Bastille Day is coming up and there are plenty of ways to celebrate, no matter where in the US you are! From Consulate of France in New York's #BastilleDayNYC22 fête in Central Park & @filmsonthegreen screenings to festivals in Atlanta, Houston, & more, check out the lineup: bit.ly/3IkTlLz

Greetings from the Executive Board at our first in-person event in almost three years. #asfap #frenchacademicpalms

Congratulations to Sister Mary Helen Kashuba and Jayne Abrate who were bestowed the rank of Commandeur by Ambassador Étienne in a ceremony at the Ambassador’s Residence in Washington DC. #asfapalms

Toutes nos félicitations, Anne Jensen (Ancienne Présidente) Anne reçoit la haute distinction française "Commandeur de l'ordre des palmes académiques". Malgré son hospitalisation, le Consul général de SF s'est déplacé à Stanford Hospital pour la lui remettre le 12 mai.

Des Palmes Académiques amplement méritées pour Michèle Braud, spécialiste des langues internationales @La_Believes. Michèle est une véritable ambassadrice du #français qui contribue ardemment à la promotion du bilinguisme en ⚜️, ainsi qu'une partenaire essentielle du Consulat!👏

Delighted that my newest book, "The Importance of Learning of a Second Language..." has been published. Many thanks to all the authors!🙂mellenpress.com/book/The-Impor… NCIS Ronin Institute FLAVA @nysaflt Central States: Languages for All ACTFL NECTFL MLA News American Councils for International Education American Society of the French Academic Palms

Très heureux d'avoir remis ce matin à Erika Bryant, directrice de l'école bilingue Elsie Whitlow Stokes, les insignes de Chevalier des Palmes académiques, en reconnaissance de sa contribution remarquable à l'enseignement de la langue 🇫🇷 à #WashingtonDC. 👏 #diversité #Inclusion

🎉Our Consul General, Julie Duhaut-Bedos, presented Valerie Sun and Monique Clifford with the prestigious title of Chevaliers de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques last week! 🏅 #ChevalierDeLOrdreDesPalmesAcademiques #FrenchEducation #BilingualEducation 📸Crédit photos: Christophe Ortega

Un grand merci à tous ceux qui m’ont aidé sur le plan financier. Sans vous, une telle aventure n’aurait jamais été possible. American Society of the French Academic Palms Gilman Program Je posterai des photos ici quand j’en serai capable mais mon accès au WIFI est un peu limité pour le moment. À plus !

Congratulations to our Treasurer, Fred Gitner!

Très heureuse de remettre les insignes de Chevalier des Palmes Académiques à Stéphanie Boulard, professeure de littérature française et cinéma Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Félicitations !

🎖️Heureux d’avoir remis aujourd’hui les Palmes académiques à Gwennaël Petillat, conseiller pédagogique qui sillonne l’Amérique du Nord pour former les enseignants du premier degré des établissements homologués AEFE. Félicitations Gwennael PETILLAT !

Congratulations to Myrtle Place Elementary School Principal Catherine Bricelj and University of Louisiana at Lafayette Professor of History Jordan Kellman, who were awarded the Palmes Académiques at the Lafayette International Center in #Lafayette for their relentless work in favor of French in Acadiana! #LâchePas 👏

FRENCH BY THE NUMBERS was originally compiled by Jane Robert (Officier) in 1998, then updated in 2014 and redesigned as a bookmark in 2021 by Justin Charles (Chevalier). It is available from the AATF at frenchteachers.org/shop/french-by…

It was great to see so many members at our virtual annual meeting last week. And a huge thank you to Will Thompson, @aatfrench’s President-Elect, for being our guest speaker.

Guests, Xavier Moquet (Education Attaché) and Alain Mabanckou (AATF Convention Keynote), and board members at our gathering at the 2024 AATF Convention in San Diego. #palmesacadémiques #aatf24

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