Serving the Atlanta community since 1912, Alliance Française Atlanta is a member-supported 501c 3 non-profit organization with a mission of promoting the knowledge of French language and French-speaking cultures through educational and cultural programming. We are committed to teaching French, fostering cross-cultural understanding and enriching cultural life in Metro Atlanta.
Our language school offers a full range of French courses for individuals, groups, businesses, and non-profit and governmental organizations. Our students learn French in a friendly, intimate setting, with class sizes ranging from 5 to 14 students.
Our social and cultural calendar includes concerts, culinary events, film screenings, art exhibits and debates that are held at our Downtown and Roswell centers and at locations throughout the city in collaboration with our many cultural and educational partners.
Atlanta's Best French Teachers
An Atlanta Cultural Institution since 1912
Part of a Worldwide Network
Preparation for
Delf-Dalf Exam
Fascinating Thematic Classes and Workshops
Stimulating Cultural Events
2 Convenient Locations
Live Online Classes
Exclusive Access to Cultural Resources
Magical Native French teachers
+1500 students each year
800 Alliance Françaises around the world
From $15/hr course fee
FREE Placement Test
7 per class on average
2 great locations
Quality French cultural events
+3000 Books, DVDs, CDs to borrow our library & Culturetheque
All levels and ages
98% customer satisfaction
Smartboard equipped classrooms
HONORARY BOARD
The Honorable Michel Gerebtzoff, Consul General of Belgium
James Hill, Consul General of Canada
Anne-Laure Desjonquères, Consul General of France
The Honorable Urs Broennimann, Consul General of Switzerland
Julius Coles, Honorary Consul of Senegal
Roudelyne Nagar Jean, Consul General of Haïti
David Bruce Weiner, Quebec Gov. Delegation
Camille Love, Atlanta Mayor’s office
OFFICERS
Terri Vismale-Morris, President
Maria Saporta, Vice President I
Monique Seefried, Vice President II
Ryan Troncalli, Treasurer
Abby Turano, Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Obse Ababiya
Ismail Ibn Conner
Cynthia Briscoe Brown
Preeti Sagar
Stefan Brathwaite
Matthew de Galan
Alain Lafourcade
Elisabeth Marchal
Rolf Royer
Joelle Gracia
Alliance Française Atlanta works with other local, national and international organizations to accomplish its mission. These partners include businesses, universities and schools, non-profit artistic and cultural organizations whose missions and values align with our own. We also collaborate with and receive significant support from the diplomatic missions of French-speaking countries located in Atlanta, including the Consulates of France, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Alliance Française also receives the support of the Atlanta Business Community and works to promote our city’s best providers and food-products and services from France and other French-speaking cultures.
Our premier French classes (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced levels).
Cultural events such as our monthly Cine-Club, French book club, workshops, and more!
The DELF & DALF exams so that you can certify your French language level.
Our extensive library, with books ranging from le Petit Prince, to l’Étranger, to massive French dictionaries, to Molière’s plays, to bande-dessinées such as Persepolis.
9420 Willeo Rd. #201 Roswell, GA. 30075
A quieter classroom and more focused learning.
Some cultural events such as our monthly Cine-Club, various workshops, and more!
More of our extensive library, with books ranging from le Petit Prince, to l’Étranger, to massive French dictionaries, to Molière’s plays, to bande-dessinées such as Persepolis.
An amazing opportunity for someone who is passionate about the French language and French-speaking cultures around the world.
The Alliance Française d’Atlanta, a member-supported cultural and educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1912, is searching for a new Executive Director. The new leader will succeed Richard Keatley, who will be retiring.
The Mission of the Alliance Française d’Atlanta is to teach French language and promote the knowledge of Francophone cultures.
The Alliance Française d’Atlanta is a part of the Fédération des Alliances Françaises, the largest cultural network in the world with more than 1,135 chapters in 138 countries, including 130 chapters in the United States. Another special feature of the role is the unique partnership between the Alliance Française d’Atlanta and the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta called Kultur Ensemble. The Alliance Française d’Atlanta is the only Franco-German Cultural Center in North America and one of only nine in the world.
