International French Spell Bee

National French Spell Bee 2015 takes place in India on occasion of the visit of French President for Republic Day Celebrations

The finals of the “Concours d’orthographe” ( National French Spell Bee 2015 ) will be held at C D Deshmukh Auditorium on 25th January 2016 coinciding with the visit of the president of France Mr. François Hollande as Chief Guest for the Republic Day Celebrations of India.

The National French Spell Bee is a prestigious contest conducted in India to promote French language vocabulary & their correct pronunciation among the school students in India. Students from 10 different zones of India compete online in two rounds to reach the Finals at New Delhi every January which is a face to face competition conducted by some of the best French teachers in India & France.

The following students qualified for the Finals at New Delhi this year :

Finalists of National French Spell Bee 2015

Bengaluru Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST01009 Debutant Tarini Patel Ms. Gina Vinod Mallya Aditi International School
2 ST01001 Debutant Saatvik Ms. Gina Vinod Mallya Aditi International School
3 ST00999 Debutant Pari Ms. Gina Vinod Mallya Aditi International School
4 ST01024 Intermediate Dev .M.PERERIA Ms. Rekha Kiran Mallya Aditi International School
5 ST01026 Intermediate Mya Aviva SALDANHA Ms. Rekha Kiran Mallya Aditi International School
6 ST01030 Intermediate Samia Sanjeev PATEL Ms. Rekha Kiran Mallya Aditi International School
7 ST00969 Avancé Rahul Garga Ms. Gina Vinod Mallya Aditi International School
8 ST01013 Avancé Leah JOHNSON Ms. Rekha Kiran Mallya Aditi International School
9 ST00970 Avancé Varun SINGH Ms. Gina Vinod Mallya Aditi International School

Hyderabad Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST02388 Debutant ANIKET CHINTA Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
2 ST02387 Debutant SRI CHANDANA .R Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
3 ST02381 Debutant NIHARIKA YOGESH HARDIKAR Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
4 ST02466 Intermediate SUMANA SNIGDHA KESAVARAJU Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
5 ST02463 Intermediate LEELAA VIGHNESH RAMAYANAM Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
6 ST02460 Intermediate HANNA MARIYA ELDO Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
7 ST02468 Avancé SRI PRIYADARSHINI KUNCHAM Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
8 ST02470 Avancé SWEETY REDDY .M Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School
9 ST02472 Avancé NAINISHA BHALLAMUDI Mr. ALOK SAMRAT Kennedy High The Global School

Kolkata Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST04497 Debutant ARPAN TIBREWAL Ms. Paribrita Basu G.D. Goenka Public School,Siliguri
2 ST04494 Debutant ROUNAK CHOUDHURY Ms. Paribrita Basu G.D. Goenka Public School,Siliguri
3 ST04500 Debutant GAURAV AGARWAL Ms. Paribrita Basu G.D. Goenka Public School,Siliguri
4 ST04508 Intermediate ARYAN CHOUDHURY Ms. Paribrita Basu G.D. Goenka Public School,Siliguri
5 ST04501 Intermediate ABHISHEK AGARWAL Ms. Paribrita Basu G.D. Goenka Public School,Siliguri
6 ST04504 Intermediate ANNE JANA Ms. Paribrita Basu G.D. Goenka Public School,Siliguri

Jaipur Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST03846 Debutant Aniket Singh Sarita Gupta DPS(Gandhidham)
2 ST03829 Debutant Lakshay Bajaj Sarita Gupta DPS(Gandhidham)
3 ST03831 Debutant Piyush Malik Sarita Gupta DPS(Gandhidham)
4 ST05114 Intermediate Bhavika Niibhwani Manish Agrawal India International
5 ST03850 Intermediate Harsh Agarwal Sarita Gupta DPS(Gandhidham)
6 ST05131 Intermediate Palak Sharma Manish Agrawal India International
7 ST05193 Avancé Yoshika Badaya Manish Agrawal India International
8 ST05187 Avancé Siddhi Jain Manish Agrawal India International
9 ST05180 Avancé Hitkarni Bhargava Manish Agrawal India International

Chandigarh Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST04052 Debutant UMESSH GARG Monika Saini The Millennium School
2 ST04065 Debutant ANSH GOYAL Monika Saini The Millennium School
3 ST04054 Debutant DIVYAM SHARMA Monika Saini The Millennium School
4 ST04075 Intermediate GAURI GUPTA Monika Saini The Millennium School
5 ST04076 Intermediate VANSHIKA Monika Saini The Millennium School
6 ST02105 Intermediate Mihika Saxena Astha Dua DPS Kalyanpur
7 ST02069 Avancé Vanshika Sharma Astha Dua DPS Kalyanpur
8 ST02066 Avancé Prachi Chawla Astha Dua DPS Kalyanpur
9 ST02070 Avancé Apoorva Arora Astha Dua DPS Kalyanpur

