Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation

The Foundation is entering our summer fundraising season!

Get free Brewers tickets when you help the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation fundraise over the summer at crepe stands at community festivals!

This year, the Foundation is not participating in the Brewers Community Fundraising program. Instead, the Foundation is hoping to fundraise and get the word about the school out to the Milwaukee community at local festivals. The Foundation cannot fundraise or accomplish its mission without volunteers. Please help with a 4-hour shift this summer!

Sign up by June 30 to be eligible for free Brewers tickets: https://signup.com/go/wCAMosq

Dates:
--July 29 | 5-9 PM: Washington Park Wednesdays at the Washington Park Bandshell
--August 12 | 5-9 PM: Washington Park Wednesdays at the --Washington Park Bandshell
--August 22 | 1-8:30 PM: Boulevard Bash on Washington Boulevard in Washington Heights
--October 2-4 | Various times: Harvest Fest at State Fair

Benefits of volunteering:
--Free tickets: All volunteers will have an opportunity for at least 2 tickets (maybe more!) for a Brewers game in July, August or September 2026.
--Free Crepes: All volunteers will receive a free crepe after working their shift.
--Volunteer as a Family: Parents can volunteer with their 3rd grader or older student. Great opportunity to give you student work experience or gain volunteer hours!
--Build Community: Get to know and connect with other MFIS and MSL parents, students and teachers to build a stronger French Immersion community.

Sign up by June 30 to be eligible for free Brewers tickets: https://signup.com/go/wCAMosq

Last weekend we gathered with our 2025-26 interns, their families, all of them, and teachers they work with to celebrate the year, and have some good food and beer. We've been doing this each year to thank our interns for the time they've spent in our community. We also do this to thank our host families.
BTW: if you can host next year, please reach out to me! I'm looking for two families to host first semester next year!

Bonjour friends and families! I hope that you enjoyed this wonderful long weekend as much as I did! As we are heading back to school, I wanted to reach out to let you all know that we are still looking for 3 host families for this coming fall. If you or someone you know can provide a private room, three meals a day, and transportation to and from MSL or MFIS, please consider hosting. It is a huge favor for the school and benefits the students tremendously. [email protected]
Merci!

Join the MPS Administration stakeholders meeting on Monday, May 18th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Milwaukee School of Languages to learn more about the MPS K-6 expansion and how it could impact MPS immersion schools and the Milwaukee School of Languages, the immersion bridge school.

Our host family bowling outing at Falcon bowl was a fun time!
We are looking for host families for next year so if you can host please reach out to me at: [email protected]

MERCI to the MFIS Art Club students who have been helping prep art and activities for MFIS Gallery Night: April in Paris!

What is MFIS Gallery Night: April in Paris!? This event is a free, school-wide art exhibit that features your MFIS student(s)! Come see your MFIS student and other students' art (2D, 3D, sculpture), hear MFIS students show-off their musical abilities, eat at the cafe, get your picture with Paris-themed backdrops, play games in the "jardin" (garden), and experience a little bit of Paris in Milwaukee!

Thursday, April 23, 2026
5:00–8:00 PM
MFIS Basement and Gym
Co‑sponsored by the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation & MFIS Art and Music
https://www.frenchimmersionfoundation.org/

Introducing: MFIS Galley Night - April in Paris 🇫🇷🥖⚜️🥐🗼🍰🧺☕️, our new spring fundraiser! See you there!

Thursday, April 23, 2026
5:00–8:00 PM
Location: Milwaukee French Immersion School
Co‑sponsored by the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation

Over the past few months, Mme Voge (MFIS art teacher), Mme Morgan (MFIS music teacher) and the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation have been working together to create "MFIS Gallery Night," a family-friendly evening designed to celebrate the artistic talent of our MFIS students. We hope you’ll join us for this joyful celebration of MFIS creativity.

What to Expect:
🇫🇷 This evening will capture the feeling of April in Paris. With the help of Mme Voge and a talented parent committee of artists and art educators, we will transform MFIS into a Parisian streetscape in springtime!
🇫🇷 See art pieces from every MFIS student! The exhibit will include 2D art, 3D art, and sculpture.
🇫🇷 Mme Morgan, MFIS Music Teacher, is also preparing piano students to perform throughout the evening, creating a conservatory-style atmosphere for a full night of les beaux-arts.
🇫🇷 Stickers and buttons designed by MFIS Art Club students will be available for purchase.
🇫🇷 A Parisian-style café will be run by Green Baked Goods, owned by Kevin and Angela Green, MFIS parents.
🇫🇷 Family-friendly games where students can play and win prizes.
🇫🇷 Two Paris-themed photo backdrops for fun photos.
🇫🇷 A paper flower bar where students can create their own paper flower bouquets.
🇫🇷 This event is free and open to everyone connected to the French immersion community, as well as prospective families.
🇫🇷 Milwaukee School of Languages French families are welcome to participate!

We can't wait to be at Milwaukee School of Languages's Festival of Nations with our partner, German Immersion Foundation, to sell crepes and pretzels! See you there!

This is the last week to register for the 2026 MFIS Alumni Event! Preregistration will be open until 5:00 pm on Friday, January 16th. Register here: https://www.afmilwaukee.org/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=103

Last year, we finished the year with a bang. One of the things we did was celebrate our time with the interns by holding a send off party where host families and teachers came to say goodbye. Here are some of the photos from that event!