Les Chenilles – French School in Walthamstow

About

Les Chenilles offers French classes on Saturday mornings to children of nursery and primary school age who have at least one French-speaking parent or guardian.

Founded in 2019, Les Chenilles aims to provide children in Walthamstow, London, and surrounding areas with access to French language and culture and the opportunity for French-speaking families in the area to connect.

Les Chenilles is a member of Le Parapluie FLAM (Français Langue Maternelle), an umbrella organisation which supports French language schools for young children in the UK.

We are a UK-registered charity run by a group of volunteer parents. We are always keen to hear from parents who would like to give their time and energy to this project. If you are interested in getting involved, we would love to hear from you!

Our classes

Classes take place every Saturday morning during term time at Harmony Hall, 10 Truro Road, E17 7BY.

All classes last for 50 minutes.

For the Fourmis and Coccinelles classes, we ask one parent per child to attend the class with them. For all other classes, parents are not allowed to attend to ensure the best learning experience possible.

Please note that booking for the Autumn term 2025 will open around the 1st of August.

For the school year 2025/2026, we offer classes to the following age groups – please note we take into account the age of the child on the 1st of September 2025, to ensure classes of similar level:

— Les Fourmis / 2 years old
from 9am to 9:50am

— Les Coccinelles / 3 years old
from 10am to 10.50am or from 11am to 11.50am

— Les Abeilles / 4 and 5 years old
from 9am to 9:50am

— Les Libellules / 5 and 6 years old
from 10am to 10.50am or from 11am to 11.50am

— Les Papillons / 7 years old and above
from 10am to 10.50am or from 11am to 11.50am