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.

The Alliance Française, in conjunction with the Association of Independent Schools NSW and the NSW Department of Education, is presenting a two-day French immersion workshop on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 April 2018.  

This workshop will focus on updating pedagogy and using authentic resources to develop engaging classroom activities. The workshop will be delivered by experienced Alliance Française teachers, who will work to ensure that participants with a range of French language competence can meaningfully engage with the workshops.

The Carnet de vacances is a great opportunity not only to update and invigorate pedagogy, but also to maintain your language skills in an immersion environment.

The flyer and registration details are attached. Registration closes on Thursday 29 March.

The Languages and Culture team is committed to supporting NSW Department of Education language teachers (7–12) to maintain their language skills and we are offering scholarships for teachers to attend this workshop. 

The scholarship will fund the registration fee for the workshop ($120), as well as up to $500 of travel and accommodation expenses for successful applicants residing outside the greater Sydney region.
 
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.

 
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.
 
All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please attach a one A4 page statement supporting your application to the expression of interest form, and email as a PDF to michelle.walls2@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday, 2 March 2018.

For more information please contact Michelle Walls via email or on 9244 5573.

Alliance Française de Sydney will be hosting a two-day French immersion workshop on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 April 2018, in conjunction with the Association of Independent Schools NSW and the NSW Department of Education. The workshop will be conducted by the teachers at the Alliance Française, Sydney.

Detailed program information and registration will be available mid Term 1, 2018. The workshop will be targeted at teachers of French 7-12, and places are limited.

Please see attached flyer for more details. 

Enquiries:
AIS teachers – Ali Dean Ph: 9299 2845
DoE teachers – Michelle Walls Ph: 9244 5573

Completing Carnet de vacances: vers de nouvelles découvertes! will contribute 10 hours of QTC Registered PD addressing standards 2.1.2, 3.4.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

For more information email anna.goto.@det.nsw.edu.au

Plan antitabac : la cigarette électronique interdite au bureau

La ministre de la Santé, Marisol Touraine, a annoncé mercredi que le vapotage allait être interdit
dans certains lieux publics comme les écoles, les transports collectifs et les espaces clos de travail
"J'ai choisi mon camp, celui de la santé publique… C'est un moment important de la lutte contre le
 tabac." Ce nouveau plan antitabac a été présenté par la ministre de la Santé, Marisol Touraine, jeudi 25 septembre.

Voici les principales mesures du dispositif.

Le paquet neutre  adopté
Les paquets de cigarettes seront standardisés et auront désormais la même forme, la même taille, la même couleur et la même typographie. L'Australie est le seul pays à avoir pour l'instant mis en place une telle
mesure.
Le Royaume-Uni et l'Irlande ont également annoncé dernièrement leur intention d'adopter prochainement une disposition similaire, rappelle le ministère de la Santé.

Les cigarettiers condamnent une atteinte aux droits des marques et estiment que cela risque de favoriser le commerce illicite. Pour les buralistes, l'instauration du paquet neutre est une"douche froide", rapporte Le Monde 

Le Vapotage interdit dans certains lieux
La cigarette électronique sera bannie des établissements accueillant des mineurs (comme les écoles), des transports collectifs et de tous les espaces clos collectifs de travail. Par ailleurs, la publicité pour les
cigarettes électroniques sera limitée, puis interdite définitivement le 20 mai 2016, comme le prévoit une directive européenne.

"Nous devons appliquer à la cigarette électronique les mêmes mesures que celles qui sont appliquées pour le
tabac", avait déjà déclaré la ministre en mai. "Interdire la cigarette électronique dans les lieux publics est un non-sens", avait rétorqué le pneumologue et tabacologue Gérard Mathern auprès de francetv info.

Le tabac banni des espaces de jeux pour enfants
Interdir la cigarette dans les squares doit permettre de "débanaliser" la consommation de cigarettes aux yeux des enfants.

La cigarette interdite en voiture en présence d'enfants
Cette mesure entend limiter le tabagisme passif des plus jeunes. Elle est déjà appliquée, entre autres, au Royaume-Uni, au Canada, aux Etats-Unis et en Australie. Lorsque l'on fume en voiture, la concentration de
particules fines est extrême puisqu'elle est onze fois plus élevée que dans un bar enfumé, rapportait Le Figaro en octobre 2012. Le ministère relève que dans cette situation, le taux de particules "dépasse de plus de trois
fois le seuil moyen admis par l'Organisation mondiale de la
santé".