Welcome to the Language & Laughter Studio!
Welcome to the Language
& Laughter Studio!
LLS is a Brooklyn-based French immersion pre-school and a language center located in Clinton Hill, in Brooklyn, New York.
Since 2006 we have been leaders in progressive language education centered in arts integration, imagination, child-driven projects, and play-based learning.
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“It is one of our great hopes that our son’s education going forward can aspire to the joy and love and learning that is his every day at LLS.”
French pre-school
For many years Brooklyn families who value progressive and play-based French education have sought out the pre-school program at LLS. Our program nurtures children and provides them with the building blocks needed for a lifetime of learning and critical thinking while exposing them to the benefits of speaking a foreign language in a supportive environment.
“My son is thriving in Kindergarten and that’s all thanks to the 2 wonderful years that he spent at LLS. Pascale and her teachers create a nurturing environment where he was able to grow and develop.”
After-School, Evening & Weekend Enriching Language Classes
We offer daytime, after-school, and weekend classes for children 6 months to 12-years-old in multiple languages and topics. We are known for our small classes driven by child’s interests
and passions. Our gifted educators have vast knowledge and experience in bilingual education as well as arts, math, and science integration.
“Our daughter attended LLS for 2 years. I wish she could have attended forever. The program is perfect— it is intellectually engaging, but also fun for the children The teachers are so caring and do everything possible to make sure the kids are happy and comfortable. Pascale is an amazing resource. She is very involved in the classroom and so knowledgeable about children in general and bilingual education in particular.”
French Summer Day Camps
French Summer Camp for children ages 3 to 10 years-old has been an anchor at LLS since 2007.
Take the opportunity to immerse your child in French language and culture during one to five weeks of camp. Children will learn about and engage with the language through visual arts, sports, theatre music, science, cooking and more.
French Summer Mini-Camp has been a wonderful way for babies 1-year-old to children 4-years-old
to interact and explore in French five days a week alongside a caregiver for one to four weeks of
summer camp.
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En plein cœur de l’effervescence du quartier de Clinton Hill et du Barclays center à Brooklyn, au coin des rues animées de Fulton Street et Vanderbilt Avenue, une entrée teintée nous fait entrer dans un cocon de lumière, de couleur et de nature. Face à nous, une superbe fresque peinte au mur, qui évoque la nature et inspirée par Fort Greene, œuvre de l’artiste Olivia Angelozzi. Nous sommes dans la nouvelle maternelle de Language and Laughter Studio, fraîchement ouverte en septembre par la dynamique Pascale Setbon. Read more…
The corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood is a lively one. Black-and-white stencils of children by the street artist JR line the facade of Language and Laughter Studio (LLS), a French immersion preschool and language center helmed by Pascale Setbon, a progressive early-childhood education visionary. The school was founded by Setbon in 2006 but moved into its new purpose-built home designed by O’Neill McVoy Architects in early 2025. Read more…