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Virginie Faas

Owner & Director

After having taught at French in Acton for three years, Virginie took over as the new director on July 1, 2016. A native French speaker, Virginie Faas (pronounced FAAZ) is originally from Colmar, in Northeast France, but has been living in the U.S. since 2001. She and her husband are the proud parents of two young children. Virginie loves traveling, horseback riding, and spending time outdoors with her family.

Virginie received degrees from l'Université Lumière Lyon II. She has extensive experience with the French language, centered on translation and localization work with several local international corporations. Virginie conducts all levels of children's and adult classes at French in Acton and is a member of the American Association of Teachers of French.

Elsa Clement

Instructor

Born and raised in Toulouse, South West of France, Elsa has taught French for 13 years to students of all ages, from preschoolers to adults. She is a longtime instructor with a few Language Schools in nearby Acton, where she has taught every level of French, working with beginners and advanced students. During the past two years, Elsa worked at the Middlesex School in Concord, teaching four different levels of French classes.

Before moving to the U.S. in 2009, she served as the head of a nursing home’s pharmaceutical department in Bergerac, France, having earned her doctorate in pharmacy at University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble. Elsa lives in Littleton with her husband Nicolas. In her free time Elsa enjoys practicing Zumba, playing tennis, traveling, reading, cooking desserts, and spending time with her husband and their two sons.