La Gazette Archive

French International offers advanced French classes to high school-aged alumni to prepare them for the DELF/DALF exams. This year, French International has a record 42 students taking after-school advanced French classes of various levels.

On May 12, French International eighth graders jet-setted around the world for their international trips and two weeks abroad. This year's destinations were Chile, Germany, France, Spain, and Taiwan and each trip included stays in at least two different cities. The purpose of the eighth-grade trip is immersion in language and culture as well as personal growth and development. It is a capstone to students’ middle school language-learning experience. 

French International graduate, Susanna Kramer, is headed to France for four weeks this summer to participate in SciencesPo Pre-College Program. Susanna graduated from French International in 2020 and is now a junior in high school. Hear from her about what this experience means.

French International sixth graders partnered with French International alumna, Catherine McCandless, for an end-of-the-year snack drive to support McDaniel High School. The goal was 2,000 individually wrapped snacks and the students collected more than 4,400.

To celebrate the end of their Lower School experience, French International fifth graders traveled to Strasbourg, France. The students went to school, spent some time with host families, and used the language and cultural skills they built during their time in Maternelle and Lower School. The students had a busy itinerary with museum visits, train rides, boat tours, and French food.

Throughout the year, we are sharing weekly Global Mindset moments on social media to demonstrate how the mission and our Strategic Plan are playing out in our school on a regular basis.