This year, Magali will be touring the schools of New England with her presentation "Why Learn French?", a short talk (35-45 minutes) on how French will be useful to students outside of their studies. She will be happy to come to your school if her schedule allows it!

To book Magali, please fill out this form and send it back to magali.boutiot@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Image © Bogdan Calciu

Albertine Books in French and English will open its doors on September 27! Named after the character in Marcel Proust’s classic In Search of Lost Time, Albertine will offer the most comprehensive selection of French-language books and English translations in New York, with over 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from 30 French-speaking countries.

Do you know which French fashion designer is famous for the cone bra? Or what American TV show is also known as Le Juste prix? Can you name every film by Jean-Luc Godard? If so, you've got a chance to win a pair of round-trip tickets to Paris on Air France!

La Caravane des dix mots presents JeuMexprime, an online contest which invites students and adults alike to create a visual, written, musical or audiovisual composition around a series of ten words. For more information, please click here.

"Des mots pour voir, histoires de l'histoire de l'art", offers to use the same ten words 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.

A nice moment to spend with your students outside of the class!

The French Theatrical Foundation invites you to come and see actor Francis Perrin, famous for playing such characters as Scapin, Alceste and Philinte at the Comédie Française, perform short sequences from his most important creations in a journey through Molière's plays and personal life.

With the promotion code "FTF5," students and adults will be able to purchase their tickets at a special price. Hurry, as tickets are selling fast! To buy tickets, click here.

This fall, the FLAs from our region are organizing their annual conferences. Don't miss this opportunity to meet and communicate with peers from your state!

MaFLA: at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, in Sturbridge, MA, from October 23rd to 25th, a conference entitled: "Multilingualism, the Foundation of Global Leadership" featuring keynote speaker Rita Oleksak. To read more and register, please click here.

NHAWLT: at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH, from October 24th to 25th, a conference entitled: "Comprehensible Input: a Gateway Toward Proficiency.” To learn more and register, please click here.

RIFLA: at the Narragansett High School in Narragansett, RI, on October 4th, a conference entitled: "Global Competence: Anchored by Language Learning." To learn more and register, please click here.

A new selection of movies is now available at the IF Cinema! Teachers (K-12, colleges, universities and Alliances Françaises) can access the platform of the Institut Français for educational purposes. More than 300 royalty-free films are available along with over 50 educational kits.

To have access to the films, teachers must register and have their educational project validated.

Meet with the team of Les P'tits Bouts and learn more about the school's program and activities for French-speaking children from ages 3 to 7! This Open House will take place on October 4.

On September 16th gathered ‘’Le Café Français” at la Residence de France, where French teachers from middle school, high school and university celebrated the ‘’kick off’’ of the new school year, and heard Bertrand Laurence speak about the "ateliers chanson" he offers to French classes throughout New England, a workshop which sets out to create a entire song in French. The delicious amuse-bouche were prepared by Residence Chef Etienne.

The Café Français de l’Automne will take place on Thursday, November 13 at 5:30PM at Williams College, Williamstown, MA.