International French Spell Bee

Welcome French authors Cécilia Weiss & theatre artist Véronique Jobard to your School in Nov. 2016

Participate in National French Spell Bee 2016 & welcome French authors to your school….

WEISS & THEATRE ARTIST VÉRONIQUE JOBARD TO YOUR SCHOOL IN NOV. 2016
As part of our own contribution to the success of Namasté France & to promote “French Phonics” in top schools in India we are happy to announce that French authors Cécilia Weiss & theatre artist Véronique Jobard will be visiting the top 3 schools who are participants of the National French Spell Bee 2016 to engage students in creative activities such as creative songs; theatre & making them understand the importance of phonics.

In this special one hour workshop at your school our French native authors will make your students aware in different creative ways about the following topics:

How Phonics i.e study of sounds is important for the relationship between the written and the spoken word ?
How Phonics are useful when learning how to read and write? How it involves teaching developing learners on how to connect letter patterns and the sounds they make, to decode new written words by sounding them out or listening to someone sounding them out ?
How Phonics vary greatly from one language to another? How they are particularly useful in the study of a foreign language ?
Eligibility Criteria & other terms for host school(s):

You must be a registered school for the National French Spell Bee 2016.
You must be one of top three schools by volume i.e number of students registered for 2016 edition of National French Spell Bee 2016.
You must have paid the registration amount for all the school students.
Although this is a complimentary workshop for your school to recognise your efforts; you must be willing to provide pick up & drop of the visiting authors from Radisson Blue Hotel; Dwarka and Back.
You will make sure that only those students who have registered for National French Spell Bee 2016 must attend the workshop.
You agree to provide an auditorium like space or stage for the event to be rolled out effectively consisting of Power Point Presentation; handheld mike & proper chair like seating arrangements.
So; do not hold your self back there is still time to register maximum students from your school and be eligible for this once in a life time opportunity.

For more details feel free to call Ms. Astha at 098112370367 / 69 or 011-45537-037.

C/O National French Spell Bee 2016

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