France & St. Louis Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Josephine Baker
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The French Connections Cultural Center, housed in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL) at Washington University in St. Louis, helps promote French Language and culture in the heart of the Midwest. It is a member of The Centers of Excellence, a support network for the Embassy of France to develop transatlantic relationship on their campus.
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in Greater St. Louis. Founded in 1853 and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries. Washington University is composed of seven graduate and undergraduate schools that encompass a broad range of academic fields. As of 2020, 25 Nobel laureates in economics, physiology and medicine, chemistry, and physics have been affiliated with Washington University, ten having done the major part of their pioneering research at the university.
The Alliance Française de Saint Louis is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the state of Missouri and part of the Alliance Française global network that dates from 1883 and spans 138 countries with over 1100 chapters. It foster an appreciation for French language and culture, and maintain a center which serves as a resource for individuals, universities, corporations and cultural groups to learn more about France and French-speaking countries and their peoples in Saint Louis and the state of Missouri.
The mission of St. Louis Language Immersion School is to position all children for success in local and global economies through holistic, intellectually inspiring language immersion programs. It is a K-8 tuition free public charter language immersion school in French, Spanish and Mandarin.
One of the most visited history museums in the nation, the Missouri History Museum looks at the history of the St. Louis region from the Mississippian people up to the present day. The Museum’s historic building was the first national monument to Thomas Jefferson, and opened to the public in 1913 on the site of the entrance to the 1904 World’s Fair.