EFBA French Language Programs
St. Philip Catholic School, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94114
About
EFBA French Language Programs offers French language learning through online French classes, in-person French classes, afterschool French classes, summer camps, cultural outings, cultural programs, cultural activities, private lessons, and semi-private lessons. The French courses are structured around perfecting the oral and written language while adapting to students' levels and environments, and the educational team communicates with the children in French at all times. The program follows a distinctive part-time school model that combines online French classes, afterschool French classes, and summer camps, with small group French classes and gentle, play-based teaching methods adapted to the after-school period.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Since 2009, EFBA French Language Programs has developed its model as a nonprofit French school dedicated to fostering bilingualism in children aged 5 to 18, using a unique approach that integrates play-based and project-based learning within a comprehensive 12-year curriculum. The organization describes its mission as proffering a bilingual, multicultural French-language education, opening children's minds to the world, with a common goal to inspire a love for the French language through playful, age-appropriate methods so that children learn French naturally and become bilingual and bicultural. EFBA is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and its summer camps hold accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA), with internationally recognized DELF exams serving as independent benchmarks of progress.
The staff includes French teaching professionals who are French speaking and come from diverse educational backgrounds, and the team is first aid/CPR certified with background checks verified. The program states a commitment to inclusion and to welcoming all children regardless of ability, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, cultural, racial, ethnic or national origin, social origin, opinions or beliefs. Approximately fifty French-speaking volunteers annually support the afterschool program, summer camps, and cultural outings, and immersive summer camps are led by counselors directly from France, with immersive cultural outings offered both in-person and online as part of a “school beyond the walls” approach through summer camps and cultural programs.
Founder and President Gabrielle Durana leads the organization and describes EFBA as preserving native languages, nurturing family well-being and a child’s identity, fostering joyful bilingualism, and championing linguistic and cultural diversity as an invaluable asset. One parent, Haiyu, reports that EFBA made it possible for her son Tristen to learn French with a special needs assistant in a safe, small class and highly recommends the knowledgeable and patient after-school program. Another parent, Genene, reports that EFBA offers cultural outings across the Bay Area where children enhance their French vocabulary while using interactive workbooks and outdoor games led by staff and connect with French speakers from diverse backgrounds.
Last updated March 17, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Since 2009, EFBA French Language Programs has developed its model as a nonprofit French school dedicated to fostering bilingualism in children aged 5 to 18, using a unique approach that integrates play-based and project-based learning within a comprehensive 12-year curriculum. The organization describes its mission as proffering a bilingual, multicultural French-language education, opening children's minds to the world, with a common goal to inspire a love for the French language through playful, age-appropriate methods so that children learn French naturally and become bilingual and bicultural. EFBA is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and its summer camps hold accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA), with internationally recognized DELF exams serving as independent benchmarks of progress.
The staff includes French teaching professionals who are French speaking and come from diverse educational backgrounds, and the team is first aid/CPR certified with background checks verified. The program states a commitment to inclusion and to welcoming all children regardless of ability, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, cultural, racial, ethnic or national origin, social origin, opinions or beliefs. Approximately fifty French-speaking volunteers annually support the afterschool program, summer camps, and cultural outings, and immersive summer camps are led by counselors directly from France, with immersive cultural outings offered both in-person and online as part of a “school beyond the walls” approach through summer camps and cultural programs.
Founder and President Gabrielle Durana leads the organization and describes EFBA as preserving native languages, nurturing family well-being and a child’s identity, fostering joyful bilingualism, and championing linguistic and cultural diversity as an invaluable asset. One parent, Haiyu, reports that EFBA made it possible for her son Tristen to learn French with a special needs assistant in a safe, small class and highly recommends the knowledgeable and patient after-school program. Another parent, Genene, reports that EFBA offers cultural outings across the Bay Area where children enhance their French vocabulary while using interactive workbooks and outdoor games led by staff and connect with French speakers from diverse backgrounds.
Last updated March 17, 2026.
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