A key responsibility for the Executive Director is to oversee and administer the French language school located in Downtown Atlanta and Roswell, including employment and monitoring of its instructors. The Executive Director promotes cultural, educational and social programming as well as fosters friendly relations between Francophone individuals and groups in the local community. The Executive Director works closely with the board to protect the financial integrity of the organization, including fundraising responsibilities.
Among the qualifications listed in the description, candidates must be fluent in both French and English and have at least five years’ experience in management, ideally in nonprofits.
For more details about the position, please click here: Executive Director Job Description
Alliance Française Atlanta is always seeking experienced French teachers. (Possession of French language teaching degree (FLE) preferred).
All interested candidates please fill out the form below:
L’Alliance Française d’Atlanta recherche des professeurs de FLE à temps partiel pour ses programmes adultes.
Le ou la candidat(e) doit :
Merci d’adresser votre candidature (lettre de motivation en français et CV) à Richard Keatley director@afatl.com.
Alliance Française Atlanta offers a work-training experience in an international environment to college interns with intermediate to advanced levels of French proficiency. Interns will engage with Atlanta’s French-speaking community while gaining valuable experience in Marketing, Development, Education, and Operations. Interns must commit to at least 15 hours a week to be considered.
Please note that Alliance Française is currently unable to remunerate interns nor do we pay for travel or visa expenses.
To apply to intern with Alliance Française Atlanta, apply here.
Volunteers play a vital role in helping us achieve our mission. They also meet great people, enjoy opportunities to practice their French, while helping out in vital areas of our operations, such as Marketing, Communications, Education, Development and Outreach.
To volunteer, please send this application form to admin@afatl.com.
Interested in volunteering with Alliance Française? Sign up to receive updates on current and future volunteering opportunities.
Founded in Paris in 1883, the Alliance Française is the largest cultural network in the world, with over 1,135 chapters in 138 countries and 130 chapters in the United States. Its World Headquarters is located in Paris, France (www.alliancefr.org).
French is the world’s fifth most spoken language and the second most studied language. 77 million people speak French as their first language, while 280 million speak French worldwide. French is Europe’s third most spoken language and is the first language of 19% of Europe’s population.
French language and culture have had an enormous impact on the way we see the world, giving birth to major movements in philosophy, cuisine, art, cinema, and literature. Fifteen authors from France have been awarded the Nobel Prize in literature, the most of any country.
Alliance Française has been serving Atlanta since its founding in 1912. As a member-supported, non-profit organization, our mission is to serve our membership and our community. Unlike for-profit language schools, our goal is to promote French language and the knowledge of French-speaking cultures.
We are a school and a cultural center open to everyone, welcoming students, members and volunteers of any age, sex, creed, race, color, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin.
Being a non-profit organization allows us to accept tax-deductible contributions and reduces operating cost by exempting us from paying taxes. Tuition and other charges allow us to pay teacher and staff salaries and the cost of running our centers in Midtown Atlanta and Roswell.
Alliance Française uses Ev@lang, an adaptive placement test designed by France Education International to accurately determine your French competency level. For more information or to purchase the placement test press here.
Alliance Française is able to keep classes prices low due to our non-profit status and good management. Class prices depend on the number of hours taught. For a full list of prices, please see our Classes page.
While learning a foreign language is a long-term project, students who dedicate themselves will see progress quickly.
Alliance Française uses the internationally recognized CEFR levels that use levels A1 (elementary) to C2 (near native) to describe varying degrees of language proficiency.
The following estimates may vary among individuals and varying approaches to learning:
A1 – Generally 80-100 hours to master this level
A2 – Generally 100-120 hours to master this level
B1 – Generally 150-180 hours to master this level
B2 – Generally 200-250 hours to master this level
C1 – Generally 250-300 hours to master this level
C2 – 300+ hours, requires a linguistic development of a varying number of hours.
While classes at Alliance Française Atlanta have no exams, the teaching methodology of our core language classes is designed to prepare students for the DELF-DALF diploma series that recognizes French language proficiency.
