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Schools & Universities to Open on 11th May 2020

After so many weeks of lock down some good news trickled in for schools & universities in France with the address to the nation of the President of France Mr Emmanuel Macron yesterday.

Many students in France here have been waiting eagerly to go back to schools to be with their friends & to experience the pleasure of learning together, of playing together & of sharing together.

This period of post March becomes really special one because of another activity that takes place in Le Frehindi’s partner schools & Universities during April / May & June every year.

Yes you probably guessed it right, this is the period when most of the students from abroad especially Asia & particularly from India come to France on many exchange programs.

These programs have been in work for years as most of the students are already in touch through Le Frehindi’s online “Classroom2Classroom” programs & are eager to receive the Indian students in their schools.

Many joint activities, excursions, games & workshops are planned with students from Asia & students from both countries have a wonderful fun learning experience.

However, due to the exceptional & unprecedented health crises created by COVID-19 virus in the world many students were dejected as they were not sure if the schools will open or not in this session.

More so because many schools & universities who were supposed to come in April / May & June 2020 in France were supposed to receive back home in October / November 2020 or Jan 2021 students from France on a reverse exchange at their country.

So an non-visit in this indian summer time ( April – May -June 2020 ) would have resulted in a delay also for the French students to come back to India in Oct/ Nov 2020.

However, it seems their prayers have finally been heard & the French schools & Universities are now opening on 11th May 2020 which will allow many Indian students to plan a trip end of May or in June 2020.

As far as safety & health of your students & teachers is concerned, we would like to assure you along with the Indian Embassy in Paris with whom we work closely, that your students will be 100% safe & secure here with our special high standard safety measures which are in place at all times as per the stringent laws of France.

For more detailed information about our safety measures you may visit our safety page in corporate website.

If you are a school or University who is facing any problem in organising an exchange program from 1st June 2020 onwards in France do write to us at yes@lefrehindi.com & we will be able to help you out with our existing groups which are sure to visit France starting June 2020.

We leave you with some of the pictures of the wonderful program we had with students in Nov-Dec 2019 in France which might inspire you to send your students to us in France in June 2020.

Warm Regards

Team Le Frehindi, Paris

New Delhi : Paris : Lyon

  • Indian students at Lille in Nov 2019
  • Exchange of gifts between principals
  • Indian students at Putting Mehandi in hands of French girls in Nov 2019
  • Indian students at Having Indian Veg dinner in Nov 2019
  • Indian students shooting at manneken in Brussels.
  • Indian students at Atomium in Brussels.
  • Indian students shooting at Bastille
  • Indian students shooting just before Louvre on a guided tour by Frehindi
  • Indian studnets at effiel tower in Nov 2019

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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