Meet+The+Teacher

==== My name is Cédric Briand and I am excited to be part of the Foreign Language Department at _ School. I am looking forward to be teaching French I and II and can’t wait for the great school year to come. ====

 But first of all, as part of getting to know each other, let me give you a brief introduction about myself:
==== I am originally from the region of Brittany in the northwestern part of France. I received my Master's Degree in Agriculture in 1998 from l’[|Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais] in France. As part of my Master's Program, I also studied at [|Queen’s University of Belfast] in Northern Ireland. I then worked for four years in Madison, Wisconsin for a French company. Back in France (Normandy) in 2002, I worked with the [|organic farmers association of Upper-Normandy] and that’s where my interest in education really started to take off. I taught elementary, middle and high school students about organic farming and organic foods. Additionally, as a volunteer I tutored children of diverse backgrounds in French, English, math, history and geography. Since my wife (who is American) and I moved back to the United States in March 2008, I received my teaching license from Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS) alternative licensure program – [|EducateVA]- and I have been teaching French to children and young adults. ====

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= = ==== Always feel free to contact me with any question you may have. I will reply as soon as possible. The easiest and fastest way to contact me is by email at: c.briand@schooldistrict.edu ==== 

Below are some links related to my background:
==== About Brittany - [|Video: Discover the Brittany region], ====

 ====Les découvertes scientifiques engendrent l'innovation technologique; puis le monde économique s'en empare et, pressé par les intérêts financiers, «pousse les feux» de sorte que la société est sommé d'accepter le progrès, de se transformer, de se «moderniser» sans relâche. Quels sont les risques, pour l'homme, de ces bouleversements qu'il n'a pas choisis et qu'on lui impose «d'en haut»?  (from : "Plantes et aliments transgéniques") ====