Language Workshop For Children

Specialties

The Language Workshop for Children (LWFC) in Montclair is a language learning program for kids as young as six months old. The enrichment program was founded by director François Thibaut in 1973, and has gained international recognition by offering stimulating language immersion lessons in French and Spanish for babies, toddlers, and elementary school children.

The language workshop offers three types of classes:

Parent & Me (for children under three)

Children’s Classes (for children three and older)

Private Lessons

The LWFC is renowned for its patented Thibaut Technique®, a language learning approach which employs both sides of the brain; the left which governs grammar, vocabulary and meaning, and the right which processes emotion and vocal melody. The innovative language program utilizes a series of award-​winning, vocabulary-​building songs produced by The Language Workshop® in collaboration with professional composers. Every session students receive a professionally produced, durable, and collectable Song & More CD/​Workbook Set to practice at home. The Language Workshop produces the multi-​award winning Professor Toto Language Education Series, which guarantees young students are getting the best quality materials.

The learning center’s teachers are personally trained by Thibaut himself in his patented educationally effective technique.

History

Established in 1973.

The Language Workshop for Children’s Director/​Founder François Thibaut invented the enriched play method to teach French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese to kids. Since 1973 his internationally-​recognized LWFC has offered stimulating language lessons for babies, toddlers and elementary grades. Original music, vocabulary-​building songs, language immersion, festive visual aids, action games and native-​fluent language teachers are why the LWFC is the country’s leader in children’s language educational play. As Thibaut says, «Children remember the words that make them happy».

Whether it’s language immersion preschool, after-​school lessons, school-​break programs, toddler classes, baby education or summer day camp, the subtle details of the LWFC’s celebrated Thibaut Technique® and the quality of their colorful and professional take-​home materials is what makes the difference.

The LWFC also offers foreign language test prep and tutoring services to older learners aged 12 – 21.