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Formez-vous! The Educational Service is delighted to offer the following teacher trainings online in September of 2022 (and stay tuned for upcoming sessions in October and November). Start off your year with these trainings that will provide you with great ideas on how to engage and motivate your students--no matter the context! Click this link to sign up for the following training sessions.

Are you teaching French in a Community College?  Do you offer, or wish to offer, professional French courses in your department? This workshop was made for you! 

by Rebecca Smith July 14th is Bastille Day, France’s national day. It marks the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, a turning point of the French Revolution that led to the creation of the first French Republic. Read on to see what kind of French culture celebration is happening near you!   

From June 16 through July 7, we're thrilled to host Films on the Lake, a free outdoor film series in Chicago, produced in partnership with Chicago Park District! The lineup, which includes 4 critically acclaimed French films, focuses on the beauty of the natural world and the environment. Grab your picnic blanket and popcorn and join us under the stars! 

The Cultural Services office of the French Embassy in the US is happy to congratulate and welcome the four newest members of our Centers of Excellence network, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California Berkeley, the University of Kansas, and the University of Virginia!

The French Embassy in the United States and FACE Foundation have joined forces to support innovation in French and Francophone Studies as part of the initiative French in Higher Education. French Departments and programs in US colleges and universities that aim to increase enrollment in French are invited to respond to our call for proposals open until October 15th, 2022. Selected projects will receive a grant ranging from $2,000 to $20,000. 

Medal ceremony in honor of Isabelle Barrière, Katherine Dello Stritto, Cynthia J. Felix, Annique Leman, Dana Raciunas, Pascale Setbon, and Brian Zager Who were conferred the insignia of Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques by Dr. Fabrice Jaumont, Education Attaché on May 17, 2022. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear friends,  It is with immense pleasure that we are hosting this ceremony here at the Embassy of France today.   As you know, we are gathered today for the celebration and decoration of pillars of bilingual education.  

On Saturday, author Anne Berest was awarded the first-ever Choix Goncourt US prize for her novel La Carte postale.