The Alliance Française’s premises are temporarily closed since Monday, 16th March in compliance with the GoK directives with regard to the COVID-19 crisis. Our top priority is your health and safety!
Good news, we are ready and equipped! With our online library Culturethèque, active social media pages, an e- newsletter sharing cultural content, an eplatform Apolearn, that complements class lessons and Mpesa for ease of payments. All our services, including translations, continue to function!
Our teachers are trained and committed to delivering the same quality of teaching through e-learning platforms and videoconferencing as you would expect in traditional classroom settings
For the on-going intensive and evening extensive sessions, we have extended the end date of the sessions from Monday, 30/03 to Friday, 03/04, to enable all the students to have enough time to adapt to and start using our video-conferencing platform Zoom, in addition with our e-learning platform Apolearn. Enjoy live classes with real teachers.
The current Saturday classes session is still ongoing, you can choose to continue your training online or return to the classroom, when the Alliance Française reopens.
Same for conversation workshops, you can continue with the ongoing session online or restart when the Alliance Française reopens.
For children classes, we regret that it is not possible to offer the online = option. We will resume the classes where we suspended them as soon as we reopen. Our teachers are at hand to share digital resources with parents who wish to guide the children at home.
You may not be able to participate in video conferencing if you have a slow connection, but as long as you can use Whatsapp, emails, and our e-learning platform Apolearn, you will be able to stay in touch with your classmates and teachers. If your group class is continuing online, and you have missed out, you will be able to join another group suited to your level as soon as we reopen.
Our learning platform, Apolearn and video-conferencing platform, Zoom can also be used from a smartphone or tablet. However, you will be more comfortable with a desktop or laptop. The webcam is not mandatory (but more fun!) but you will need a microphone and speakers for oral interactions.
If your classmates are able to continue with the classes through Zoom, rest assured you won’t be left out! You will be able to join another group suited to your level, as soon as we reopen.
If you paid for the entire level and have not completed it yet, you can either join the 100% online group classes and continue with your training to complete your level, or restart where you stopped as soon as Alliance Française reopens.
The next session will start on Monday, 06/04, for intensive classes, extensive classes, and conversation workshops. Email: registration1@alliancefrnairobi.org or registration2@alliancefrnairobi.org, or call 07 24 71 46 80 and make your payment via Mpesa (PAYBILL, BUSINESS NUMBER 898660, ACCOUNT : your student number)
With our e-learning platform Apolearn, combined with videoconferencing on Zoom, for optimal training!
Yes, bienvenue! If you’re not a complete beginner, you will be invited to take a quick online test to confirm your level. Contact us to register and receive your student number and proceed to pay via Mpesa.
As our premises are still closed, you will not be required to buy books nor pay for registration fees. However, should you continue with French classes once we reopen, you will be required to do buy books and pay the registration fees.
Choose your preferred timings while registering! From 7am to 7pm, daily classes, twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday) or three times a week (Monday, Wednesday & Friday). For conversation workshops, Saturdays at 9am or 12pm.
For the next session, starting 06/04, applicable fees are:
- Intensive classes: Ksh. 6500ksh, 30hrs (20hrs video conferencing + 10hrs e-learning)
- Extensive evening classes: Ksh. 6000k, 27hrs (18hrs video conferencing + 9hrs e-learning)
- Conversation workshop: Ksh. 3000 for 8hrs (100% video conferencing)
It will most probably be your usual teacher but depending on registrations and availability of our pedagogical team, it may be with another teacher from the AF team.
You will use Apolearn (e-learning platform with self-corrective activities and virtual classroom to interact with your teacher and classmates before and after the video conferencing) and Zoom (group video conferencing).
DELF exams cannot be taken online. The sessions will be postponed, in agreement with the French Ministry of Education. For now, the March and May exam sessions have been postponed. The updated calendar will be shared as soon as possible.
If you were already registered for classes before closure, see answer n°3.If you register for the new session starting 06/04,we regret that the Alliance Française cannot take responsibility for the quality of the internet connection you may have at home. However, be assured that your teacher will do his/her best to enable you to catch up even though you have an internet issue. The group video conferencing class can also be recorded and sent, on request.
Every student at Alliance Française has access to the online platform Apolearn. In case of any difficulty, please click on “forgot password” from the home page. You will then check your email and junk box for a notification email to renew your password. If you do not receive any email, contact your teacher or projects@alliancefrnairobi.org
If you do not have an account yet, register now for free by completing this form: https://urlz.fr/c5Qa and submitting it to: mediatheque1@alliancefrnairobi.org
1. What’s happening at the AF ?
The Alliance Française’s premises are temporarily closed since Monday, 16th March in compliance with the GoK directives with regard to the COVID-19 crisis. Our top priority is your health and safety!
Good news, we are ready and equipped! With our online library Culturethèque, active social media pages, an e- newsletter sharing cultural content, an eplatform Apolearn, that complements class lessons and Mpesa for ease of payments. All our services, including translations, continue to function!
