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| Participant |
Teacher |
School |
| Abbey
Opderberck |
Bonnie
Fox Platter |
Midland
Park High School |
| Alexandria
Fumarola |
Rose
Cidzik |
Holland
Patent Middle School |
| Alexis
Brooks |
Kerri
Simeone |
Oregon
Middle School |
| Alyssa
Assaro |
Kate
Peterson |
Woodbury
Middle School |
| Andrei |
Celine
Boleil |
PS
84 Lilian Weber School |
| Ann
Hewitt |
Christine
Cantalupo |
Six
to Six Inter-district Magnet School |
| Arielle
Mion |
Bonnie
Fox Platter |
Midland
Park High School |
| Arthi
Ramu |
Deborah
Hill |
Crossroads
South |
| Brandon
Pike |
Jacqueline
Satterlee |
Watkins
Glen Middle School |
| Breanna
Glover-Vanrensselear |
Chrystelle
Spencer |
Broadway
Middle School |
| Brian
Dong |
Jonathan
Aldanese |
PS
116 Mary Lindley Murray School |
| Briana
Williams |
Susanne
Ruggiero |
Canolewood
Midlle School |
| Catalina
Feder |
Martine
Tawaji |
East
Woods School |
| Christine
Boehm |
Kerri
Simeone |
Saxton
Middle School |
| Christopher
Flamio |
Yolanda
Mitchell |
The
Melrose School |
| Clara
Zander |
Saundra
Dressler |
The
Melrose School |
| Dahlia
Edidin Locke |
Christina
Hwang |
PS58
The Caroll School |
| Edward
Acheampong |
Luke
Marquez |
PS
73 The Bronx School |
| Emilie
Richard |
Katie
Welch |
MS51
William Alexander |
| Gabi
Lee |
Thomas
Coleman |
Herricks
Middle School |
| George
El-Amir |
Mary
Campbell |
Perry
Junior High School |
| Harris
Durkovic |
Susanne
Ruggiero |
Canolewood
Midlle School |
| Ibrahima
Diallo |
Florence
hector |
PS125
Ralph Bunche School |
| India
Futterman |
Brigitte
de Wever |
MS51
William Alexander |
| Isabella
Ross |
Alexandra
Alcoff |
The
Hewitt school |
| Isabella
Vieira |
Saundra
Dressler |
The
Melrose School |
| Isabelle
Dennis |
Monique
Navelet |
The
Hewitt school |
| Jodi
Hansen |
Deborah
Hill |
Crossroads
South |
| Jordan
Gurian |
Brooke
Prestano |
William
T Rogers MS |
| Kapri
Pitz |
Mary
Connely Pereira |
Litchfield
Middle School |
| Lindsey
Cohen |
Reyna
Jassin |
Woodmere
Middle School |
| Lucas
Wickam |
Jacqueline
Satterlee |
Watkins
Glen Middle School |
| Lucia
Pompetti |
Brigitte
de Wever |
MS51
William Alexander |
| Lucinda
Isaacs |
Marie
Bouteillon |
PS58
The Caroll School |
| Matthew
Cebulski |
Martine
Tawaji |
East
woods School |
| Megan
Belval |
Kate
Peterson |
Woodbury
Middle School |
| Megan
Hoy |
Jacqueline
Satterlee |
Watkins
Glen Middle School |
| Merlin
Neal |
Katie
Welch |
MS51
William Alexander |
| Michael
Burns |
Saundra
Dressler |
The
Melrose School |
| Nathaniel
Hogg |
Martine
Tawaji |
East
Woods School |
| Neil
Badlani |
Yolanda
Mitchell |
The
Melrose School |
| Nicole
Hallak |
Bonnie
Fox Plater |
Midland
Park High School |
| Rachel
Seropian |
Jacqueline
Munk |
North
Haven Middle School |
| Ryan
Giroux |
Kate
Peterson |
Woodbury
Middle School |
| Saikiran
Bomma |
Marion
Sperry |
Madison
Middle School |
| Samuel
Cypers |
Greer
Patterson |
PS58
The Caroll School |
| San
ko ko Htet |
Katie
Welch |
MS51
William Alexander |
| Shailene
Segura |
Christine
Barr |
MS
22 The Jordan L Mott School |
| So
A Ryu |
Martine
Tawaji |
East
Woods School |
| Theodora
Vika Santoro |
Ashley
S. Davis |
The
Hewitt school |
| Zainab
Mahmood |
Reyna
Jassin |
Woodmere
Middle School |
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The
Award Ceremony
The contest winners, their families and their school teacher
will be invited to the award ceremony wich will take place
on November 14.
