What exactly is Martinat French-American Learning Hub?
Martinat French-American Learning Hub is a bilingual (French–English) learning center for children ages 3 to 12. It is not a full-time school. Children attend on specific time slots: After School Activities, Weekend Workshops, and Camps during School Vacations. We offer playful, hands-on, project-based workshops where children learn, explore, and create in both French and English, in small groups, with two native teachers present at every session. It is the first operational step toward the future Martinat French-American School (full-time bilingual school planned later).
Is this a school, tutoring center, or daycare?
None of these exactly. It is a learning studio / learning hub:
- Not a school
- Not traditional tutoring
- Not childcare
We do not replicate school lessons. We do not give grades or homework.
We offer enriched learning experiences that support:
We offer enriched learning experiences that support:
✔️ Language development
✔️ Thinking skills
✔️ Creativity
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Emotional well-being
✔️ Thinking skills
✔️ Creativity
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Emotional well-being
Children come to explore, not to be evaluated.
Who is the Learning Hub for?
Children ages 3 to 12. Children do not need to already speak French or English. The Learning Hub welcomes:
✔️ Monolingual children
✔️ Bilingual children
✔️ Multilingual children
✔️ Children with learning differences
✔️ Neurodivergent children
All profiles are welcome.
✔️ Bilingual children
✔️ Multilingual children
✔️ Children with learning differences
✔️ Neurodivergent children
All profiles are welcome.
Are children separated by age?
Yes.
Children are grouped by approximate age ranges:
✔️ 3–6 years
✔️ 6–9 years
✔️ 9–12 years
✔️ 6–9 years
✔️ 9–12 years
Activities are adapted to developmental level.
How does bilingual immersion work?
Each session includes both French and English.
Two teachers are always present:
✔️ One French-speaking teacher
✔️ One English-speaking teacher
✔️ One English-speaking teacher
Children are divided into two groups:
✔️ Group A works in French
✔️ Group B works in English
Halfway through the session, groups switch languages.
✔️ Group B works in English
Halfway through the session, groups switch languages.
Every child experiences both languages at every visit.
No translation. No pressure. Natural exposure through play and interaction.
Do children have to speak French or English?
No.
Children can arrive with:
✔️ Zero French
✔️ Zero English
✔️ Zero English
Language develops through exposure, repetition, and interaction. Children are never forced to speak. Listening comes first. Speaking emerges naturally.
How long is a session?
All regular workshops last 60 minutes.
Weekend programs may be offered as half-day of full day sessions.
Holiday camps are offered as single full days or as multi-day programs, up to 5 consecutive full days, depending on family needs and availability.What does a typical session look like?
✔️ Arrival & free play
✔️ Bilingual welcome circle
✔️ Workshop in Language 1
✔️ Group switch
✔️ Workshop in Language 2
✔️ Cleanup
✔️ Calm time
✔️ Closing circle
✔️ Bilingual welcome circle
✔️ Workshop in Language 1
✔️ Group switch
✔️ Workshop in Language 2
✔️ Cleanup
✔️ Calm time
✔️ Closing circle
This stable structure helps children feel safe.
What kinds of activities do children do?
- Language & early reading
- Math through games & manipulation
- S.T.E.A.M
- Art, creation & culture
- Music & movement
- Emotions, confidence & social skills
- Life skills
- Expression & Drama
Always hands-on. Always playful. Often project-based.
Can families choose specific themes?
Yes.
Families can:
✔️ Choose one theme/day per week
OR
✔️ Build a pathway with multiple days per week (up to 5)
There is no required minimum.
OR
✔️ Build a pathway with multiple days per week (up to 5)
There is no required minimum.
Where do weekday sessions take place?
Where do weekend workshops take place?
Weekend workshops take place in selected partner hotels around the Orlando area. Locations vary and are communicated in advance (see calendar).
Where do vacation mini-camps take place?
Vacation mini-camps take place at the Learning Hub in Celebration.
Why partner hotels for weekends?
