French Congress & Culture of Foreign languages SILVER JUBILEE !

In the Spring, on Sat. May 16, 2015, Youngsters from various elementary and middle schools congregated in the Oak Room theater, at OAK HAMMOCK at the University of Florida, 5100 SW 25th Blvd. from 2 - 6 pm, to exhibit their skills in a song, poem, skit (with numbers, days, months etc) or in enacting a fairy tale, in French. They were scored by the honorable judges, and all the performers were recognized at their own grade level.

This 24th year celebration of "Le Congrèes de la Culture Française en Floride" ( K-8 CCFF ) sponsored by Alliance Française, Gainesville & Mr. Robert Cox of Blue Wave ASP at P.K.Yonge. French Congrès talent show for K-8 students is open to all those who are interested in showing his/her skills in foreign languages. This year, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese are being added. This event is open and free to the public. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. After the show, there will be a "la Pizza & le dessert' dinner at 5pm. To join this optional buffet dinner, kindly pay $5/dinner, flat rate (tips & tax included) to AFG which is a non profit organization. The cost of your dinner is a tax deductible contribution.

WORDS FROM THE FOUNDER, MADAME JUDY CHARUDATTAN...

"Having directed the elementary program of "Le Congrès de la Culture Française en Floride" from 1992 for 16 years in Orlando, I was delighted to accept the honor and privilage bestowed upon me by the American Association of Teachers of French, to organize and conduct the inaugural CCFF 2008 K-8 Program in our University town of Gainesville.

"Growing up multilingual, my passion for French began as a young child when I visited Pondicherry, a French colony in India. After graduating from Andhra University with French language and literature, I pursued my studies further in a post graduate Diplome course in Alliance Française, before settling in the USA. Being aware that the brains of pre-school and young children under the age of 10, encode languages in hard wired neuronal circuits, which enable them to learn languages with ease and speed, I embarked on a mission of foreign language education for children in Gainesville in 1988, with Fun and Food as an integral part of the technique".

"Le Congrès enhances education in a unique way. It sets a yearly goal of performance with a healthy competitive team spirit and cooperation. It motivates children to persevere their language study uninterrupted year after year. A sense of accomplishment and improvement of their self-esteem and confidence in speaking skills is achieved in an enjoyable manner".

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110410/ARTICLES/110419970/1002/news01?Title=Stanfield-crowned-Miss-Deaf-Teen-America French Congres 2010 see article 2