News from the Alliance Française d’OKC
June 19, 2021
June’s Saturday Morning Live! video series featured Chloé Whittington introducing videos on immersion learning in Amiens!
Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City is pleased to continue our monthly Saturday morning video series, Saturday Morning Live From France !
On the 4th Saturday of every month, we continue viewing videos free via zoom, that feature French culture and that are made or chosen by our members.
This month, AFDOKC was proud to host Chloé Whittington leading a discussion of immersion learning experiences in Amiens, France!
Chloé introduced a few short videos exemplifying learning experiences in Amiens from her time as a teaching assistant at Collège Sagebien, followed by thought provoking discussion on education during the pandemic.
See the videos that showcase different perspectives and cultural exchange in this immersion program, including a clever Harry Potter theme as French students dive into English, daily experience at Collège Sagebien, and a visit from the hockey team Les Gothiques d'Amiens!
Amiens Video
Dive Into English With Harry Potter
Gothiques d'Amiens
Collège Sagebien
Collège Sagebien - Projet immersion
Gothiques d'Amiens - Equipe de Hockey sur Glace
April 24, 2021
Episode 2 of Trystan Lefèvre’s video series
Nos Terres Picardes!
Saturday Morning Live! video series
Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City is pleased to continue our monthly Saturday morning video series, Saturday Morning Live From France !
On the 4th Saturday of every month, we will be viewing videos free via zoom, that feature French culture and that are made or chosen by our members.
On April 24th, we proudly presented episode 2 of Trystan Lefèvre’s informative and entertaining series video series Nos Terres Picardes.
AFDOKC's former visiting fellow, Trystan Lefèvre, presented his first video that explores the history of the city of Beauvais, France. Below, you can enjoy Nos Terres Picardes, Beauvais !
La Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
In this episode, see La Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais built from 1225 with medieval stained glass & a complex astronomical clock.
Jeanne Hachette
Also in this episode, hear about the life of Jeanne Laisné “Hachette”, a French heroine and daughter of a peasant known for an act of heroism on 27 June 1472, when she prevented the capture of Beauvais by the troops of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
April 21, 2021
We honor the memory of Eliane Brown
Eliane Brown
May 30, 1926 – January 23, 2021
Always in our hearts
Eliane began her life in Marseille, France. After graduating university in Aix-en-Provence, she married her husband, a handsome young man from Wichita Falls, Texas, who was serving with the U.S. military in France during WWII. We were truly fortunate that our dear friend, then came to live in Oklahoma City in 1952.
Eliane celebrated her French culture throughout her life. In the early years she worked at the downtown Rothschild’s department store before teaching French in several schools including the St. John’s Episcopal Day School. She was a devoted and enthusiastic member for many years in the Alliance Française d’Oklahoma City.
Elaine had a great love of dancing and travel. She visited China, Alaska, the Panama Canal and cruised the Mediterranean where the ship made a stop in her beloved Marseille. She also enjoyed accompanying students to France.
Eliane is now with her mother “Mama Rosa” at Resurrection Cemetery in Oklahoma City. We are grateful for Eliane’s joie de vivre that touched so many of our lives. Her memory is a treasure.
March 27, 2021
Episode 1 of Trystan Lefèvre’s video series
Nos Terres Picardes!
Saturday Morning Live! video series
Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City is pleased to continue our monthly Saturday morning video series, Saturday Morning Live!
On the 4th Saturday of every month, we will be viewing videos free via zoom, that feature French culture and that are made or chosen by our members.
On March 27th, we proudly presented episode 1 of Trystan Lefèvre’s informative and entertaining series video series Nos Terres Picardes.
AFDOKC's former visiting fellow, Trystan Lefèvre, presented his first video that explores the history of the city of Amiens, France. Below, you can enjoy Nos Terres Picardes, Amiens!
Cathédrale Notre Dame d’Amiens
In this episode, see this cathédrale, the largest Gothic church in France and a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed site.
February 20, 2021
Debut Episode of Jacob in Paris!
A kick off to our Saturday Morning Live! video series
Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City is excited to introduce our monthly Saturday morning video series, Saturday Morning Live!
On the 4th Saturday of every month, beginning in March, we will be viewing videos free via zoom, that feature French culture and that are made or chosen by our members.
On February 20th, we proudly presented the pilot episode of Jacob in Paris!
Former AFDOKC jeunesse leader and fellow, Jacob Shropshire, is now studying at the American University in Paris. In the pilot episode of his short video series, Jacob shows us some of his favorite treats and sites in the 7th arrondissement of Paris!
Les Invalides
A complex of buildings containing museums and monuments relating to French military history and notably the elaborate tomb of Napoleon I.
Monument of Human Rights
Monument des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen is the French Declaration of the Rights of Man & was installed in Champs de Mars, in 1989.
Orangina
Orangina is a delicious, lightly carbonated beverage made with citrus juice. 😋
May 17, 2020
2020 AFd’OKC Outstanding French Students
Elizabeth Frankhouser from Bishop McGuinness School in OKC. Félictations, Elizabeth!
Helen Dai from OSSM in OKC. Félictations, Helen!
Intouch “August” Limvaree from OSSM. Feliciations, August!
Sophie Patrock from OSSM. Féliciations Sophie!
Tilly Harvey from Piedmont High School. Félicitations, Tilly!
Sydney Todd from Edmond Memorial High School. Félicitations, Sydney!
Tala Trad from Edmond Memorial High School. Félicitations, Tala!
Katherine Orr from Edmond North. Félicitations, Katherine!
