About Janice Cummins, Director

For over 20 years, Janice Cummins has been considered one of the few experts in teaching French to children. When she established the Janice Cummins Petite Ecole in 1979, she received stirring endorsements from Monsieur Maurice Galy, the late president of the Lycée Français de New York; and Monsieur Michel Domaine, former Educational Counselor of the French Embassy.

Madame Cummins, formerly a teacher of French language and literature to young adults, found her true calling when her daughter was 4 years old and ready for formal French lessons; thus, she wrote and developed a unique program for children between the ages of 4 and 12.

Madame Cummins is an American who as spent a great deal of time in France and is nearly as well acquainted with the country, its culture, its people, and its language as with things American. 

A graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a  Bachelor of Arts degree in French Language and Literature, she also attended La Sorbonne (University of Paris) and received a Master of Arts degree in French from Teachers College of Columbia University, New York.  She is certified to teach French, Spanish, and English in the State of New Jersey.

The mother of two Princeton graduates, Madame Cummins truly understands the emotional as well as the intellectual needs of young children and encourages them to believe in themselves as well as in the beauty and wonder of the French language and culture.

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Madame Cummins  973-564-8797  janice@janicecumminspetiteecole.com

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