Bienvenue to the French Immersion Foundation!
Join MFIS alumni and past MFIS teachers for a reunion event of reconnection and celebration of the many open doors that French and MFIS has provided to its students over 47 years. This will be a fun, social night with games, memories, swag and hearing the stories from MFIS alumni about their successes. MSL French juniors and French seniors from MSL (Milwaukee School of Languages) are encouraged to attend. Don’t miss out on this special event!
Cosponsored by the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation and the Alliance Française de Milwaukee.
Event Co-Chairs: Andrew Bell, Alexis Hagquist Dahmer and Janney Drana Malana
Event Host Committee to be announced soon.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Deadbird Brewing
726 Dr. William Finlayson St., Milwaukee
Registration:
Ages 21+: $10 per person (includes food and one drink ticket)
Ages under 21: $5 per person (includes food and N/A beverage)
Current and past MFIS teachers: $5 per person (includes food and one drink ticket)
Questions? Email President@FrenchImmersionFoundation.org.
Host a MFIS or MSL French-Speaking Intern 2025-2026!
The Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation was founded by a small group of parents of students attending the Milwaukee French Immersion School and the Milwaukee School of Languages who recognized the gem we have in the city of Milwaukee of a public, urban, diverse school that outperforms schools in both the district and the state.
Experience Cultural Exchange — Open Your Home to a Teaching Intern!
Interested?
Contact Morgan at amitycoordinator@frenchimmersionfoundation.org.
About the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation
Many of us parents fell in love with the French immersion program as soon as we walked through the doors. Seeing four year olds speaking with their teachers in French is something special. First impressions are one thing, but as parents we look deeper. How exciting it was to discover that in addition to French Immersion students becoming fluent in French, French Immersion students also excel in all other subject matter, consistently outperforming their counterparts in the State.
We parents recognize that the French Immersion program in Milwaukee is something special. Others have noticed as well. For example, after visiting the Milwaukee French Immersion School, the Minneapolis Public School system introduced a public, urban French immersion program based in part on the success of Milwaukee French Immersion School.
Unfortunately, we parents also recognize that we can’t sit back and rely on public funding to fund every aspect of this amazing program. As such, we founded the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation. The Foundation exists to ensure that the French Immersion program in Milwaukee Public Schools receives the support it needs for these children to thrive and to excel. Graduates of this program are amazing examples of what can be accomplished in an urban public school when teachers, parents and students collaborate to insist on excellence.
Join us in this important effort.
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