Purpose of French Academy Mary W. French Academy was founded as a liberal arts academy for all Decatur Public School students. Our foremost purpose is to establish a broad liberal arts program that will place a strong emphasis on reading, writing, speaking, and on local, state and national history.
Every child is taught Spanish to appreciate other cultures in the world.
Cooperative learning is taught and practiced daily so that each child has a sense of belonging. Philosophy From its inception, French Academy has set a high standard of achievement and behavior for its students. We believe that children can not achieve academically without being well organized and well disciplined. The Board of Education, representatives of the community, as well as the staff have taken the position that parents are expected to establish and take responsibility for the moral conduct and social behavior of the children in such a social situation as the public school. We appreciate the support that we receive from parents who have set high standards for their children at home.