Anne-Sophie Gueguen
Head of School & Founder

FAA Anne-Sophie

Anne-Sophie Gueguen is a visionary educator who founded the French American Academy in 2007 in Bergen County. Over the years, she has expanded the school’s reach and impact by opening new campuses in Jersey City in 2012 and Hoboken in 2022. As the Head of School, Anne-Sophie is committed to ensuring the highest quality education […]

Jean-Francois Gueguen
Business Manager & Founder

Jean-Francois

Jean-Francois Gueguen is the founder and CEO of The French American Academy Franchise. He promotes and organizes the French American Academy preschool model by assisting prospective and existing franchisees in structuring their own French American Academy. He co-founded the French American Academy of Jersey City in 2012. Since then, he has launched multiple events like […]

Audrey Poirette
Middle School Director

FAA Audrey

Audrey has more than 10 years of teaching experience. She was a pedagogical coordinator from 2012 to 2015 and became deputy director in 2015. Audrey has almost 20 years of experience in the education field. She has a bachelor degree in foreign language education. She loves dancing and she ensures her students have fun preparing […]

Catherine Prie Leray
Lower School Director

FAA Administration Cathy Prie de Leray

Graduated from the French National Education and holding a master’s degree in management, – Specialization Management and development of academic organizations, I first served as primary school teacher and then as Principal or Head of school. I worked for 26 years in France for the National Education. Over the years, I have always worked with […]

Jamila Idnnajem
Pedagogical Coordinator

FAA Teacher Jamila

Jamila joined the French American Academy in September 2015. She is originally from France where she taught in Paris in different grades for more than six years . She also taught during one year at Dakar, Senegal. She is passionate about languages and extended her knowledge to FSL – French as a Second Language. She […]