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Welcome to the Alliance Française Silicon Valley (AFSCV), the official Center of French Language and Culture serving San Jose and the Bay Area. We offer french classes near you in Los Gatos, Menlo Park, and neighboring communities.

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Office Hours

Office hours are currently suspended, in accordance with the Order of the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara.

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French Express

  • Thursdays
  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm
  • online

A Bring Your Own Lunch (online) event for fun French conversation practice. Email express@afscv.org or text 408-445-2095 for instructions to connect.

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Help Us Furnish Our New Home
After 50 years of subleasing office space to conduct our classes and keep our French library, we are thrilled to have finally secured our very own place to bring you french classes near you at 14107 Winchester Blvd, Suite T, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
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Online French Classes

During these times we aim to keep our students, members, community, and staff safe. But we also continue to offer you quality education. Register to our online French classes and keep learning French from home!

Online French Lessons

Online Classes for children

Classes for children and teens coming in September.

Grab your spot & enjoy Early bird Discount

Sibling discount & payment plans available upon request.

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Free Placement Test

It is taken online, can be completed within 10 minutes or less, and is a great way for us to better understand your strengths and needs, so as to recommend the course best adapted to your current level.

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events

A Modern Retelling of the Chansons de Geste by Linda C. McCabe

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Le Bain et la Toilette à travers l’Art avec Elodie Vidal

August 10, 2020
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Bibliothèque de livres en français

We are open
The AFSCV Library is open at our Los Gatos location.

Come check out our collection of French language books!  We have more than a thousand books covering a wide range of topics and genres. These books will be a pleasure for the whole family.

Search our online catalog or contact us at library@afscv.org.

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