The French (Languages) program at BPPS is an exciting and stimulating program aimed at teaching students the basics of French pronunciation, key phrases, poetry, songs and culture. 

                                      
French is taught from Foundation to Grade 6. It consists of a weekly sixty-minute lesson. Learning French, at BPPS, is achieved through conversation, songs and rhymes, play acting, games, poetry recitation and multimedia programs. Students’ work is posted on Seesaw which allows for parents, student and teachers to see photos and videos of progress in oral and written French.

The French program includes an in-house annual poetry recitation competition. Each level is taught a French poem and students compete to demonstrate memorisation and authentic pronunciation. Book prizes and certificates are awarded to level winners.

Bastille Day, the French National day, is celebrated annually with a school wide incursion celebrating French music, language and culture. Students dress up in costumes ranging from the Eiffel tower, croissants, Napoleon, Marcel Marceau, French fries and even the guillotine!

French is one of the languages taught at Balwyn High, the main secondary feeder school our students attend after B.P.P.S. French is the source of many well-used expressions in our English language.

In our ever-increasing global world, it is important to recognize that French is spoken in thirty other countries all over the world and it is one of the six diplomatic languages spoken at the United Nations. Magnifique!

French website link