Bring your classroom into the next 250 years of Franco-American collaboration. Sign up for a transatlantic education incubator workshop taking place near you from September 20–30, 2026
With the support of the Institut Français in Paris, Villa Albertine and Alliance Française États-Unis, are proud to present a series of professional development workshops focused on youth engagement and transatlantic educational collaboration.
In celebration of 250 years of Franco-American friendship, educators across multiple U.S. cities are invited to participate in these free, in-person and online workshops designed to foster meaningful connections between learners and teachers on both sides of the Atlantic. This transatlantic incubator tour will bring together American and French classrooms, offering educators a hands-on opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and develop impactful student-centered projects. Participants will explore the following themes: (1) Franco-American friendship, (2) leadership, and (3) humanist values, while gaining practical tools and strategies to integrate these concepts into their teaching through collaborative, project-based learning initiatives.
Description and Objectives
Starting from concrete examples, participants will discover how to transform an educational idea into a meaningful and actionable classroom project. Through project-based learning and collaborative activities, educators will be invited to develop a project around one or more of the program’s central themes : (1) Franco-American friendship, (2) leadership, and (3) humanist values.
By the end of the workshop tour, participants will have the opportunity to further develop and implement their projects through existing MoU and partnerships with schools in France. In addition, K–12 French World Language and Dual Language Immersion teachers will be encouraged to submit their projects through Villa Albertine’s French as a World Language Program or French Dual Language Fund call for proposals to receive funding opportunities.
Eligibility
The workshop tour is open to K–12 French World Language and Dual Language Immersion teachers, as well as educators from the Alliance Française network, and will take place across multiple U.S. cities from September 20–30, 2026.
Registration
These workshops are offered primarily in person (with one location also providing an online option) and will be held in the following cities: Washington, D.C.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; New Orleans, Louisiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and San Diego, California.
Washington, DC: Embassy of France in the US | September 20, 2026 | 9am to 4pm
San Juan, PR: Alliance Française de Puerto Rico | September 23, 2026 | 9am to 4pm
New Orleans, LA: Alliance Française of New Orleans | September 25, 2026 | 9am to 4pm
Oklahoma City, OK : Online | September 26, 2026 | 9am to 4pm
San Diego, CA: San Diego Co. Office Of Education | September 28, 2-26| 9am to 4pm
In partnership with Institut Français in Paris, and Alliance Française États-Unis, we are pleased to bring this professional workshop to teachers of French across the US.
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