reading to a child in another language is limiting. The reader needs to be able to capture a child’s emotions, too, and engage and interact on an individual basis. This is why I spent years with musicians and artists developing very specific materials, including the Professor Toto Language Education Series, which I am proud to say has, so far, won five awards!he/she will start to learn grammatical concepts in an engaging way.