Teacher Training | Stages Pédagogiques de Courte Durée - SPCD

Each year, the Cultural Services Department of the French Embassy offers a number of 3-week grants to qualified primary and secondary school teachers of French who would like to enhance their knowledge of French culture and improve their language and teaching skills.

OVERVIEW

The program includes:

Tuition and training fees for 3 weeks

A round-trip train ticket from Paris to the destination city

Program participants receive grants covering a portion of their accommodation and food expenses.

Roundtrip airfare is NOT included.

Program Dates: July 5 – 23, 2010

Available Destinations:

1. Strasbourg - Université de Strasbourg Marc Bloch, Institut international d’études françaises de l’Université de Strasbourg (IIEF) http://iief.unistra.fr/

2. Vichy - Centre d’approches vivantes des langues et des médias (CAVILAM) www.cavilam.com

3. Grenoble - Université Grenoble 3, Centre universitaire d’études françaises (CUEF) http://w3.u-grenoble3.fr/cuef

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must be:

full-time teachers in accredited U.S. schools

assigned to teach the French language and/or French culture in grades K-12

U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. (French citizens are not allowed to apply)

highly proficient in French

must not have received a grant from the French government within the last 3 years

Guidelines SPCD 2010 >> download

Instructions to all candidates >> download

Application form >> download