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= = = = =Société Honoraire de Français (French Honor Society) =

You must be in at least French II to be eligible.
====The establishment of a chapter of the Société Honoraire de Français offers several potential benefits to secondary French students. First, it provides an opportunity to recognize outstanding scholarship in the study of French language through selection for membership. Second, the chapter provides a vehicle for focusing activities around French language and literature and also for encouraging member participation in the annual initiation. The Société Honoraire de Français is affiliated with the [|American Association of Teachers of French]. The Société Honoraire de Français is an academic recognition. We do not have a club. Activities are directed through participation in travel awards grants, the Grand Concours National French Exam and the Creativity Writing Awards. Occasionally there are a series of other competitions offered by the American Association of French. Students are eligible to be selected as members starting with the end of French II. Initiation takes place in May. Once initiated, students are lifetime members. The following criteria are used to determine eligibility:====

6. Student maintains an “ A” average in French.
 =School Garden Project =

==== The school is very enthusiastic about this project and is offering the currently empty lot located near the main building. The project is to transform this lot into a garden with educational opportunities for children, youth and adults. To find out how to get involved in this project contact me at c.briand@schooldistrict.edu ====

==== Below are some links and documents to help you develop ideas for the garden. When we meet, we will discuss our vision for our garden! ====

[|City Blossoms] : a unique gardening experience for children & youth
====[|Irvine Nature Center] : Irvine Nature Center’s Urban Education Program, //Schoolyard Discovery//, uses high school student volunteers to teach elementary school students about ecology in and around their schoolyard (see video below).====

====[|Edibles Schoolyard] : The Edible Schoolyard (ESY), a program of the Chez Panisse Foundation, is a one-acre organic garden and kitchen classroom for urban public school students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California.====



[[file:Funding a Schoolyard Garden_1.doc]]
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