Bastille Day on 60th Street

Fabulous teachers and a privilege to take classes there. I would highly recommend for beginner to expert. They have classes and movies in French and all kinds of cultural programs. It is so much more than a school. They teach very young children French and adults and the classes move quickly but you learn a lot. You have to be committed to studying to learn from these classes. This is the real deal.

Love this place. Polite staff. Very comfortable and beautiful venue in which they screen rare and hidden gems of French cinema. And they have really fantastic filmmaker Q&As

Beautiful, quiet space with very friendly and helpful staff. The Institute is very proactive, there is always something happening which they inform you on email if this is your preference about. Also membership includes free tickets for French movies. Since NY Public Library branches don`t have many books in French, I strongly suggest to everyone who appreciates the language and culture to become a member.

If you enjoy French, the language, the culture, the arts, this is THE place for you. The language classes are excellent. You will not find better teachers anywhere. You can find your level and then improve your skills at your pace. The library is excellent and a great place to read newspapers or magazines or novels or use their computers. The cultural events are varied and high quality. Take advantage of this resource!

The best place to submerge oneself in order to be in France. Once you reach the place , it feels like you are already there. The library is well equipped and also offers you to access other platforms from the computers. They have a wide collection of books on sale for 1$ and apparently it's ever changing. I picked up 2 already. They screen movies every Tuesday and have lots of social , cultural events. Being a member, is the best way to get access to such events.

We have enjoyed all of the teachers we have had, for childrenʼs and adult courses. Members get access to a library, cinema, and more.

Beware of FIAF and the man who is in charge of registration and payments,Guillaume Lefèvre, he is not a very helpful or empathetic person. Beware of the misleading high tech language used when paying for any online classes through FIAF, hyflex. It was misleading because I thought it was a zoom class, and all zoom classes I still take the teacher is right there to that zoom class well lit, and sound good, hyflex is more for inperson students that if they miss a class they can attend virtually. Yes it was offered on a zoom format but it was a camera stuck into a classroom, basically observing the in person students, the sound was awful and the instructor, who was very nice, emailed me personally with her struggles to manage this type of class. I explained to Guillaume that I thought the class zoom was misleading in the description as I am not in NY, I was taking the course from Florida, his response and assumption on high tech language of hyflex and that he sent his secretary to respond, not him, that he would withdraw me for a $45 cancellation fee, which he did just that versus a refund and not open to my feedback that it was a failure as a zoom class out of state student. Horrible experience, and if you are looking at FIAF from out of state, and doing this as zoom you will be very disappointed and beware of the misleading language of hyflex, I will not recommend FIAF, and my network in France is well aware of this horrible experience with such a beautiful language and culture. I actually find Babbel to work much more effectively in practicing French. Good Luck!

The children's French classes were successfully organized and taught! I am in the Minimes program age 7-10 and it was a BLAST! My teacher last year, Aurelia, made learning French fun and easy! She combined French with fun activities such as arts-and-crafts activities. Send your child to French classes at FIAF if she/he wants to learn French and have fun. From complete beginners to native French speakers, FIAF has the perfect program for you! Unfortunately, I am not available for French classes September-December every year because of my Nutcracker rehearsals and performances. See you in January! Merci, FIAF!

Taking French classes here. Everyone is super helpful and welcoming! Love it. I look forward to going there every week!

We love the A Petit Pas classes at FIAF. My daughter adores her teachers and is fiercely proud of the work she does each week. The new director Anne is improving things and starting new programs that are creative and are engaging my daughter in new ways. She made her first crepe this afternoon and couldn't wait to share it with the family. Her French is really improving and she's excited to use it.