Hotels provide:
✔️ Easy access
✔️ Parking
✔️ Restrooms
✔️ Safe environments
✔️ Comfortable spaces
✔️ Easy access
✔️ Parking
✔️ Restrooms
✔️ Safe environments
✔️ Comfortable spaces
Parents can also enjoy hotel amenities while children attend workshops.
How big are the groups?
Our space is legally allowed to host 25 children. We voluntarily limit enrollment to:
✔️ Maximum 20 children total
✔️ Organized as two groups of 10
✔️ Two adults present
✔️ Organized as two groups of 10
✔️ Two adults present
This allows:
✔️ Individual attention
✔️ Better observation
✔️ Less noise
✔️ Less overwhelm
✔️ Individual attention
✔️ Better observation
✔️ Less noise
✔️ Less overwhelm
What is the adult-to-child ratio?
Are teachers trained?
Yes.
Our Teachers are trained in:
✔️ Active pedagogies
✔️ Play-based learning
✔️ Neuroscience-informed practices
✔️ Emotional regulation
✔️ Differentiation
✔️ Neurodiversity awareness
✔️ Active pedagogies
✔️ Play-based learning
✔️ Neuroscience-informed practices
✔️ Emotional regulation
✔️ Differentiation
✔️ Neurodiversity awareness
Ongoing training is part of the model.
Do you support neurodivergent children?
Yes.
We welcome children with:
✔️ Autism
✔️ ADHD
✔️ Learning differences
✔️ Sensory sensitivities
✔️ Anxiety profiles
✔️ Uneven development
✔️ Autism
✔️ ADHD
✔️ Learning differences
✔️ Sensory sensitivities
✔️ Anxiety profiles
✔️ Uneven development
Adaptations include:
✔️ Small groups
✔️ Predictable routines
✔️ Visual supports
✔️ Flexible seating
✔️ Movement breaks
✔️ Hands-on materials
✔️ Calm spaces
✔️ Small groups
✔️ Predictable routines
✔️ Visual supports
✔️ Flexible seating
✔️ Movement breaks
✔️ Hands-on materials
✔️ Calm spaces
Do children have to sit still?
No.
Children may:
✔️ Work on the floor
✔️ Stand
✔️ Move
✔️ Use fidgets
✔️ Take short breaks
✔️ Work on the floor
✔️ Stand
✔️ Move
✔️ Use fidgets
✔️ Take short breaks
Learning is not tied to sitting.
Do you give homework?
No.
Do you give grades or tests?
No.
Is this aligned with school curriculum?
We support foundational skills that benefit school:
✔️ Language
✔️ Thinking
✔️ Problem-solving
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Executive functions
✔️ Language
✔️ Thinking
✔️ Problem-solving
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Executive functions
But we are not tied to any school curriculum.
Will this help my child academically?
Yes — in a foundational way.
We build:
✔️ Strong language bases
✔️ Thinking skills
✔️ Motivation
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Strong language bases
✔️ Thinking skills
✔️ Motivation
✔️ Confidence
These are the roots of academic success.
What should my child bring?
Most of the time: Nothing.
We provide all materials.
Please bring:
✔️ Water bottle (labeled)
✔️ Water bottle (labeled)
For full-day programs:
✔️ Lunchbox
OR
✔️ Budget to order food at hotel
✔️ Lunchbox
OR
✔️ Budget to order food at hotel
Should children bring devices?
No.
❌ No tablets.
❌ No phones.
❌ No gaming devices.
❌ No phones.
❌ No gaming devices.
What about allergies or medical needs?
Families inform us during registration. We adapt when possible.
What about food allergies?
Please inform us. Children eat only food provided by their family or ordered by parents.
What if my child is shy?
Very common. We never force participation. Children can observe first.
What if my child cries at drop-off?
Normal. Our team supports separation gently. Most children settle quickly.
Can parents stay?
No. This helps children build independence.
How do I know what location and time to go to?
Families receive:
✔️ Exact address
✔️ Room/location inside venue
✔️ Arrival time
✔️ Pick-up time
✔️ Exact address
✔️ Room/location inside venue
✔️ Arrival time
✔️ Pick-up time
What if I arrive late?
