Learning a second language during childhood can prove to be a fun and fruitful experience for children. Though it has been ...

Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects.

When my kids were young, I sent them to an inexpensive summer day camp in France. They weren't happy about going, but it was better than boredom. They ended up having fun, learning some French, and ...

Inside a small school down the bayou, southwest of New Orleans, two second-graders sit at a table covered with flash cards. Juliet and Lana attend École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion ...