“AIM is the most effective (and fun!) language learning program I know. My students and I were able to stay in the target language from the first day and grow our ability to engage in critical thinking – out loud and in writing – through this amazing program. What started out in kindergarten and grade 1 as plays about farm animals and lost cats, turned into being able to engage with texts about climate change, the dangers of landmines in Afghanistan, the Warsaw Zoo during the Holocaust, diverse cultural traditions, navigating life with divorced parents entering new relationships, the history of Acadia, the origins of French language education rights in Canada, biodiversity, current events… I could go on.
AIM is not readers’ theatre about The Three Little Pigs. It is an extremely effective, structured language learning program that leads to the ability to speak spontaneously, write creatively, and see language learning as something that is empowering, enjoyable, and accessible. Its implementation requires significant training. It was one of the best investments I ever made.”

“There is an initial learning curve with AIM, but I can tell you that the payoff is HUGE. I stopped making worksheets and prepping countless units, outside of class time. Everything is already done for you, and my students’ learning of French was exponential. I can’t stress this enough. AIM changed the trajectory of my teaching over 20 years ago for the best.”

“If I haven’t said it enough to you over the years, thank you for helping me have the best teaching years of my life. AIM truly made me love my work and see my students grow and shine every day. What you have created is truly incredible and I am forever grateful.”

“We are hiring a high school Spanish teacher for my school next year, so I had one candidate observe my classes a couple weeks ago. She was blown away by the students’ ability to speak spontaneously in the target language. Her response was, “Why in the world are all schools in the US not teaching Spanish this way? This is so much better than learning numbers and colors again and again each year!” I am hopeful that as more and more people hear about the AIM program in the US, its popularity here will grow. It is so much better than what most schools here are doing!”

“The ‘Improve your French with AIM’ course is an excellent introduction to AIM methodology and was a great way for me to practice using target language and gestures while improving my oral French speaking skills at the same time. As a teacher, I value the interactive approach to learning that AIM offers my students and see great benefits in the focus on oral production and repetition which is a key part of the methodology. I am excited to begin using the AIM methodology in my own classroom and look forward to watching my learners progress with their French skills!”

“…It was such a hands-on learning experience and I couldn’t believe that I had the opportunity to discover a program that taught the French language in such a meaningful way. My students were speaking French! They were coming to class motivated and excited to learn! By the end of the year I was truly amazed at the quality of writing in the stories that they had written. I was hooked.”

“I have never come across a better second language program. My students are engaged, they are interacting in French and I can stay in the target language for the whole period and feel confident that my students understand. The support team at Aim Language Learning is phenomenal. I love the Online Teacher Training Portal. It is such a valuable resource for a new Aim teacher. Even students who struggle in their first language can find success in French if you use AIM. I am so proud to say that I am an Aim teacher because Aim gets results!”

“My son first started the AIM program in school in Grade 4. This is such a great program that helps students advance their reading and comprehension of French. Initially, I wondered why Grade 4s were working on the story of the 3 little pigs! However, using a story that the students are already familiar with is a helpful strategy! My son’s French improved tremendously and he enjoyed working hard in the online portal and going through the activities. I would definitely recommend this program!”

“Dear Wendy, I wanted to write a message to let you know how grateful I am for the work you did for French teacher. It’s the end of the school year and I look back at all the people I was lucky to meet, and meeting you at a Summer Institute in 2008 was such a turning point for me. After 11 years in New Zealand I am now in Ireland but still so impressed by the quality of the AIM resources, the way the vocabulary and grammar are scaffolded and every year I have students who tell me thank you for teaching me languages in a way I can understand. And that is thanks to you and your research and your work. Thanks for being such an inspiration Wendy!”

“I am just finishing up my first year with the AIM program in grades 9 and 10. I am online only, every second day with the kids for 45 min.
It is unreal how much French many of them have learned. I have kids literally thanking me for teaching them this way this year. They say it is the only class they have learned an extensive amount in this year, a Covid year.”

“I absolutely LOVE using the portals now that there are online workbooks and readers!! It is so great!!!”

“I want to say ‘Thank you – Merci :)’ from the bottom of my heart for teaching [my daughter]. You are an AMAZING TEACHER!!! She’s learning well and when she’s not in class with you, she shows off her French speaking skills to everyone at home. Thank you again! 

I’m excited that she’s now doing session 2 with you and learning even more. I have recommended you to some of her friends and others in my neighbourhood. I will continue to spread the word!”

“I would just like to say a huge ‘THANK YOU’ for having the resources ready for me to use as we transitioned very quickly from the classroom to online learning.  I used AIM as a portion of my teaching program and could easily have just gone with AIM and nothing else. I’m too tired to make a plan for the fall, but regardless of whether or not we are in the class, or online, or a combo, I will be purchasing online resources for my students.
The resources but also the amazing customer service have been deeply appreciated. Any time I had a question, or couldn’t figure something out, someone got back to me promptly, and I know it was a very busy time for you. MERCI beaucoup.”

 

“I’m enjoying using your method more and more. I’m sure you have heard a lot of praise and all kinds of positive feedback, but I want you to know that using AIM is also having some really good effects on my health! I cannot believe that so many Core French teachers still have to scramble constantly, panicking, looking for ideas and materials on the internet. My background is teaching ESL (mostly EFL in previous years) and the program was always more concrete, with fantastic resources from top-notch British publishers. My ESL teaching was surrounded by solid methods, great support and feedback for years and years. It was a true pleasure to teach English in my home country, Hungary, and even more joy to continue my teaching career in Toronto, offering language instruction to students of so many nationalities. ….. Then I decided to learn and then teach French, and I suddenly found myself in a huge mess! Very stressful, ridiculous French-teaching world in Canada. (I hear there have been decades of it!!!) I have tried so many books, worksheets, lessons and ideas from other French teachers, but only now that I seriously switched to AIM, do I really see a true sense of this Core French teaching. (I kind of touched AIM 10 years ago, then I was sucked back into the swamp of mish-mash teaching.) I see the benefits already. I love, for example, how the rewards and positive reinforcement makes such a difference. Teaching 33 gr 7/8 students was a complete nightmare, until I switched to AIM a month ago, and now we are on a dynamic journey together. Totally more work than before but it is so worth it. …Back to my health as a Core French teacher in this country: I literally feel my blood pressure normalize. My anxiety is going. Your created a truly meaningful and fun system!

Thank you! I could go on and on, as I continue this approach, but I’m sure you have many things to do. Many many thanks.”

“Wendy- you’ve done an incredible job with the program. I have many, many students who were non-participatory last year , who are talking, and enjoying French. My autistic gr. 4r gets angry -in French! and sometimes makes jokes- in French!I!

I have a principal who asked permission to speak in English in my grade 5 class, and you could guess, the class told him he had to speak in French. I could go on and on and on …..

I started attending your sessions in 1995 at the OMLA conference, and it’s been a very enlightening experience.

Thanks ever so much!”

“I see success every time I use the AIM Program (which is everyday!). I can’t believe how, over a decade ago, it has provided me with the perfect tools to impart the importance of second language learning to others in a fun and confidence-building way. I should be thanking YOU for his opportunity to see everyday success stories. So, THANK YOU!”

“What has amazed everyone is the easy at which the students are communicating, the enthusiasm they demonstrate and how incredible fast they make the leap into written work! You have made and incredible product…how could anyone go back to the “old ways”.

Have a great day…you continue to be making mine!”

“I couldn’t be more amazed and thrilled with my students’ success. Every day I go into work, I feel like I am making a difference. as a FSL teacher, I feel so successful because finally my students feel successful. The spontaneous speech that is occurring between the students is becoming more and more natural and much more frequent… that has never happened in any FSL class I have taught in 7 years. I cannot wait to introduce more students next year to French.. I am already looking excited for them. Some of my students this year feel confident enough with their French (grade 4, first year) that during their library time, they take out French books (we are a dual track school).

This is the best thing that has happened to me in my years of teaching.”

“Firstly I’d like to pass on my deepest respect and a heartfelt thank you for creating such a wonderful method for teaching languages (namely French, as it is the language I teach), but I’m sure all language teaching will benefit from your breakthrough approach. I am absolutely loving it and it is allowing me to be more confident with only speaking French in class without feeling that students will be overwhelmed. I really feel that I’m teaching the whole language, instead of just bits and pieces of it that don’t quite stick in students’ brains. Languages are quite challenging to teach in Australia as we are so isolated here, so it is wonderful to hear the students speaking so well and see the ‘light’ of learning in their eyes!”

“Totally innovative method that works! So impressed with students spoken French and interpretive skills.”

“This is a very well thought out methodology! From scaffolding, setting high expectations, fluency, internalization, etc, it allows students to read, speak and think in the target language. I plan to use AIM for the rest of my career.”

“AIM is such a great methodology! I use it every day in my teaching. Pared down language and the gesture approach are two revolutionary ideas for language teaching. I’m constantly recommending it to different people.”

“My students in Grade 5/6 Core French are able to write page-long essays and longer stories even using the past tense! With AIM I feel confident that when I only speak French in class my students understand. I can’t say enough about this methodology. It works!”

“Because of Wendy, many teachers in BC have been able to teach French successfully in schools, even without having our own proficiency at first. The AIM program gave me the knowledge, confidence, and tools to teach hundreds of students in Grades K-7 in a French-Only instructional environment. These students developed a passion for the French language through stories, drama, games, writing and most of all SPEAKING.”

“I am amazed at how much my students have accomplished in such a short time with the AIM program! Their pronunciation, comprehension and ability to construct meaningful messages are really impressive. I have been using the AIM program with my grades 4, 5, and 6 students only since September yet my students’ skills with the language and their enjoyment of their French experience is so far above that of students I have taught in the past using a traditional theme-based program. The emphasis on oral language and the strategies suggested for developing vocabulary and language knowledge are very effective. I feel that I am becoming a much better French teacher through this program. Thank you for Histoires en action!”

“Love teaching again. I’ve been looking for years to try and teach in the target language 100% of the time no one could show me how and I could not figure it out. This method lays it all out for you and I’ve even become more confident in French. I’m the teacher I’ve always wanted to be.”

“I absolutely LOVE teaching with AIM. This is the only methodology I know of that gives students a real voice in a new language right from day one. As a teacher, I am constantly inspired by my students’ capacity to express themselves naturally and with enthusiasm, and they in turn tell me how much fun they have in their lessons. I am enjoying being one of the pioneers of AIM in the UK and look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience of this game-changing approach to language learning.”

“Wendy, I can’t tell you enough how much I am enjoying using this program at our school. I am teaching core French to grades 2-8, and this is really the first full year of rolling it out for all of those grades. I am AMAZED at how students are starting to communicate with me, how enthusiastic most students are, and that this really works. I am truly enjoying my job and seeing the fruits of it. My youngest students are my favorite, because I am starting their French at the very beginning with them, and they are blowing me away. I just about fell off my chair when they ACTUALLY said the play while I gestured it for them.

I am hoping to attend another seminar once I finish this school year so I can do the Level 2 workshop and improve my practice even more.

Thank you, thank you!”

“I found AIM a few years ago in a desperate search. I had taught for years and longed to see my students attain some level of proficiency in the target language and was dissatisfied with all the methods I had tried, but I did not feel like I had the time to write my own curriculum. I stumbled upon AIM and decided to give it a try.

Now that I have used the AIM method, I would not teach any other way. My current elementary students are speaking more proficiently than my high school students who were taught using traditional methods. AIM makes language learning enjoyable for students, but also pushes them to think critically and express themselves creatively. I love that the curriculum guide is so teacher-friendly and that there are so many resources available to AIM teachers (online teacher training, in-person conferences, etc) to help us thoroughly understand the method and teach it effectively.

Using the AIM method has brought much joy into what I do each day. Seeing the progress my students are making is every language teacher’s dream. I love to see them make connections and speak spontaneously.”

“This is my third year using the Aim program. Thank you so much for the wonderful resources you continue to develop and make available to all of us teachers.
I am thrilled with the program and even more thrilled with the amazing progress of all of my girls. It has been especially fabulous to watch the growth of my grade 1 class. I began the first day of school in French and haven’t looked back. They are able to communicate and continue to amaze me with their learning each day. Thank you again.”

“My partner teacher and I love teaching with the AIM. We have both appreciated so much all the research you have put into the method, especially the work on how the brain learns.”

“The gesture method is so effective, it’s almost unbelievable. I used to stagger in with a big bin of props after hours of prep, and stand on my head trying to keep the kids focused. This is quick and easy, and I’m very happy with the results thus far.”

“I am the parent of a grade one french immersion student at Captain Michael VandenBos PS here in Whitby ON. I, on a weekly basis attend the class to help the teacher prep work for the children in her class and recently helped with the play poule Maboule (I produced the character costumes). I have feedback and questions MY jaw drops everytime i hear one of the students converse with each other and the teacher……..in such a short time my son and his fellow class mates have excelled beyond my expectations for grade one french and Thanks to your programs. WOW!!!!!! My questions is………do you have/sell/provide/host any programs or material for a parent who is interested in catching up to his or her child? When my husband and I decided this would be a good challedge for our son……….i figured I could maybe stay in step with him or at least a few steps ahead in learning the language……well your programs proves me wrong on both…..the son can out speak me anyday of the week…wow!!! If there is anything I can do to obtain the same material he has been learning…..I would be very much interested in finding out more. Yours truly (impressed).”

“Before the AIM, I was ready to throw in the towel as an immersion teacher. Using the traditional theme-based approach to teaching FSL, I wasn’t getting the results I wanted for my students. After an entire year in French, the students could name fruits and vegetables but had a very difficult time making complete sentences to express themselves in their second language. I was frustrated and fed up! Then I attended a two day AIM workshop and I knew that I had found THE solution. After only a couple of months using the AIM, my students were speaking French to express their needs and feelings! They were engaged in their learning and best of all, they were enjoying themselves and feeling very motivated to speak French. Using the AIM in my classroom has made teaching a second language fun. Both my students and I have enjoyed great success using this method. Having taught in immersion settings for 20 years, I can honestly say that the AIM is the most effective method I have used to teach French as a second language. I highly recommend it!”

“The fact that AIM is perfect in an immersion context seems to be a well kept secret! I’m hoping that writing this will help to spread the word. After teaching using the AIM in a Core French context for many years, this is my first year using it with immersion and quite honestly it is incredible.

Today I saw my students for the first day after our two week Spring Break. They came in literally bursting with language. I teach Kindergarten and at the beginning of the year, there were a few who could say “bonjour”, a few who knew “chat” and an even smaller group who proudly told me they could say “Je m’appelle”.

At this point in the year, I have 22 students who speak confidently in French.

By early January, one of the Grade 1 immersion teachers who also has a child in my class told me that her child’s French was BETTER than 90% of the kids in her Grade 1 class.

By Spring Break, the average student in my Kindergarten class spoke better French than the average Grade 2 immersion student at my school. My weakest student also spoke better French than the weakest Grade 2 student.

A couple of months ago, after chatting with the other Kindergarten teachers, I made the decision that I would copy what the English track teacher was doing with her students instead of what the French immersion teachers were doing with their students. I am therefore currently working on the equivalent of the English Language Arts programme instead of the French Language Arts programme as my students have enough language to be able to handle it.

A substitute teacher who worked in my class in February wrote that my kids were “super avancés”. She had previously worked for about 30 years as a French immersion teacher so I trust her opinion 🙂

The basic concept is that even my “weak kids” (who are weak with their letter knowledge etc and can’t sit still) can STILL speak French. The language just flows when they speak. When I speak, I can say a whole paragraph and then they will stop me and ask what one particular word means. Actually when you compare them with “regular immersion kids” they are quite different. (e.g. My students expect to understand every word more or less. Regular immersion kids just listen and then guess. My students know they can always ask how to say something. Regular immersion kids stall or simply say the word in English and then continue. I can tell you fairly precisely what words my students know and don’t know. In a regular immersion class, the teacher guesses based on what the kids do.) I would like to start documenting things a bit more and it’s quite interesting.”

“I have been teaching French Immersion Kindergarten for almost 13 years. Three years ago, I was introduced to AIM language learning and decided to give it a try. This program is truly a GAME CHANGER! By the end of Kindergarten, my students are now able to express themselves with pride and confidence. I recommend this program to all French Immersion teachers!

Thank you, Wendy, for creating such a powerful tool for educators!”

“I also wanted to share a testimonial from one of our customers. She teaches K in my former school and was in yesterday. She’s a young (late 30s), very dedicated teacher with a young family. She said that until last year, teachers were telling her that she always looked tired and unwell. Last summer she took AIM’s Institute in Victoria and started using AIM in her classroom in September. She is so happy with the success of the program and how much it has changed her life 🙂 On behalf of all those teachers who have experienced this kind of success because of the work that you have done, thank you!”

“Teachers of FSL understand very well “WHAT” they are supposed to be teaching.  They have embraced the New Curriculum, the concept of Action Oriented Tasks, and the need for more Spontaneous Oral Interaction among students.  The Accelerative Integrated Method, or AIM, is the only method that gives teachers the “HOW”.  AIM enables teachers to increase students’ confidence and proficiency in order to be able to interact spontaneously in authentic tasks as outlined in the new curriculum.”

” This is my first year using AIM and I love it…and more importantly, my students love it! Everyday I get bombarded by my students who rush up to me asking all kinds of questions in French because they are so excited to be able to speak French. My colleagues frequently tell me how they enjoy hearing our French classes ringing down the hallways. AIM has truly changed they way I teach!

“The AIM is the teaching programme we all wish we had thought of! It makes so much sense and is satisfying for both those who deliver it and the learners who embrace it with such enthusiasm. Thank you for creating a way of learning that is so successful. ”

“My Core French classroom is now a unilingual (French only) environment. Pas d’anglais is a rule that is never broken by my students or me. Their enjoyment of French has skyrocketed and after 20 years of teaching, I feel rejuvenated! Teachers, consultants and administrators from across the province come to my classroom to watch the method in action. A visiting teacher recently told me that my Grade 4 Core French students (in the 2nd year of AIM) speak French better than her Grade 4 French Immersion students (1st year French immersion).”

“If I had to choose one thing that distinguishes AIM from the more typical [second language] classrooms it’s the level of emotional investment that kids have in the process and the fun that they are having. AIM …gets kids involved, they are reading stories… acting out stories, they are becoming involved. They see themselves in the stories. They are having fun with the stories and they are also able to be creative with the language at a much earlier stage.”

“A Second language program that’s based on all this research, on all this understanding of how children learn has to work and what I am excited about with this program is that it does work!”

After having compared large groups of junior high school students in the Netherlands receiving either a traditional approach (in which the target language is not spoken much) or AIM in their French lessons, there is no doubt that AIM is more effective. The AIM learners are more proficient in both spoken and written French.  Moreover, they like their lessons better!

“The joy in my students’ eyes, their much-improved learning of a second language and the passion I have found every day in following something that I love is what AIM has brought to my teaching”

“The AIM approach to teaching French is one that helps all children become successful at learning a second language. I have watched our grade one students using the language after just ninety hours of instruction. And… most exciting, is that they absolutely love French class.”

“From an administrator’s standpoint, I embrace the AIM program. Research tells us that students need to be actively involved in engaging material in order to make sense of and retain new material and the AIM does just that!”

“I have French immersion teachers in my board who say that they don’t know how they could have taught before they learned the AIM – they don’t know how they functioned without it! It is such and effective tool for engaging students in the language”

“This exciting program, with its extensive and creative use of story and drama, provides second language teachers with opportunities to both motivate and engage students. It offers educators authentic means for not only developing the fluency levels of their students beyond what has been usually experienced in core French, but also ensures that students respond personally and creatively. Many of the language and literacy skills that students acquire in this program may transfer to other areas of the curriculum, thus making this program not only beneficial for the acceleration of their second language skills, but significant for their learning in general.”

“The AIM is effective because it uses all human channels available to learn language: kinesthetic, oral, aural, visual, emotional. The result is holistic learning at its finest and the students feel the difference. They cry to start and cry when it’s over.

AIM is, by far, the most comprehensive and effective approach to language teaching and learning being utilized in the world today. The results speak for themselves.”

“To my utter amazement, my son is flourishing in French in Ms. Duckworth’s class where Wendy Maxwell’s programme is taught. He loves French class and comes home talking to me in French. We are so pleased with his progress.”

“Within two short years, my son can speak, write and understand French. He has even composed short plays in French! In fact, he had recently visited Montreal for a school hockey tournament and billeted for three days with a family there. He was able to speak to the family and others in French. This program is truly incredible. Looking back at my experience in French, I can say that it took me much longer to get to where he is now. I see now that learning French does not have to be such a struggle. It can actually be enjoyable – as I am witnessing every day with my son.”

“Just to let you know Valerie has been going around the house speaking and singing FRENCH constantly! Starting to drive me crazy. Should make you happy though.” (Valerie had been studying AIM French for just 10 lessons)

“The AIM is the teaching programme we all wish we had thought of! It makes so much sense and is satisfying for both those who deliver it and the learners who embrace it with such enthusiasm. Thank you for creating a way of learning that is so successful.”

“I’ve been teaching with AIM for the past SIX years and absolutely love it! The results are incredible and it makes my job rewarding and so fun! There is no way I’ll ever go back to the old school approach! Great job, Wendy!”

“I had a student last week that told me that I was an AMAZING teacher! She told me that she has been trying to learn Spanish since high school with no luck or enjoyment and that finally she is learning Spanish (and having fun), even thinking in Spanish. And she thanked me!! I almost cried! And this is happening so far with only 20 hours of instruction. Can you imagine my excitement? Another student was absent for two classes in a row and came to me to apologize and told me: “I hated to miss your class. Spanish is my favorite class. I’m learning so much…and is the only class that I’m really happy.” It touched my heart!”

“AIM is the most comprehensive method of teaching French I have come across so far. I teach it in two separate schools in Dublin, Ireland. The principal in one school says it’s the way forward for French in the school and has expanded the programme to other classes. The big thing is that the kids are actually able to SPEAK the language!!!! It’s a huge breakthrough. Everything else comes after. Even after a couple of classes the kids are able to piece together “can I go to the bathroom?” in French. So much more to say but there’s so much potential here. Thanks Wendy!”

“In my ten years of teaching core French, this resource has provided my students with the greatest tool in accelerating their fluency in French. It is an authentic, communicative approach, where the learning of a second language is student-centered. I have found that my students who are IEPs and struggle with learning a second language have succeeded greatly in the program. It is important to begin at the primary level, JK/SK. This is where they will obtain acquisition of language fluency learning.”

“Using the AIM Spanish program has transformed my students into competent Spanish communicators at all levels in less than four months and has made my classroom into an exciting, motivating and fun environment. My relationship with my students has also undergone a positive transformation: since using the AIM program, we have developed a greater closeness and mutual positive regard. This program delivers, period. I would strongly recommend it to any teacher!”

