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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ». 

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.

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 !

"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.

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.

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).