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Central to our full curriculum are these important subjects. They ensure the full development of our students.

Madame MacFarlane – French Teacher (for all grades)

With a passion to teach ever since she was in the third grade, Sandy MacFarlane, a Montreal native, graduated from Concordia University. Armed with a degree in the field of physical education, she taught at the elementary school level for 20 years, including a year with the physically and auditory disabled, as well as in numerous Montreal-area recreational facilities. Bilingual since a young age, when asked to teach French at CCA she accepted the challenge willingly!

Sandy started at CCA in 2002. She moved to the U.S. in 2005 for a couple of years and returned in 2007, excited to continue to improve the French program. She introduced AIM – an accelerated approach to core French – to CCA, and continues to be excited about its progress!

French Program

Histoire en action! is a new approach to second language learning. This core French program, is an arts based one as opposed to the usual thematic approach. Through storytelling and drama related activities, student learn to negotiate meaning in a variety of ways and to engage in authentic and practical conversation. Music is closely linked to the story, as each unit contains a dance and songs that are linguistically related.

The vocabulary that is presented has been carefully selected, beginning with high frequency words. It is acquired through a highly effective kinesthetic method called The Gesture Approach. The GA encourages students to respond and experience vocabulary and structures while kinesthetically, visually, physically and auditorially meeting the needs of all language learners and their learning styles. It also ensures equal development of all 4 language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Basically, Histoire en action! is designed to accelerate the acquisition of French as a second language for students with little or no fluency in the language.

Monika Snoek – Music Teacher (for all grades)

Photo and bio coming soon.

Amy Atkinson – Art Teacher (For all grades)

Photo and bio coming soon.

Central to our full curriculum are these important subjects. They ensure the full development of our students.

	Madame MacFarlane – French Teacher (for all grades) With a passion to teach ever since she was in the third grade, Sandy MacFarlane, a Montreal native, graduated from Concordia University. Armed with a degree in the field of physical education, she taught at the elementary school level for 20 years, including a year with the physically and auditory disabled, as well as in numerous Montreal-area recreational facilities. Bilingual since a young age, when asked to teach French at CCA she accepted the challenge willingly! Sandy started at CCA in 2002. She moved to the U.S. in 2005 for a couple of years and returned in 2007, excited to continue to improve the French program. She introduced AIM – an accelerated approach to core French – to CCA, and continues to be excited about its progress! French Program Histoire en action! is a new approach to second language learning. This core French program, is an arts based one as opposed to the usual thematic approach. Through storytelling and drama related activities, student learn to negotiate meaning in a variety of ways and to engage in authentic and practical conversation. Music is closely linked to the story, as each unit contains a dance and songs that are linguistically related. The vocabulary that is presented has been carefully selected, beginning with high frequency words. It is acquired through a highly effective kinesthetic method called The Gesture Approach. The GA encourages students to respond and experience vocabulary and structures while kinesthetically, visually, physically and auditorially meeting the needs of all language learners and their learning styles. It also ensures equal development of all 4 language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Basically, Histoire en action! is designed to accelerate the acquisition of French as a second language for students with little or no fluency in the language.

	Monika Snoek – Music Teacher (for all grades) Photo and bio coming soon.

	Amy Atkinson – Art Teacher (For all grades) Photo and bio coming soon.