Last night, the three governor's language academies (French, Spanish, and German) came together for an international ball. For two hours, we all danced the night away, played with balloons, and…
Allez allez au VMFA
Yesterday, the French Academy took a trip to Richmond to see the Virginia Fine Arts Museum (VMFA). While there, they did a treasure hunt to ensure a full viewing of…
Nous sommes tous les balances
Balance comme signe astrologique? Bah, non! We can't all be Libras. As always, here is the link to view the Google Drive with all Academy photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HJKVoQKjfAwBKt2aBdfeZM6dPNzJ7IvM?usp=sharing
Petit Repos pour les Monos
This Sunday between breakfast and lunch, students will be able to choose between attending religious services, staying at the dormitory, or taking a walk into town. Yesterday our team of…
L’Histoire d’Art avec Madame Lynch!
Here are some photos of Madame Lynch's Art History course yesterday, and some from her art workshop! Comment est-ce que vous ressentez en voyant La Méduse? Comme toujours, voici le…
Le Footing Les Matins!
RAs Haleigh and David have been taking students running every morning at 6:15am! They followed a particularly beautiful trail in the morning yesterday. Comme toujours, voici le lien pour toutes…
L’Académie d’Aujourd’hui et d’Auparavant
Our wonderful lead professeur, M. Keith was an académicien back in 1987 -- in the second ever Académie Française! Like in the founding years of the academy, staff and students share…
Le courrier-Mail!
Writing and receiving letters causes a lot of joy and excitement around here! Please write if you can find the time! Inbound Mail: Mail should be addressed as follows: French…
On joue à la pétanque!
One of last night's activities was pétanque -- a classic French game! Et comme toujours, voici le lien avec TOUTES les photos!! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HJKVoQKjfAwBKt2aBdfeZM6dPNzJ7IvM?usp=sharing
Les Crêpes Ooh La La!
Our Madame Smalfelt led a cooking workshop yesterday for students. The menu? Crêpes -- ooh c'est français! Parents, we will get this recipe to you soon. In the meantime, check…