“It’s this program that has given me the tools to be the teacher I want to be”

“Words simply cannot describe just how much I adore teaching French this year…I have so much fun with my students…more and more every day! Today was especially fun & funny and it’s all happening almost entirely en français, thanks to AIM Language Learning ! Singing, dancing, joking, acting, writing, reading, drawing oh and constant speaking, too…the fun and laughs never stop! Wish I could bottle up that amazing feeling I get every day when something funny happens and we all laugh and talk about it en français! Thank you, AIM and Wendy Maxwell —She is my hero!”

“I have taught languages for years but no method I have ever used can compare with the AIM! The ingenious use of hand gestures for every word and the careful choice of high-frequency words embedded in the context of stories transfers spontaneously into everyday use. The language becomes part of the children. They are speaking with proper syntax and grammar without any effort.

…I am so thankful to have found such an effective method, and would never teach any other way!”

“When teachers hear my students speaking French or see their written work, many assume they are products of French immersion. AIM has not only helped me elevate my own teaching practice, it has given the gift of a second language to my students. The methodology enables me to connect with students in the target language and thus I can always make my curriculum relevant, current, student emergent and meaningful!”

“I have been most excited by the way in which they write the creative stories after working on a play. The quality is very high. The students’ knowledge, comfort and comprehension with the language they are using surpassed all my expectations. They are proud of themselves too! Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

“AIM has opened the door for so much learning in my students. They are so comfortable speaking French! The program is easy to follow and so much fun to implement as well!”

“The joy in my students’ eyes, their much improved learning of a second language and the passion I have found everyday in following something that I love is what AIM has brought to my teaching”

“If students could experience this type of learning success in every subject, we would bring education to an entirely different level for our kids! This is truly an incredible program.”

“Thanks to AIM, this little high school from East Vancouver is now doing an AP course!”

“I am amazed at how quickly students grasp the language. I have never seen such a break through as far as education is concerned in any other subject as powerful as this.”

“Parents were telling me that their children are practising the gestures at the dinner table, in the bathtub, in the car on the way home!!!! The parents are amazed at how “into it” the kids are. I’m especially pleased with my Special Ed. classes. They’re working at the same level as all the others!!! I’m a happy, happy teacher!”

“I just finished an LTO using AIM for the first time and I am overwhelmed with the results I had in just three months as were the principal and teachers! My kids told me that they had learned more French in 3 months than they had in 2 years and were so upset that they wouldn’t be able to complete the play! I seriously love AIM and love it more because the kids love it and learned so much in such a small amount of time! I was also told by one student that they used to hate French and now it’s their favourite subject. I’m just in disbelief and so so glad I decided to use AIM for teaching French!”

“I have officially completed the Mentorship Training. I just finished my last assignment. It has been absolutely wonderful! I encourage teachers passionate about AIM to do the Certification and Mentorship Training and share your knowledge and expertise with others. What an amazing collaborative process and learning experience this has been. Karen…You are an excellent mentor, passionate about what you do, very professional and helpful! It has been a pleasure working with you!

“I loved the Online Teacher Training. It was excellent. I loved it. I was a classroom teacher and found the AIM and took the OTT and became a French teacher. I wouldn’t teach French any other way. I loved the modules. They allowed me to prepare on my own, try things out in the classroom, find out what was working and what was not working and then take my questions to the Summer Institute.”

“The Webinars were one of the most exciting learning experiences I have had recently. It was so great to learn, discuss, collaborate and share with colleagues from all over, including other ‘Canadian provinces, and the U.S.-Lousiana, New Hampshire. Thanks so much AIM Language learning for the wonderful professional development opportunity!”

“I have French immersion teachers in my board who say that they don’t know how they could have taught before they learned the AIM – they don’t know how they functioned without it! It is such and effective tool for engaging students in the language”