Please inform us in advance whenever possible. Repeated lateness may affect participation. Families are required to review and sign all enrollment documents and therefore agree to comply with our policies, including the late pickup policy. Pickups occurring after the scheduled end time will incur a late fee of $15 per hour increment.
What if I pick up early?
You may pick up early if needed. However, any booked session is fully due and non-refundable, even if you leave early.
Why are sessions non-refundable?
Because:
- Staff is scheduled
- Materials are prepared
- Spots are reserved
- Staff is scheduled
- Materials are prepared
- Spots are reserved
This ensures quality for all children.
Do you offer make-up sessions?
No.
Do siblings get discounts?
Yes. A 5% discount applies to the second child and a 10% discount applies to the third child, when siblings are enrolled at the same time.
How do I register?
Payments (single sessions, memberships, or camps) are made online via our website. After payment, families must contact us by phone +1 (689) 343-7926 or email bonjour@martinatfrenchamericanschool.com to book the exact session(s), subject to availability.
Before attending, all families are required to complete an on-site registration form including child information, health details, allergies, and authorized pick-up persons.
How far in advance should I book?
We recommend booking as early as possible, as our small groups tend to fill up quickly. Families can register per single session, per month, per trimester, or for the full academic year.
The academic year is structured around three trimesters (fall, winter, spring). The summer period is dedicated to themed camps, offered by the day or as full-week programs.
Please note that the Learning Hub is closed three weeks per year:
• one week in August,• two weeks during the Christmas holidays.
Is this program year-round?
Yes.
✔️ During the school year:
✔️ After-school & weekends
✔️ After-school & weekends
During vacations:
✔️ Camps
✔️ Camps
Is this connected to a future school?
Yes.
The Martinat French-American Learning Hub is the very first concrete step toward the future Martinat French-American School, a full-time bilingual French–English school planned for the coming years.
From the beginning, the long-term vision has always been to create a full-time bilingual school that offers small classes, a child-centered approach, active pedagogies, and strong inclusion practices. However, opening a school requires much more than a great educational vision. It requires finding a building that truly fits children’s needs: safe, compliant with regulations, adapted for young learners, large enough for classrooms, outdoor space, and aligned with our pedagogical philosophy. Rather than rushing into a location that does not fully meet these standards, we chose to take a responsible and progressive path.
The Learning Hub allows us to:
✔️ Build our educational ecosystem step by step
✔️Implement our pedagogy in real conditions
✔️ Develop our bilingual programs
✔️ Create a community of families
✔️ Train and structure our team
✔️ Refine our routines, materials, and organization
✔️Implement our pedagogy in real conditions
✔️ Develop our bilingual programs
✔️ Create a community of families
✔️ Train and structure our team
✔️ Refine our routines, materials, and organization
All of this while actively continuing the search for the right future school facility. In other words, the Learning Hub is not a separate project. It is a foundational phase of the school project. Families who join the Learning Hub are joining the very beginning of this journey. They become part of the community that is helping shape what the future school will be.
Once the appropriate building is secured and all conditions are met, the Martinat French-American School will open as a full-time bilingual French–English school, built on the same values, the same pedagogy, and the same child-centered philosophy already in place at the Learning Hub. We believe in building something strong, thoughtful, and sustainable even if that means taking the time to do it right.
What is your overall philosophy?
Children learn best when they feel:
✔️ Safe
✔️ Respected
✔️ Curious
✔️ Capable
✔️ Safe
✔️ Respected
✔️ Curious
✔️ Capable
We focus on:
✔️ Joy of learning
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Hands-on exploration
✔️ Bilingual immersion
✔️ Human relationships
✔️ Joy of learning
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Hands-on exploration
✔️ Bilingual immersion
✔️ Human relationships
Who should choose the Learning Hub?
Families who:✔️ Value bilingualism
✔️ Believe learning should be joyful
✔️ Want small groups
✔️ Want more than worksheets
✔️ Want their child to feel good about learning
Still no response?
We’re here to help. Describe your question and your child’s age: we’ll suggest the most suitable workshop or camp within 24 business hours.