2. How can we carry on with our classes?
Our teachers are trained and committed to delivering the same quality of teaching through e-learning platforms and videoconferencing as you would expect in traditional classroom settings
For the on-going intensive and evening extensive sessions, we have extended the end date of the sessions from Monday, 30/03 to Friday, 03/04, to enable all the students to have enough time to adapt to and start using our video-conferencing platform Zoom, in addition with our e-learning platform Apolearn. Enjoy live classes with real teachers.
The current Saturday classes session is still ongoing, you can choose to continue your training online or return to the classroom, when the Alliance Française reopens.
Same for conversation workshops, you can continue with the ongoing session online or restart when the Alliance Française reopens.
For children classes, we regret that it is not possible to offer the online = option. We will resume the classes where we suspended them as soon as we reopen. Our teachers are at hand to share digital resources with parents who wish to guide the children at home.
3. I don’t have internet access from home, what can I do?
You may not be able to participate in video conferencing if you have a slow connection, but as long as you can use Whatsapp, emails, and our e-learning platform Apolearn, you will be able to stay in touch with your classmates and teachers. If your group class is continuing online, and you have missed out, you will be able to join another group suited to your level as soon as we reopen.
4. I don’t have a laptop; can I still do 100% online group classes?
Our learning platform, Apolearn and video-conferencing platform, Zoom can also be used from a smartphone or tablet. However, you will be more comfortable with a desktop or laptop. The webcam is not mandatory (but more fun!) but you will need a microphone and speakers for oral interactions.
5. My teachers and classmates are on online group classes, how can I catch-up if I am not able to join
online?
If your classmates are able to continue with the classes through Zoom, rest assured you won’t be left out! You will be able to join another group suited to your level, as soon as we reopen.
6. What will happen for the next session, if I had paid for the entire level?
If you paid for the entire level and have not completed it yet, you can either join the 100% online group classes and continue with your training to complete your level, or restart where you stopped as soon as Alliance Française reopens.
7. How can I register for the next session?
The next session will start on Monday, 06/04, for intensive classes, extensive classes, and conversation workshops. Email: registration1@alliancefrnairobi.org or registration2@alliancefrnairobi.org, or call 07 24 71 46 80 and make your payment via Mpesa (PAYBILL, BUSINESS NUMBER 898660, ACCOUNT : your student number)
8. How will we continue our classes for the next session if the Alliance Française premises are still
closed?
With our e-learning platform Apolearn, combined with videoconferencing on Zoom, for optimal training!
9. I’m a new student. Can I register for the next session?
Yes, bienvenue! If you’re not a complete beginner, you will be invited to take a quick online test to confirm your level. Contact us to register and receive your student number and proceed to pay via Mpesa.
10. Will I have to buy the course book and pay for registration fees when I sign up for the new online
classes?
As our premises are still closed, you will not be required to buy books nor pay for registration fees. However, should you continue with French classes once we reopen, you will be required to do buy books and pay the registration fees.
11. At what times will the classes be held?
Choose your preferred timings while registering! From 7am to 7pm, daily classes, twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday) or three times a week (Monday, Wednesday & Friday). For conversation workshops, Saturdays at 9am or 12pm.
12. What are the fees for the 100% online group classes?
For the next session, starting 06/04, applicable fees are:
- Intensive classes: Ksh. 6500ksh, 30hrs (20hrs video conferencing + 10hrs e-learning)
- Extensive evening classes: Ksh. 6000k, 27hrs (18hrs video conferencing + 9hrs e-learning)
- Conversation workshop: Ksh. 3000 for 8hrs (100% video conferencing)
13. Who will teach the 100% online group classes?
It will most probably be your usual teacher but depending on registrations and availability of our pedagogical team, it may be with another teacher from the AF team.
14. Which online tools will we use for learning?
You will use Apolearn (e-learning platform with self-corrective activities and virtual classroom to interact with your teacher and classmates before and after the video conferencing) and Zoom (group video conferencing).
15. If the situation persists, will DELF exams be taken online?
DELF exams cannot be taken online. The sessions will be postponed, in agreement with the French Ministry of Education. For now, the March and May exam sessions have been postponed. The updated calendar will be shared as soon as possible.
16. How do we guarantee consistency if some students have poor internet connection or power cuts?
If you were already registered for classes before closure, see answer n°3.If you register for the new session starting 06/04,we regret that the Alliance Française cannot take responsibility for the quality of the internet connection you may have at home. However, be assured that your teacher will do his/her best to enable you to catch up even though you have an internet issue. The group video conferencing class can also be recorded and sent, on request.
17. What if a student cannot access Apolearn?
Every student at Alliance Française has access to the online platform Apolearn. In case of any difficulty, please click on “forgot password” from the home page. You will then check your email and junk box for a notification email to renew your password. If you do not receive any email, contact your teacher or projects@alliancefrnairobi.org
18. How can I have access the online library?
If you do not have an account yet, register now for free by completing this form: https://urlz.fr/c5Qa and submitting it to: mediatheque1@alliancefrnairobi.org