``Le Vent dans les Voiles de l`Hermione`

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JANVIER 2015
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RESSOURCES
PÉDAGOGIQUES
GRANTS AND
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CONTESTS AND
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IN THE REGION
JOB OFFERS
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''Le Vent dans les Voiles de
l'Hermione''
"Le Vent dans les Voiles de l’Hermione" is a contest organized by the Cultural
and Educational Services of the Consulate General of France in Boston for the
arrival of the frigate l’Hermione (Lafayette’s ship when he sailed to America in
1780) in Boston on July 11, 2015 and the United Nation’s upcoming Climate
Change Conference in Paris in December 2015. Students in French are invited to
build an eco-friendly sail that illustrates the history of the Hermione and
promotes environmental awareness.
Your class’s sail must be submitted by March 15, 2015. The results of the
contest will be disclosed on March 27, 2015, during the “Matinée de la
Francophonie”.
To enter the contest, please submit your application to Magali Boutiot at
Consulat de France
à Boston
Frenchculture
Culturethèque
Campusfrance
Institut français
CIEP
Rendez-vous en
France
[email protected] by February 15, 2015 (download the
application form here).
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2015 PUF Call for proposal
Deadline: February 15, 2015
Le Partner University Fund permet à des équipes françaises et américaines de
mettre en oeuvre des projets communs d’enseignement et de recherche pour
une durée de 3 ans. Il contribue à la mise en place de cursus conjoints, de
doubles diplômes, à la mobilité des professeurs et étudiants à des
d'activités de recherche collaborative.
L'appel est ouvert jusqu'au 15 février 2015, pour des projets qui commenceront
à l’autonome 2015.
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RESSOURCES PÉDAGOGIQUES
Apprendre le Français en
France
This year, offer the gift of a linguistic stay in France!
The Qualité Français Langue Etrangère program
offers a variety of language course options for
students from around the world wishing to learn
French. Courses are available in numerous regions
of France in cities throughout the country to suit your
needs and preferences.
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CIEP Newsletter
The Centre international d'études pédagogiques
(CIEP) is known for its expertise in international
projects and for its pedagogical work to promote
French globally. With countless centers in over 165
countries worldwide, the CIEP makes every effort to
diffuse knowledge and educational resources,
including through its Lettre du CIEP, which provides
helpful information on classroom projects and other
resources four times per year.
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CLEMI online resources
for teachers
The CLEMI (Centre de Liaison de l'Enseignement et
des Médias d'Information) offers a number of online
pedagogical resources: teacher kits and online
exhibits, an Android and IOS app, a collection of
2014 newspaper headlines, Infodoc (a monthly report
on media), a newsletter, teacher handouts, and
online recordings of Plantu's and Jean-François'
Leroy analyses of some of the former's most iconic
cartoons.
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GRANTS AND PROGRAMS
Bourses d'été de
l'ASFAP
Deadline: January 20, 2015
L'American Society of French Academic Palms
décerne chaque année deux bourses d'été de 4000
dollars chacune à des étudiants de français du
secondaire et du supérieur. Les dossiers sont à
remettre avant le 20 janvier 2015.
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Become a Teaching
Assistant in France
Teach English in France - Deadline: January 15,
2015.
The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
aims at strengthening English-language instruction in
French schools by establishing a native speaker
presence. Each year, over 1,100 American citizens
and permanent residents teach English in public
schools across all regions of metropolitan France and
in the overseas departments of French Guiana,
Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion.
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Chateaubriand
Fellowship
Deadline: January 20, 2015
Chateaubriand Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
is a fellowship program offered by the Cultural
Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. It targets
outstanding Ph.D. students from American
universities who seek to engage in research in
France, in any discipline of the Humanities and
Social Sciences. HSS Chateaubriand fellows are
selected through a merit-based competition via a
binational collaborative process involving expert
evaluators from both countries.
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Benjamin Franklin Travel
Grant
Deadline: mid-March 2015
This travel grant aims at giving students enrolled in
an American University an opportunity to discover
France. It is open to sophomore, junior & senior
students who are enrolled in a double major,
including one major in French and one major in
another discipline. Consideration will also be given to
students enrolled in a minor/certificate in French and
majoring in another subject.
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ARTE Docs USA
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, along
with ARTE, a prominent Franco-German cultural T.V.
channel, are thrilled to offer ARTE Docs USA, a list of
documentaries for American universities, non-profit
institutions, schools, and Alliances Françaises.
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The Discovery Selection
Show a selection of French films unreleased in the
United States to your classes!
The Discovery Selection offers a variety of recent
French films not yet released in the United States
to American colleges and universities. This selection,
made by French sales agents and producers,
represents the impressive diversity of contemporary
French cinema. These films are available on DVD or
blu-ray for screening in classes, film festivals, or
special events, for a very small fee.
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Stage de
perfectionnement en
éducation
Deadline: February 17, 2015
L'Association Canadienne d'Education de Langue
Française (ACELF) propose un stage de
perfectionnement du 7 au 16 juillet 2015 à Québec
(Canada). Les enseignants (tous niveaux) et
directeurs d'écoles sont invités à déposer leur
candidature avant le 17 février 2015. L'ACELF
décerne quatre bourses chaque année.
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Université d'été Francophonie des
Amériques
Deadline: February 15, 2015
Vous pouvez dès maintenant déposer votre
candidature pour participer à la 4e édition de
l’Université d’été sur la francophonie des
Amériques, présentée en collaboration avec
l'Université d'Ottawa, en Ontario. Cette formation de
haut niveau regroupera 40 participants sur le thème
« l'Économie des échanges : espace de rencontre
et de développement ».
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CONTESTS AND GAMES
Le Grand Concours de
l'AATF
Grades 1-6 (FLES): February 14-28, 2015
Grades 7-12 (levels 01-5): February 21 - March 22,
2015
The AATF's 80th edition of the Grand Concours will
take place next February and March! This annual
competition offers students of French in grades
1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, to compete
against other students with similar educational
background for prizes. Contact your local chapter
for information on enrolling your students.
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Concours : Dis-moi dix
mots
Registration by January 31st
For the ninth edition of this annual contest, the
challenge is to explore the hospitality of French
language and its reception of foreign words. The
competition is open to all levels of secondary
classes, and it consists of producing literary works
with artistic dimensions on one or many of the
selected words. This year's words are: amalgame,
bravo, cibler, grigri (ou gris-gris), inuit(e), kermesse,
kitsch, sérendipité, wiki, zénitude. Allez-y !
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Des mots pour voir
Create a visual piece with your students!
"Des mots pour voir, histoires de l'histoire de
l'art", offers to use the same ten words (Dis-moi dix
mots, article above) and associate them with
important landmarks of art history. Young
francophones between the ages of 13 and 20 can
submit written creations and win prizes! For more
information, please click here.
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IN THE REGION
Le Café philosophique de
Boston
24 janvier 2015 - 11 a.m.
EFGB, 2 Rosary Drive, Watertown MA
L'EFGB vous invite à sa deuxième matinée
philosophique en français dont le thème sera " Le
mal est-il toujours diabolique ?'' N'oubliez-pas de
réserver votre place.
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JOB OFFERS
L'actualité des écoles
Retrouvez toute l'actualité des écoles francophones
de la région aujourd'hui rassemblée sur une seule
page du site Internet du Consulat général de France
à Boston (also available in English).
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