Foreign Exchange Programs

Indo-French Joint workshop for high school students at Nantes on environmental protection & growth

Every year around May about 20 CBSE high school students from India & Gulf countries come together to participate in a joint Indo-French environmental protection workshop with our French partner school in Nantes in France.

Ofter these workshops take place partly in school & partly outside the school at a place like a dockyard or along the riverside or in a botanical garden. 

The topics chosen may vary from waste management to river pollution & from noise pollution to global warming. 

For Eg. In May 2019 students from Balbharti School ( Central Delhi ) & Manav Bharti India International School ( South Delhi ) participated in such workshop along the river side next to “Les machines de l’île” in the beautiful city of Nantes.

French & Indian students were divided into 4 groups with each group given a topic on which they have to take divergent positions.

The topic in May 2019 was as follows :

“You are inhabitants of a local region & also members of the region’s council & the council has to vote for or against the instillation of a factory in the region which has far reaching implications to the region economic as well as environmental development”.

There is a team which represents the Factory & they have to convince the locals of the region on the viability of the project environmentally & economically. The team comprising the locals are expected to pose questions which needs to be answered by the factory representatives.

In the end, the council decides by vote if the resolution is to go ahead or withdraw the instillation of the factory.

Such Indo-French joint workshops organised by Le Frehindi with our partner school in France not only helps the students to find a common participative solution to today’s real problems facing our planet but also helps them to demonstrate their skills of asking the right questions publicly as each student is given a chance to speak her or his mind.

We are in the process of preparing our next group in May 2020.

If your school is interested to participate in 2020 do contact us. 

For more information do call us at 91-9811237664 / 91-9811237067 or e-mail us at 

scholastictours@lefrehindi.com

For anything urgent, you may contact on what’s app our Paris no. at +33 0601360996 or mail at ceo@lefrehindi.com

Team Le Frehindi, PARIS

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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