South Delhi Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST02414 Debutant Gauri Bahuguna Sujata Jacob The Indian School
2 ST01937 Debutant Debopriya Kamaldeep Dhilon Gyan Bharati Public School
3 ST02442 Debutant Soumi Lahri Sujata Jacob The Indian School
4 ST05246 Intermediate Sancia Sahdev Shubhika Chawla Springdales School
5 ST05234 Intermediate Annanya Haridas Shubhika Chawla Springdales School
6 ST02456 Intermediate Gouri Jain Sujata Jacob The Indian School
7 ST01856 Avancé Ananya Saha Kamaldeep Dhilon Gyan Bharati Public School
8 ST01850 Avancé Muskaan Datta Kamaldeep Dhilon Gyan Bharati Public School
9 ST01881 Avancé Stuti Srivastava Kamaldeep Dhilon Gyan Bharati Public School

North East Delhi Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST05406 Debutant Ayushi pandey Pooja Sharma Greenfields Public School
2 ST03245 Debutant SARISHA Neha Kohli Salwan Public School
3 ST02285 Debutant Bhanvi Bhutani Mousumi Lahiri Arwachin International School
4 ST04982 Intermediate Mansi Pooja Sharma Greenfields Public School
5 ST04987 Intermediate Kaushik Pooja Sharma Greenfields Public School
6 ST02303 Intermediate Harshit Yadav Mousumi Lahiri Arwachin International School
7 ST02309 Avancé Ridhima Mahajan Mousumi Lahiri Arwachin International School
8 ST05417 Avancé Smriti Pooja Sharma Greenfields Public School
9 ST02310 Avancé Arpita Das Mousumi Lahiri Arwachin International School

North West Delhi Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST01326 Debutant Maanya Singh Aarti Bansal P.P. International
2 ST04224 Debutant Bhawna Sachdeva Anjana Sanpal Queen Mary’s School
3 ST04219 Debutant Nehuti Sharma Anjana Sanpal Queen Mary’s School
4 ST01156 Intermediate Vibhuti Badhwar Tanu Jindal Montfort School
5 ST04598 Intermediate Sanaa Chawla Ruchika Gulati The Heritage School
6 ST04255 Intermediate Nikita Anjana Sanpal Queen Mary’s School
7 ST04264 Avancé Karizma Khurana Anjana Sanpal Queen Mary’s School
8 ST04618 Avancé Sukriti Bhatia Ruchika Gulati The Heritage School
9 ST04263 Avancé Vanshika Bhatia Anjana Sanpal Queen Mary’s School

NCR & Central Delhi Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST01706 Debutant Rudraksh Sai Kumar Sunaina Saxena The Khaitan School
2 ST01639 Debutant Ayush Jaiswal Sunaina Saxena The Khaitan School
3 ST03592 Debutant Harshit Isha Verma Scottish High International
4 ST03906 Intermediate Rishabh Gulia Neelam Dhaka Sehwag International School
5 ST02027 Intermediate Bhavya Saini Latika Bajaj Ramjas School
6 ST03912 Intermediate Aradhna Neelam Dhaka Sehwag International School
7 ST01752 Avancé Pravneet Kaur Sunaina Saxena The Khaitan School
8 ST01753 Avancé S. Aishwarya Sunaina Saxena The Khaitan School
9 ST01757 Avancé Hanisha Bhaglal Sunaina Saxena The Khaitan School

South West Delhi Zone

S. No. Students ID Level Name of the Students Teacher’s Name School
1 ST04881 Debutant Shivangi Mishra Rishu Kapoor Basava International
2 ST02196 Debutant ARUNAV MUNJAL Reena Varshney Maxfort School
3 ST01514 Debutant Inder Manisha Kashyap Bal Bhavan International
4 ST00314 Intermediate Arjun Sethi Ekta Chandra Venkateshwar International
5 ST00360 Intermediate Nobil Gautam Ekta Chandra Venkateshwar International
6 ST04924 Intermediate Manya Mehra Rishu Kapoor Basava International
7 ST03007 Avancé Khushi Joshi Priyanka Arora Indraprastha International
8 ST05042 Avancé Ramya Srinivasan Rishu Kapoor Basava International
9 ST00282 Avancé Muskan Bansal Ekta Chandra Venkateshwar International

Like in the previous editions this year too about 90 students will join at New Delhi along with their respective French Teachers & parents in a day long contest followed by prize distribution ceremony.

The students compete with each other for the following prizes at each level i.e Debutant; Intermediate & Advanced.

1st Prize : All expense paid trip to France

2nd Prize : All expense paid trip to Frehindi Village for two

3rd Prize : All expense paid trip to for one

From this year there is a trip to France & Frehindi village for one lucky French teacher chosen after a lucky draw among all the French Teachers whose students have made it to the finals.

The winning school takes the beautiful “National French Spell Bee-2105” trophy.

In our next blog we will post pictures of the event.

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