French Enrichment Classes
Offered at each of our campuses, our afterschool programs extend the day with purpose and joy for children ages 4–6. These classes are grounded in our child-centered, bilingual approach and designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection—en français. While the atmosphere is playful and warm, the language immersion is intentional: thoughtfully structured to support both new and fluent French speakers in building vocabulary, confidence, and cultural fluency through meaningful, hands-on experiences. Every class is led by educators and artists who understand children and know how to meet them where they are.
Pre-K–1st Grade Classes
The fall semester of our French afterschool program runs from September 14 to December 18, 2026. Enrichment classes are held on school days between 3:15–4:15pm at our Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, and Gowanus locations.
Click on the following links for detailed information and registration for each class. Please email us with any questions.
Brooklyn Heights
80 Clinton St.
Carroll Gardens
603 Henry St.
Gowanus
388 Carroll St.
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Looking for More Than French Enrichment?
CNED French Classes
Smith Street is formally authorized by CNED, the Centre National d’Enseignement à Distance, to offer an in-person after-school French program for children entering Kindergarten/Grande Section, 1st Grade/CP, and 2nd Grade/CE1.
Designed for bilingual and French-speaking children who are ready for academic work in French, this program follows the official French national curriculum and is led by a professeur des écoles credentialed through the French Ministry of National Education.
This program is a good fit for families who are looking for a more academic French pathway beyond enrichment classes.
Lessons by Appointment
Private Instrument Lessons with Musication
The Brooklyn-based Musication offers personalized private, one-on-one lessons—en français—on both piano/keyboard and guitar/ukulele for the young beginner to the advancing student who’s been playing for a while. Their primary goal in teaching is to not only help build music skills on the instrument but also to inspire the fun, creativity, and joy that comes with learning to play an instrument.
More information and registration coming soon.
Private Tutoring by Smith Street Workshop
We provide French tutoring and academic support for students from Pre-K through high school. The most important aspect of our teaching is to build confidence and to engender a sense of optimism and curiosity in our students when faced with a complex new concept. We look forward to helping your child rediscover the joy of learning and a sense of wonder when faced with intellectual challenges.