French at Manor Montessori
Casa & Elementary
At Manor Montessori, French is taught joyfully through stories, images, and songs. Casa students learn in small groups three times a week, while elementary students receive daily instruction and can join a French drama club. Graduates leave well prepared to enter Grade 4 French immersion with confidence.
Casa French Program
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Casa students are introduced to the French language through the use of fun and entertaining songs, images, puppets and play. Students learn the French alphabet and are taught basic vocabulary so they can express themselves through greetings, asking questions and simple conversation. Vocabulary introduced includes the months of the year, days of the week, feelings, weather and new words each month based on a seasonal theme.
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At this age, Casa students learn French very easily as they pick up on sounds, structures, intonation, and the rules of the language much easier than an adult. The French program at Manor Montessori provides this unique opportunity for enrichment and helps to foster a love of the French language in young students.
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Casa French prepares students for more advanced learning in the Elementary years.
Elementary French Program
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In the Elementary French program students apply the basics they learned in Casa, to more advanced French studies.
In Elementary, students learn more depth in the French language through a series of stories, of which exercises are based upon. For each story, students complete corresponding reading, writing and conjugation exercises. Every lesson includes grammar and new vocabulary.
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Alongside daily studies, every Fall the Elementary students are given the opportunity to participate in a French drama club where they prepare and present a play in French. This is one of our most popular clubs! The students practice weekly and then perform their production at the Manor Montessori winter concert in December.
In addition, third year Elementary students prepare a Puppet show based on the final story in the French curriculum. The puppet show is performed for other classes throughout the school, offering the 3rd year students an opportunity to gain additional confidence in their achievements in French language studies.
Meet our French Team
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Madame Valentina Trajani
FRENCH TEACHER
With training in France and over 20 years of experience teaching at Manor Montessori, Valentina is committed to making the introduction to French fun and supportive for all her students.
Valentina teaches young students through stories, pictures and songs, making learning French seamless and fun.
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Mademoiselle Océane Van den Berge
Océane joined Manor Montessori in September 2025. She was drawn to the Montessori approach for the way it allows children to learn at their own rhythm, honouring individual interests and development rather than a one-size-fits-all method.
Outside the classroom, Océane enjoys reading while listening to music, crocheting, dancing, and going on long bike rides. A quote that inspires her work with children is: “The primary task of education is to stir up life, but to leave it free to develop.”