Helping Francophone immigrants maintain their linguistic and cultural heritage...in 10 high schools in NYC and also in Maine, Florida and Massachusetts.
French for All is composed of four initiatives:
1/The French Heritage Language Program helps French-speaking immigrants and young Americans with francophone backgrounds maintain linguistic and cultural heritage, with a focus on West African and Caribbean cultures.
With Pres. @EmmanuelMacron in NOLA, we discuss a new initiative that he announced as part of his State Visit: French for All, a program to encourage bilingualism and to widen access to French teaching tools in schools.
A 🧵(in English) about a Francophonie project (🇫🇷 follows)
You have French heritage speakers in your classroom? We look forward to connecting with you and fellow #ACTFL21 attendees at 3:45 PM ET
tomorrow for a session titled “Authentic Resources for a successful French for Heritage Speakers program.” bit.ly/3CdiIeO
#RévolutionBilingue : Agnès Ndiaye Tounkara coordonne un programme scolaire destiné aux jeunes francophones récemment arrivés aux #EtatsUnis depuis l'Afrique ou Haïti, pour qui la langue française est un atout de réussite scolaire et d'intégration buff.ly/2ZqaS2J
The researchers said the findings show that only instructing EL students in English presents difficulties to learning to write in the language. ow.ly/UKbQ50Gwq79
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Don’t miss the Back to school NYC DOE information session with French translation today at 6pm./ Session d’info sur la rentrée à NYC avec traduction en français aujourd’hui à 18h.
We were thrilled to hold the first #FrancophoneCup to benefit @HeritageProgram on Saturday! Congratulations to the Côte d’Ivoire team, this year’s winners, and a huge thank-you to all of our sponsors for supporting the amazing work of the French Heritage Language Program. 🇫🇷
On June 26, FACE Foundation is organizing a soccer ⚽ tournament to benefit the @HeritageProgram! The program supports French-language cultural and linguistic programs as well as a soccer program in French for NYC students. Learn how you can help: bit.ly/3xtzOCd
Today marks the 1st day of #ImmigrantHeritageMonth. We celebrate the diversity of our kids, staff, & community. This year, we spotlight our teachers who bring an array of experiences, cultures, & stories to the classroom. Check out this video & join us as we #CelebrateImmigrants!
Our students add their bilingual voices to the human library inspired by the movie @ilearnamerica: ilearnamerica.com/pursuing-m… via @ilearnamerica . During these difficult times, this process -even virtual- channels the healing power of story telling, community and human connection.
At I Learn America, it's our mission to facilitate youth storytelling as a way to create the much-needed representation that educator Diana mentioned during our first Denver ILA Storytelling Fellowship session. We're excited to see what stories come out of the next few weeks!
ALT Paper with "“One thing that I still see is the lack of representation that immigrant stories have. Our cultures are not appreciated, and it is difficult to feel empowered by our identities.
To me, it is why programs like this [I Learn America] that are important in student lives.” written on it
What are you doing to celebrate Francophonie on March 20? There are so many events.. A very incomplete selection.@OIFrancophonie linkedin.com/posts/agnè…
On 3/20, travel the world with @LyceeFrancaisNY’s Voyage en Francophonie!🎵 Featuring an incredible lineup of singers (Andréanne Malette, Yseult, Emel, Moonaya and Mino Cinelu), this concert explores the sounds of the Francophone world🎤 #FrancophonieMonthbit.ly/3eEX75V