When:
November 14 from 5:30 to 7:00pm
Address: PS 84 The Lilian Weber School, 32 West
92nd street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
bcccccccNew
York, NY 10025
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Links :: |
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The Contest :: |
-Application Form
-Contest
Rules
- Flyer
[pdf]
-Pedagogical Guide [pdf]
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What
is it?
The
French Embassy in the United States and the Québec
Government Office in New York, in partnership with the American
Association of Teachers of French, will host a series of
school contests to celebrate the Quebec’s 400th birthday
and to honor the famous French explorers of North America.
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Who
is eligible?
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This
contest is created for Tri-State (New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut) area students.
All students of private and public schools, from grade
K to 8 are eligible to participate, francophone
or non-francophone.
Students are divided into three categories according to
their grade (K-3; 4-6; 7-8).
Around 1500 students will participate in the contest. |
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How do students participate?
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The
following modes of expression can be used with no regard to
which category one is in. Students can choose French or English
language:
- Design/Paint/Sculpt
the Explorers’ life and discoveries:
o Sculptures: the medium may be “paper mache”,
plaster, clay, wire, etc. The dimensions of the works should
not exceed 12 x 6 x 6 inches.
o Paintings shouldn’t exceed 12 x 18 inches.
- Create
a Video or song about the Explorer. This work shouldn’t
last more than five minutes.
- Create
a map or a web page of one of these explorers’
trip. You have to adopt their century’s style. Maps
should not exceed 12x 18 inches.
- Write
a speech that the explorers could have pronounced
or write a dialogue that they might have
had with one another (4 pages maximum).
- Draw
a four-page comic narrating one of these explorers’
trip to North America.
- Build
a small model of “the big Hermine”,
the Jacques Cartier’s ship. Dimensions should not
exceed 12 x 6 x 6 inches.
- Create
a costume the Explorers could have worn (doll-size).
- Create
an "Explorer's Notebook" of 7 pages (maximum)
or a blog for one of the explorers’
journey. You could adopt the explorer’s style and
write his journal in the same fashion, for instance.
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Each
participating teacher can select up to five of the best
works in every class (if, for example, he/she teaches 2
classes he/she can select up to 10 students). Teachers must
also tell the French Embassy the number of students in their
classes. Teachers do not need to be French teachers to enroll
their classes in this contest.
All
entries must be mailed to:
The Great Explorers
French Embassy
972 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10075
Application Form
The contest deadline
to send your artwork is October 29, 2008
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Awards :: |
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Are
there prizes to be won?
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Bien
sûr! An
awards ceremony for all prize winners will take place during
the first two weeks of December. Winners will be notified
of the date and location. Prizes include:
- One
super prize: One trip to Québec for the winner
and his parents
- Four
grand prizes: One scholarship valued at $500
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45 third prizes: A luxury ‘souvenir bag’
of French gifts
A committee including members of the Government of Quebec
Office and the French Embassy will choose the best entries
in each category by Friday, October 31, 2008. The committee
will be composed of people from different backgrounds (visual
arts, fashion, music,…) so take this opportunity for
your work to be noticed, it may lead to a new career! Winners
and teachers will be notified immediately after they have
been selected.
All
results will be announced on the education pages of Frenchculture.org
on the first day of national French week: November 5th,
2008.
The contest winners, their families and their school teacher
will be invited to the award ceremony on November.
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Contact :: |
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For
more information about the contest:
email: claire.rabes@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Phone: 212 439 1463
website: francophonieny.org
and frenchculture.org |
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