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MAY 23, 2013

Echanges transatlantiques entre les étudiants French Heritage à New York, et un Lycée de l'Académie de Montpellier

By Benoît Le Dévédec

Deux projets pédagogiques originaux intitulés "Identité et diversité" ont été élaborés par des enseignants de New York et de Beaucaire, dans l'Académie de Montpellier, et sont mis en oeuvre en parallèle dans les deux classes des deux côtés de l'Atlantique. Il s'agit du premier échanges pédagogique transatlantique impliquant la participation d'élèves du French Heritage Language Program (FHLP) à New York et ayant recours à la plateforme Mytransatlanticschool.net.

MAY 17, 2013

We need teachers!

By Fabrice Jaumont

French-English bilingual programs in New York City’s public schools are growing. The programs were developed not only to serve the French families who had initiated after-school programs, but also to meet the needs of a growing number of diverse Francophone immigrant children who are emergent bilinguals, better known as English Language Learners. Also, more and more non-French-speaking families are signing up for these high quality programs.

MAY 16, 2013

Road Map to Create a Dual-Language Program

By Fabrice Jaumont

These programs were largely created as a result of the efforts of parents who put up websites, canvassed the neighborhood and worked with Principals to get the project off the ground. In the words of Virgil de Voldère who helped create a French-English dual-language program, parents should realize that "they really can make a difference, they can organize, they can propose, and they have a right to have their heritage and their language spoken in schools."

MAY 15, 2013

Congratulations Academic Palms Recipients 2012

By Aurelie Surble

Congratulations to the 2012 Academic Palms recipients for the Southeast! Created by Napoleon in 1808, the Academic Palms recognize members of the education community.

MAY 13, 2013

Understanding How the Brain Speaks Two Languages, Time

By Fabrice Jaumont

Jeffrey Kluger, senior editor at Time wrote this article, summurazing all theories developped during this conference.

MAY 13, 2013

Reporter The Taste of Côte D’Ivoire in New York

By Earlene Cruz

The food, the tradition, and the art are not the only things that categorize the Ivorian people. Above all, as many have described the interactions with Ivorian-Americans ( and as their national anthem emphasizes) the Ivorian people are ones of ultimate friendliness from the «Pays de l'hospitalité ».

MAY 13, 2013

La Vie tunisienne à New York

By Earlene Cruz

Before the Peace Corps was present in Tunisia in the early 1960’s, there was little interest for Tunisians to immigrate to the United States. It wasn’t until then, through the perceived generosity and hospitality of the Americans in Tunisia, that an interest was sparked to travel to the United States.
MAY 8, 2013

Urban Corps CultureLab Concours / Contest

By Marie-Catherine

A l'occasion du Festival Urban Corps (12 au 18 mai 2013), la Mission culturelle et universitaire française de l'ambassade de France organise un concours de critique destiné aux 18-25 ans. Un voyage en France à gagner tous frais payés !
MAY 2, 2013

A French Revolution in U.S. Classrooms

By French Culture

As the fourth most spoken language in the US, with 1.3 million speakers nationwide, French is deeply entwined in America's linguistic fabric. Today more and more schools around the country are developing French-English bilingual programs, responding to the needs of native French speakers and giving all students the opportunity to parler français.
MAY 2, 2013

Journée de la Francophonie: A Day Full of Events in Los Angeles!

By Noëmie Le Roux

A celebration of the diversity and vibrancy of the French-speaking world and its culture through an afternoon of events on the campus of the University of Southern California.

APRIL 24, 2013

Fabrice Jaumont Honored for his work in Bilingual Education

By French Culture

There’s a revolution brewing and the French are in the leading ranks of the rebels! On Tuesday evening, Cultural Counselor Antonin Baudry bestowed the insignia of the Palmes Académiques on our own Fabrice Jaumont, who, as Education Attaché of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, has helped lead the vanguard of the bilingual revolution in American classrooms.

APRIL 24, 2013

Perrault’s Fairy Tales at the University of South Carolina

By Aurelie Surble

[FRENCH] Les Comédiens Carolingiens, une troupe estudiantine, fondée il y a presque 40 ans à l’Université de la Caroline du sud, monte sur les planches chaque printemps. Ce mois-ci elle a présenté une adaptation comique originale des contes de ma Mère l’Oie de Ch. Perrault, Il était une fois…

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