Lately we've been actively trying to supplement the girls French, as we have realized that a Montessori (Bilingual as it may be), with its philosophy of choice, where the child can choose to speak to the English or the French teacher, is not necessarily the best place to learn French.
One of the small things we have added into our routine, is sending the girls in to buy our daily Tradition (our prefered type of baguette). The girls go into the boulangerie all on their own, wait in the queue (sometimes for 10min), order and pay.
The women behind the counter just melt everytime our little anglo angels order "Une tradition s'il vous plait..... merci... au revoir." The girls walk out empowered with their coveted bread in hand and quite often an extra treat.
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FYI - that is not Jo in the picture. She is the photographer.
I love how brave the girls are! What a fantastic memory for everyone.
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