International French Spell Bee

1st Spelling Bee Competition Kicked of in Dec 2013 ( North India )

IATF North (Indian Association of Teachers of French – North) organized the Concours d’orthographe for the School/College/ Le Frehindi partner schools/ Alliance Francaise networks at 3 different levels (Debutant, Intermediaire et Avance). This competition was held in 10 different cities in the month of November and December for the first time in India. The second round got complete for North on 6th Dec 2013 and and the third round is most likely to happen in the mid of January 2014, where each of the 3 winners of different levels will be going to Chennai for the final round, and the last round will be held in Chennai with other zones participants from across India. All winners from each zone will be taken to Chennai on an all expense paid trip & chance to participate and win the grand prize at Chennai.

The 1st meet of all teachers of participating institutions happened on 23rd November 2013 at Institut Francais, the French Embassy Compound at 2, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi for the North India Chapter of IATF.

Mrs. Caroline Schmit & Mr. Jean Yves Gillon from Embassy of France were present along with Mr. Ashwani Goyal, Mrs. Shobhna Upreti of Goyal Publishers & Distributors P Ltd and from the organizing team Mr. Haru Mehra, Director – Frehindi Education P Ltd & Ms. Pearl Jindal – North President de IATF.

Many schools participated collected their packets containing the 1st round question papers and corrections papers.

Prizes were given to the institution which got the highest number of registrations and DPS – Noida won the same with about 170 registrations.

The Prizes sponsored by Goyal Publishers where distributed to the top three participating schools followed by light snacks later in the evening.

The 1st round was held at respective institution or Schools on 29th & 30th Nov 2013.

Mr. Haru Mehra & Ms. Pearl Jindal took the responsibility to personally oversee the conduct of examination at Delhi University and Alliance Francaise de Delhi on 30th Nov. 2013. They were ably supported till end by Mrs. Sonali Arora Chug & Mr. Deepak from Eicher Public School.

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Author: Haru MEHRA

Namasté / Bonjour / Hello, I am Harbinder Singh MEHRA ( Haru ), the President, author & principal blogger & trainer for the LAF's project Inde-Contemporaine under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in Paris. Apart from that, I am also the CEO of Paris & Lyon based Le Frehindi which is an Indo-French organisation licensed by ATOUT-France with associate offices in New Delhi, Mumbai & Dubai in the Middle East. Something about LAF ( L'Association Frehindi ) : The objective of the L'Association Frehindi ( English ) To promote global understanding with special focus on youth of France & Francophone countries with the youth from Indian subcontinent by showcasing a contemporary aspect of both regions in areas of cultural & linguistic integration, appreciating of heritage & getting to know the importance of natural wellbeing via online & offline activities such as workshops, fairs, events, meet-ups, counselling sessions, intercultural workshops in partnerships/collaborations with local institutions, cultural organisations, embassies & companies in both the regions. The association seeks to work in the following areas : I. Events/fairs/conferences/workshops under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in France. 1)To celebrate & promote contemporary India & France with today's youth. 2)To let discover the traditional historic Indo-French strengths, economic opportunities & partnership possibilities. 3)To promote arts & artists from either region. 4) To jointly host events & fairs every year in France, Francophone countries & the Indian subcontinent to promote friendship/partnerships between different regions linking the general population with a special focus on youth. II. Alps-Himalayas Project 1) To increase cultural & economic affinity of youth & businesses between Rhone-Alps & Himalayas regions of India, Bhutan & Nepal. 2) To conduct & promote joint Indo-French expeditions & excursions. 3) To help the tribals & locals in Himalayan regions to preserve the environment by sustainable means. III. Intercultural Activités 1) To conduct linguistic-based inter cultural activités with the help of virtual tours & offline sessions between youth & teachers for both French, Hindi & various other regional languages. 2) To conduct sessions / classes on inter-cultural understanding, ways of doing business, dances & letting discover the rich heritage. 3) To conduct fundraising activities for all such cultural & heritage discovery exchanges. IV. Indo-French youth club : 1) To help the Indian students coming to France to integrate culturally, logistically & linguistically by providing pre & post landing counselling workshops & vice-versa for French students going to the Indian subcontinent. 2) To help the youth discover skill development programs, internships & recruitment opportunities available in all the regions. 3) To work in partnership with local SME'S for supporting & training of the youth of India & France. 4) To enable students & teachers in France to help online & offline the underprivileged children in the Indian subcontinent by imparting training based on languages & soft skill development. 5) To conduct Indo-french youth camps in all Francophone regions with a special focus on Rhone-Alps regions, Himalayas & Auroville in Pondicherry. V. Promoting Natural Wellbeing & boosting immunity naturally : 1) The association will seek to promote the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda in France among youth & conduct awareness sessions with experts from India & Srilanka. 2) The association will celebrate World Yoga Day & World Ayurveda day by conducting events & workshops for the youth. 3) The association will produce both online & offline content like blogs, books, broachers etc to Promote yoga & Ayurveda. 4) The association will work closely with Bio-shops to promote vegan & vegetarian food among the youth. Come be a part of the LAF growing team & become ambassadors for the Indian subcontinent & its ability to take modernity with traditional values and ethos. Write to us at haru@frehindi.com. All the best. Harbinder Singh MEHRA, President, L'Association Frehindi Lyon VILLETTE GARE IMMEUBLE LE BONNEL 20 rue de la Villette 69003 Lyon Tel : +330601360996