Helping Francophone immigrants maintain their linguistic and cultural heritage...in 10 high schools in NYC and also in Maine, Florida and Massachusetts.
New York, USA
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The FHLP Spring Newsletter is out; check out what our students have been up to! mailchi.mp/face-foundation/s…
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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.
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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)
Last year, we partnered with @ilearnamerica to help our students find their voices. The results: a multilingual space where they felt safe and seen, found deep connections and wrote powerful stories. ilearnamerica.com
#InternationalDayOfTheGirl #InternationalGirlChildDay
It was an honor advocating for more access and equity to Heritage and Bilingual Ed with other NY language warriors.
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Watch and share the video of First Francophone Cup to support the FHLP youtu.be/plLimLACJ1s via @YouTube
Help us make generosity go viral today #GivingTuesday by sharing the video of the First Francophone Cup to support the FHLP youtu.be/plLimLACJ1s via @YouTube. Support our mission by donating to the FACE Foundation: bit.ly/3oDcBKV #oif #tv5monde
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
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#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
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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.
The French Heritage Summer Newsletter is here! - mailchi.mp/face-foundation/s…
Thank you to all participants and to our sponsors: @OIFrancophonie, @FFF, @CA_CIB, @EtooFoundation, @SamuelEtoo, @TV5MONDE, @QuebecNewYork, Pele Soccer, OCabanon, Socceroof, and @MetA_US
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. 🇫🇷
The Francophone Cup tournament is organized in partnership with @OIFrancophonie and @FFF, with support from @CA_CIB, @QuebecNewYork, @WBI_tweet, and @TV5MONDE.
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!
![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](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzclMpGUcAIDRXd.jpg?name=orig)
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/agn%C3%A8…
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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🎤 #FrancophonieMonth bit.ly/3eEX75V
