French Summer Camp 2021

This year, our French Summer Camp is back and better than ever before! We will offer fun activities like yoga, cooking, dance, theatre, and more! Both in-person and Zoom options are available. Click to know more!

Partner Program

This class will focus on the many African Americans, and particularly African-American women, who have made Paris their home. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting will describe the artists, singers, dancers, novelists, nightclub owners and others who came to the French capital after WWI.

Ciné-Club: Ma Vie en rose

This week in our series on LGBT french film, we'll be taking a look at a movie about a picture perfect suburban community and the spunky little girl whose mere existence challenges it all. Join us for a discussion of Alain Berliner's seminal trans coming-of-age film: Ma vie en rose (1997)

Free Placement Calls - Summer 2021

Our free placement call is a way for us to better understand your strengths and needs. After a quick chat with one of our teachers, they will recommend exactly which class level you should sign up for and your scheduling options - all before you hang up!

Our next placement week: June 14 - 25

Bon-Vivants Wine Class : All About Bordeaux!

Sommelière Cedar Stoltenow shares with you insider information about the futures system for wine (it's not only about wheat and not only in Chicago!); how one pre-buys Bordeaux wines; and the ageing process. Of course we will also have a taste of both red and white wines from the best known terroir in France!

Bonjour Les Kids

Join us for stories, songs and dancing! Bonjour Les Kids is a casual and interactive space for preschoolers and their caregivers. 

Book Reading Group: The Making of Paris

All are welcome to join this engaged group of Parisphiles to discuss "The Making of Paris" by Russell Kelley—a tale of the evolution of Paris from a small fishing village to the enthralling metropolis of today. The group is facilitated by David Reithoffer, a frequent traveler to the “City of Light”, who views the subject with the keen eye of an insider. This Book Group will meet every other Thursday from June 17 to September 9 – join one or all sessions! 

Open House - Summer 2021

Want to win a free French class? Join the raffle during our Summer Virtual Open House! Get to know the Alliance, and the reasons why we are the place where French happens in Chicago!

Free Trial Classes - Summer 2021

Want to know what French classes are like at AF Chicago? Spend 30 minutes in one of our Free Trial Classes to get to know the Alliance. Meet teachers, experience the learning material, and ask any questions you'd like. 

French Like Moi

Join our Library Director, Renée Saito, as she interviews Scott Dominic Carpenter about his hilarious memoir, French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris!

Initiation Classes - Summer 2021

Have you always dreamed of learning French? Make it a reality and register for one of our Initiation classes, designed for brand new students to French. Classes start on June 26!

Summer Session is here!

Summer session is here! Registration is now open, so be sure to claim your spot today. Classes begin June 26th!