As a mom of two toddlers, I designed this language program around what I was not finding for my own two children. I wanted to expose my kids to French but didn't want to switch preschools to enroll them in an immersion program. I wanted to sign them up for French classes the way I sign them up for ballet, soccer, gymnastics and art but I wasn't finding language enrichment classes like this. So, I decided to create them myself! And here we are!
Who we are
I was born in France. I have a French father and an American mother and grew up speaking French and going to Ecole Bilingue in Boston. My husband, Doug, speaks some Italian and German. We value our children being exposed to new languages and believe that exposure to foreign languages at such an early age will make it easier to learn languages more proficiently later in life.
The Caviness FamilyA native French speaker from Switzerland, Aline studied languages in Paris, Monterey Bay and Geneva. She has a Bachelor’s degree in foreign languages from the University of Paris X Nanterre and a Master’s degree in Translation from the prestigious Ecole de Traduction et d’Interprétation, (ETI) at the University of Geneva. As a professional translator, her primary languages are French, English and Italian. However, she is also fluent in Spanish. Aline teaches French as a foreign language at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels, and offers one-on-one tutoring services from preschool to highschool to adults.
Aline