Announcing School Run French - French lessons for children

If you’ve been learning French with Coffee Break French then perhaps it’s time for your children or grandchildren to do the same. One of the most common requests we receive is for materials which are aimed at younger learners, so we’ve come up with School Run French. As parents we often seem to run a taxi service for our children - school, clubs, scouts, football practice, dance classes, and so on. We thought that just as adults can learn in their coffee break, so can children learn at times when they’re not doing anything else. And if this time happens to be the morning school run, then some French fun will help to prepare young minds for a productive day at school. Each show lasts just 7 minutes, and combines the presentation of new words and phrases with some interactive audio games: translating against the clock, mind reading, and guessing the word. Like all RLN courses, School Run French is progressive, so children with no French at all can begin at with episode 1. If children are learning French at school already they will benefit hugely from the practice and review provided by the podcasts. SRF is aimed at 7-11 year olds, but in out trials, the materials have also been used very successfully with younger children. We would always suggest that children should listen several times to the one episode before moving on to the next. However, as the course is progressive, each episode builds on what has been covered before, so review is built in to the series. SRF is available now in iTunes and comes in ‘packs’ of 5 lessons dealing with different topics. The public feed will contain a sample episode of each pack, but the premium version of each pack will contain all five lessons, puzzle sheets for children, notes for parents and a certificate to mark the completion of each unit. For more information about how your children can learn French with School Run French, visit schoolrunlearning.com.