Summer/Winter Camps

Monsoon Visit to Frehindi Village on 10th/11th & 12th Aug. with Native French

Dear Students,

Time to go for the final push just before your DELF exam starting from 27th August 2012 and what a good way to sharpen your skills then to live,eat,drink and stay with native French at “Frehindi Village”.

So, what are you waiting for, start packing your bags as we are going to have a lot of fun learning French in the hills.

Following is the itinerary :

Day 1 :

6 am : Assemble at Dwarka Center & Depart for Mukteshwar ( Students may bring snacks etc for breakfast which we may share on the way ).

9 am : Dutch in Break fast at MC Donalds, near Gajraula

1 pm: Dutch in Lunch at Haldwani & Visit to Frehindi School at Haldwani.

3pm : Reach Frehindi Village. Rest / Free time to roam around village

6 pm : Tea time & formation of teams and briefing on Language Tasks to each team. We will divide the group in two teams and each team will be led by one Native French.

Task one : Visit Village life and present a report on French ( by each team member )

Task two : Skit in French. A situation will be given on day one and the team has to prepare a 10 minutes skit on the given situation.

Task three : Tug of war between two teams

( The team which wins sponsors snacks while going back ).

7 PM : Wine & Dine around Bonfire. French language Games followed by Dance on French Songs. Enjoying Frehindi Poems followed by Barbeque Dinner and retire to sleep.

Day 2 :

7 – 8 am : Break fast

8 am – 1 pm : Task of visiting Local Village, temple, water fall etc by foot. Each team has to prepare 4/5 aspects of report on the village in French and present it in the evening one by one.French Mentor will help you.

The aspects are :

Speak about women & kids of the village ( 3-5 minutes )
Speak about the temples & houses of the village ( 3-5 minutes )
Describe the work/jobs of the villagers ( 3-5 minutes )
Comparing the life of this village with your life of city ( 3-5 minutes )
Describing Frehindi Village in general, consiels & what you like/dislike about the village & concept ( 3-5 minutes )
1 pm : Lunch followed by rest and free time to prepare for evening presentation.

6 pm : After tea & Snacks. Presentation of village life Task.

7 pm : Jungle Trek & Star Gazing with Vikram Dajyu.

9 pm : Bonfire Dinner & dance away the night.

Day 3:

7 – 8 AM : Break fast

8 am – Team Jeux de roles will be give.

11 heures : Presentation on “Jeux de role” by each team.

12.30 pm – Lunch and depart for Delhi

8 pm : Reach Delhi

Cost Involved :

Rs.4500/- per person ( All Inclusive ) Ex-Delhi.

Note :

The cost is on triple sharing basis.The package includes 2 night accommodation, morn. & evening Tea with light snacks, breakfast, lunch & Dinner at Frehindi Village apart from Transport cost from Delhi to Frehindi Village & back.

Non-Veg will be served in Dinner for Non-Végétariens.

Take light sweater for evening.

Cost does not includes :

Extra Tea,break fast or lunch on the way to village,extra snacks, adventure activities, mineral water, cold drinks, anything not mentioned above.

Phone signals don’t vanish, Internet is available to upload photos on facebook and ATMs are available – not a worry!

For registration call Mr. Haru Mehra at 09811237037 or Ms. Saba at 011-45537037 before 9th Aug 2012.

Bon Voyage.

Team Frehindi

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