Albertine Foundation, Villa Albertine, and the French Embassy in the US presented the third edition of CinéSchool for the school year 2023-2024.
CinéSchool broadened the availability of French-speaking cinema for schools and students across the US by offering a selection of 10 free movies adapted for vairous age groups, and available on the streaming platform Festival Scope.
French teachers got access to educational resources for each movie with post-screening activities on Genially and Flip. Directors Julien Chhend and Jean-Christophe Roger (Ernest et Célestine en hiver), Vincent Tricon and Bernie Krause (Bernie Krause, A Life with The Great Animal Orchestra), Julien Fournet (Pil), and Nicolas Maubert, Space Counselor to the French Embassy and French Space Agency (CNES) Representative in the US (Thomas Pesquet, l’envoyé spatial) pre-recorded short introduction videos and answered students’ questions on Flip.
CinéSchool aims to build greater awareness and understanding of French and French-speaking cinema among young students across the US.
Movies are presented online in French (with English subtitles when possible) on FestivalScope during a weekend and are accessible by invitation only to registered classes (limited number of free tickets available per movie). Students watch the film individually at home on their tablet or computer.
Curated by Nathalie Charles, Program Officer, in charge of CinéSchool.
CinéSchool is an initiative available for all French teachers in public and private elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools across the US, in Alliances Françaises or FLAM programs (French enrichment language programs).
We sincerely thank all of our 2023-2024 sponsors and partners for making this third edition of CinéSchool possible. Merci !