Join us at the Chandler Street Breweries, at 166 Chandler Street, Buffalo NY 14207,
On March 20th 2026 from 5PM to 8PM
Invitation to AFB members to a special viewing of historical French texts on various subjects from the library's rare book collection.
The visit will take place on Thursday, March 26th, in the Grosvenor local history room on the main floor of the central library on Lafayette from 6 to 7:30 PM.
We will meet at the Square.
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Thank you for registering!
Questions? Please email instructors directly:
Nathalie Andraud: nathandraud@gmail.com
Anna Cartwright: anna.czerniawski@gmail.com
Sophie Dardaine-Hyvert: darhy@live.fr
Paige Melin: paigesmelin@gmail.com
Christine Rieuf: christine.rieuf@icloud.com
Liza Rivera: lizarcohn@gmail.com
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A1: Beginner 1 (In Person)
Instructor: Paige Melin
At AFB Office
Class Capacity: 8 Students
Saturdays from 11:30am – 1:00pm
April 11, 18
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
June 6, 13, 20
Instructor's e-mail: paigesmelin@gmail.com
A1: Beginner 1 (Remote)
Instructor: Liza Rivera
On Zoom
Mondays from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
April 13, 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18
June 1, 8, 15
Instructor's e-mail: lizarcohn@gmail.com
A1/2: Beginner 1/2 (Remote)
(students must already have a basis in French)
Instructor: Nathalie Andraud
Tuesdays from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
April 14, 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19
June 2,9, 16
Instructor's e-mail: nathandraud@gmail.com
A2: Beginner 2 (In Person)
Saturdays from 9:30am – 11:30am
A2: Beginner 2 (Remote)
Mondays from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
B1: Intermediate 1 (Remote)
Instructor: Christine Rieuf
Class Capacity: 8 students
Tuesdays from 11:30am – 1:00pm
April 14, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26
June 2, 9, 16, 23
Instructor's e-mail: christine.rieuf@icloud.com
B1: Intermediate 1 (In Person)
Instructor: Anna Cartwright
Saturdays from 2:00pm - 3:30pm
April 18, 25
Instructor's e-mail: anna.czerniawski@gmail.com
B1/B2 : Conversation Dirigée (Remote)
Instructor: Sophie Dardaine-Hyvert
Class Capacity: 6 Students
Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:00 pm
April 16, 23
May 7, 14, 21, 28
June 4, 11
Instructor's Email: darhy@live.fr
Whether your child(ren) are beginners or already speak French, we offer classes for them to learn and practice French in a playful and engaging environment through story telling, games, songs, poems, videos, and arts and crafts.
Questions? Email paigesmelin@gmail.com@afbuffalo.org
CHILDREN'S BEGINNER FRENCH CLASS
Thursdays (9 Sessions)
Ages: 3.5 - 10 Instructor: Paige Melin Where: 659 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203 When: Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm Apr. 16, 23, 30 May 7, 21, 28 June 4, 11, 18 Class Capacity: 12 students
Cost for Members: $99 1st child / $84 each additional sibling Cost for Non-Members: $117 1st child / $99 each additional sibling
Join us for week 1 of our Children's French and Literature Summer Program!
Led by French teachers Paige Melin and Anna Cartwright, the children will learn French through the discovery of a great classic of French literature: Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Registration is open for children aged 4 to 10 to learn and practice French through fun activities centered around this classic.
Children will need to bring/wear the following every day: sneakers, art smock, hat, sunscreen, water bottle, lunch in a cooler with ice pack, and two small snacks.
Cost per week for Members:
FULL DAY $160 1st child / $144 each additional sibling
HALF DAY $96 1st child / $86 each additional sibling
Not a member? The cost for two children without membership is $352 per program. Family membership is only $50/year, which brings the cost for family membership + two children to $354 for each program. That’s like getting a family membership to the Alliance Française of Buffalo for only $2! Click here to become a member.
Cost per week for Non-Members:
FULL DAY $185 1st child / $167 each additional sibling
HALF DAY $111 1st child / $100 each additional sibling
Activities include story-telling, crafts, songs, games, and walks to nearby parks, as well as the following field trip (subject to change):
Wed. 7/22 @1PM: School bus to Williamsville Space Lab Planetarium at Will. North High School (1595 Hopkins Rd, Williamsville) for show & viewing of scale model of solar system & solar telescope, walk to nearby Billy Wilson Park & Great Baehre Conservation Park, pick up there @4PM.
Join us for week 2 of our Children's French and Literature Summer Program!
Led by French teachers Paige Melin and Anna Cartwright, the children will learn French through the discovery of a great classic of French literature, Les Fables de La Fontaine, by Jean de La Fontaine.
Wed. 7/29 @10AM: School bus to Kelkenberg Farm (9270 Wolcott Rd, Clarence Center), 3 hours at the farm, incl. pony rides, hayride, visiting animals, other fun activities, picnic, return by bus.
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