afa school programMES
Would you like your students to benefit from special attention, linguistic and cultural immersion in the French language and a unique
experience that helps them improve their skills while having fun? The Alliance Française provides special offers to complement the school
curriculum:
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Contest jean de la fontaine - Francophonie month
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Culturethèque
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Immersive workshops in French
‣ French ciné-club
‣ School
trip to France
‣ School Membership
‣ DELF Prim & Junior
Contest jean de la fontaine - Francophonie month
Did you know that, this year, we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean de La Fontaine? You must know this writer for his famous Fables!
We invite you to participate in a contest for kids in order to win a book of Joann Sfar's drawn illustrations of Jean de la Fontaine's fables!
If you are aged between 8 and 16 years old, if you like to draw and if you speak or learn French, then grab your pencils! Choose one fable of Jean de la Fontaine you like the most, write it down on one side, and draw its illustration on the other side.
To go with your drawing, write a short text in French that explains why did you choose this fable. Send your illustration (scan or good quality photo) and your text to info@afamsterdam.nl before April 30, 2021.
CULTUREThèque
WHAT IS CULTURETHEQUE?
Culturethèque is a digital portal for French cultural institutions located abroad and accessible anywhere in the world, except from France.
Thanks to Culturethèque, you are able to access numerous resources that can be downloaded or consulted online. Many works of French
literature are fully accessible to you, but also articles from the French press, music, online concerts, conferences, documentaries, comics,
children's literature, French language learning methods or even serious games.
‣ Immersive workshops in French
Immerse your students in a French environment with the Alliance Française! Discover our workshops for school: custom-made programmes to help
your students improve their communicating skills and to engage them into learning French through a stimulating
educational experience.
Diverse thematic workshops can be organised upon request, such as la Bande dessinée, youth
literature study, a treasure-hunt…
The programme will be planned with the teachers and will be adapted to the age and level of the students.
Example: Speak dating event during the French Language
Day/Dag van de Franse taal (November 8th 2018).
This format allows the students to express themselves thanks to a stimulating, dynamic activity and without pressure.
Workshops can take place at your school or in our premises, at OBA Oosterdok.
Minimum 8 students per workshop, maximum 20.
For more information and prices, contact us: cursus@afamsterdam.nl
‣ French ciné-club
Watching films is an excellent way to improve one’s language skills, while developping cultural knowledge and curiosity for francophone
cultures.
The Alliance Française proposes French-speaking film screenings for schools, with a selection of French movies adapted to
every age group and level. The screening comes along with an educational kit that allows the teacher to fully prepare the students to the
movie. Each film is subtitled in English.
The screening takes place in our premisies, at a date decided together with the school teacher.
Logistic fees:
0>15 students: €90
For more information and booking, contact us: cursus@afamsterdam.nl
Films currently available
(click on the image for the trailer)
Un film d'animation de Antoine Lanciaux, Sophie Roze et Benoît Chieux, 2014, 51min.
"A la veille des grandes vacances, Prune quitte ses parents pou la traditionnelle "sortie scolaire de fin
d'année". Mais une incroyable tempête de neige s'abat sur la ville... Ce magnifique conte hivernal est précédé de 3 histoires
charmantes, où les arbres s'animent."
Recommended for primary school
Un film de Samuel Collardey, 2011, 1h42
"Mitri a 15 ans et vit dans un village au Sénégal. Comme tous les jeunes de son âge, il joue au foot en
rêvant du Barça et de Chelsea. Lorsqu'un agent recruteur le repère, Mitri croit en sa chance. Mais pour partir à l'assaut des grands
clubs européens, il faut payer. La famille se cotise et s'endette pour l'aider."
Recommended for middle school
Aya de Youpougon
Un film d'animation de Marguerite Abouet et Clément Oubrerie, 2012, 1h24
"Fin des années 1970, en Côte d’Ivoire à Yopougon, quartier populaire d’Abidjan. C’est là que vit Aya, 19 ans, une jeune fille
sérieuse qui préfère rester étudier à la maison plutôt que de sortir avec ses copines. Aya partage ses journées entre l’école, la famille
et ses deux meilleures amies : Adjoua et Bintou, qui ne pensent qu’à aller gazer en douce à la nuit tombée dans les maquis..."
Recommended for high school
‣ school trip to france
Do you wish to organize a school trip to France?
The Alliance Française Amsterdam can help you with that! We can help you organize your trip (immersion courses, activities and
accommodation) in France with the Alliance Française of your choice.
Contact us for more information at bonjour@afamsterdam.nl
‣ School Membership
As a member of the Alliance Française, your school is entitled to the following special benefits.
o Free access to the French library Culturethèque: an online multimedia
library offering 75,000 resources in French including teaching resources organized by level
o Discount on the special school workshops (mentioned above)
o 10% discount on all the French books ordered with our partner Athenaeum (contact the AFA to get your discount code)
o 5% discount on all books in the French bookstore Le Temps Retrouvé
o 10% discount in the French crêperie Cocotte
o Discount on/free access to AFA events (conferences, conversation workshops...)
o Get 10% discount on your visit in French of Amsterdam by bike or boat with our partner Amsterdam
Bateau / Amsterdam
Vélo.
‣ DELF Prim & Junior
The DELF Prim or Junior (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue française) is a diploma issued by the French Ministry of Education in recognition of
French-language studies. The DELF Prim applies to 7 to 12 year-olds and the DELF Junior to 12 to 17 year-olds.
The DELF Junior test topics are adapted to the teenage lifestyle and correspond to the interests of teens. DELF Prim/Junior evaluates a student’s ability to communicate verbally with native speakers.
The DELF examination is internationally recognised and has lifetime validity. Schools can encourage their students to get the diploma, which will help them in their academic and professional life.
As of 2018, the Alliance Française Amsterdam is the only official examination centre for the DELF exams in Amsterdam.
NEXT DELF PRIM / JUNIOR SESSIONS
DELF Prim (A1.1, A1, A2)
One session: May 2021
Registration open: 1st March 2021 until 20th April 2021
Exam date: 12th May 2021.
Registration form
Download the A1.1
sample exam.
DELF Junior (A1, A2, B1, B2)
One session: May 2021
Registration open: 1st March 2021 until 30th April 2021
Exam dates: 26th May 2021
Registration form
Download the brochure
(French)
Should you consider registering several students, contact us here: bonjour@afamsterdam.nl
For any other specific inquiry or training request, please contact us at: cursus@afamsterdam.nl