The Alliance Française, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and the Association of Independent Schools NSW, is presenting a 2-day French immersion professional learning event on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 April 2021. Please see detailed program attached below.

This event and will be conducted in French by the Alliance Française teaching team at their venue at 257 Clarence Street, Sydney. 

The Languages and Culture team at the Department of Education is offering partial scholarships for teachers of French 7-12 from NSW public schools. To apply please complete the attached form, and email it to Evia Kyriacou by 29 March 2021.

For more information on the program and registration details, please visit the Alliance Française website. ​

One of the annual collaborations between the NSW Department of Education and the Alliance Française is coming up in February – the greatly-anticipated annual teachers’ screening event.
 
French teachers are invited to a private, advanced screening of a film from our annual Alliance Française French Film Festival. This event is free for teachers to attend, and is an opportunity to come together and network while also watching an enjoyable film.

There is a 1-hour reception preceding the screening, where teachers may mingle while enjoying a selection of French cheeses.

This event is always booked-out (120 places available), with many teachers on the waiting list.
 
The  event details are as follows:

• When: Wednesday 26 February. Reception from 6:30pm, film to preview at 7:30pm
• Where: Palace Verona Cinema
• Who: NSW French teachers

 
If you have any further questions, please contact Madelyn Choong. 

The Alliance Française, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education and the Association of Independent Schools NSW, is presenting a 2-day French immersion workshop on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 April 2020. The workshop will contribute towards 10 NESA registered hours at Proficient. Registrations will be open between 28 January and 9 April 2020.

This professional learning event will focus on:
- tasks aligned to the new syllabus and designed to motivate
- ways to overcome challenges facing French language teachers in Stages 4-5
- sourcing and exploiting authentic resources.

This is an immersion event and will be conducted in French by the Alliance Française teaching team at their venue at 257 Clarence Street, Sydney. 
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Cost: $160
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For more information please contact Evia Kyriacou via email or on 7814 2820.

Partial scholarships will be offered for teachers of French 7-12 from NSW public schools – information will be published early Term 1.

The Alliance Française, in conjunction with the Association of Independent Schools NSW and the NSW Department of Education, is presenting a 2-day French immersion workshop on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 April 2019. 

This professional learning event will focus on how to effectively implement the new K-10 French syllabus, including:
- task-based approach to teaching
- differentiated pedagogy in class
- sourcing and using authentic resources.

This is an immersion event and will be conducted in French by the Alliance Française teaching team at their venue in the Sydney CBD.

The flyer and registration details are attached. Registration closes on Monday 8 April 2019. 

The Languages and Culture team is committed to supporting language teachers (7-12) from NSW public schools to maintain their language skills and we are offering partial scholarships for teachers to attend this workshop. 

Our partial scholarship will contribute towards the registration fee, as well as up to $500 for travel and accommodation expenses to successful applicants.

​In selecting scholarship recipients, the Languages and Culture team will consider location to ensure that a mix of metropolitan, rural and regional teachers have the opportunity to attend.

Selection criteria (to be addressed in a supporting statement not exceeding one A4 page):

• - teacher of French currently employed in an NSW public school
• - teaching load of at least 50% French (Stages 4-6)
• - commitment to promoting languages in your school
• - commitment to professional learning in French/languages.

 
All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please attach your supporting statement to the expression of interest form, and email as a PDF to evia.kyriacou@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 5 April  2019.

For more information please contact Evia Kyriacou via email or on 9244 5573.

Alliance Française de Sydney will be hosting a private screening for French teachers during the 2019 Alliance Française French Film Festival. Details of the event are as follows:

Date: Wednesday 13 February 2019
Time: 6:30pm for a 7:30pm screening – a cocktail will be provided on arrival
Location: Palace Verona, 17 Oxford St Paddington
Cost: Free (each teacher may bring one guest)
Film: Le Peuple et Son Roi (One Nation, One King)

The film will be screened in French with English subtitles. Please register for the event at https://www.afsydney.com.au/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=199. For further information see the flyer attached.