{"id":642,"date":"2020-03-31T22:17:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T22:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2020-03-31T22:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T22:24:12","slug":"past-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/past-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Past News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong><em>Link to Recent News<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Butler Elementary names Julien Naudot<br \/>\nTeacher of the Year!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TOY1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TOY1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TOY1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TOY1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TOY1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TOY2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">____________________________<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-ultra titre-article text-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Langues \u00e9trang\u00e8res: &#8220;A\u00a0cinq ans, ils sont comme des \u00e9ponges,<br \/>\nils retiennent facilement&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmc.bfmtv.com\/emission\/langues-etrangeres-acinq-ans-ils-sont-comme-des-eponges-ils-retiennent-facilement-1670602.html\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">____________________________<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ecole : en Savoie, ces classes en immersion bilingue<br \/>\no\u00f9 l&#8217;on fait des maths en Anglais.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-28-at-8.06.32-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-28-at-8.06.32-PM-1024x501.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-28-at-8.06.32-PM-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-28-at-8.06.32-PM-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-28-at-8.06.32-PM-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-28-at-8.06.32-PM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr\/auvergne-rhone-alpes\/savoie\/ecole-savoie-ces-classes-immersion-bilingue-on-fait-maths-anglais-1477565.html\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">____________________________<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Very exciting news for Utah<br \/>\nFrench Dual Language Immersion!<\/h2>\n<p>Utah French Dual Language Immersion teachers receive <strong>$17,000<\/strong> from the Dual Language Fund through French Embassy and the FACE Foundation!<\/p>\n<p>A program of FACE Foundation and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, the French Dual Language Fund aims to support and expand the burgeoning nationwide network of French dual language and immersion programs in American public schools. Currently, this network is comprised of 158 schools in 27 states, serving 29,000 students. The objectives of this fund are to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Expand<\/strong> French-English dual language and immersion programs throughout the country, in particular in underserved communities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improve<\/strong> and strengthen existing French dual language and immersion tracks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong> tens of thousands of students each year while creating new programs to serve many more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations to Oak Hollow 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade teacher <strong>Sunny Hafen<\/strong> who received a $10,000 Canyons School District Innovation Grant!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">____________________________<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Anne-Lair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Anne-Lair-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Anne-Lair-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Anne-Lair.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Anne Lair honored by Republic of France&#8217;s Ministry of National Education for work in French Languge and Culture Teaching<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/humanities.utah.edu\/awards\/annelair.php\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">__________________________<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">French author Francois Librini visits Churchill, Foxboro, Fox Hollow, Morningside, and Odyssey Elementary Schools.<\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/francois_librini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/francois_librini-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/francois_librini-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/francois_librini.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Born March 4th, 1969, in Boulogne sur Mer in Northern France, Fran\u00e7ois Librini grew up in Auvergne in central France, near Clermont-Ferrand.<\/p>\n<p>Librini especially enjoyed writing in primary school, writing his first novel in 4th grade.<\/p>\n<p>He finished his studies at age 23 at the Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure du Commerce in Bordeaux, but eventually returned to Auvergne where he became a primary school teacher. As a drummer, Librini started a band that became locally famous, but he decided to focus his energy on his first passion: writing novels.<\/p>\n<p>Now known for his engaging children\u2019s detective novels, Librini wrote his first novel <u>\u00c0 plein tube<\/u> in September 1999, which was published by Magnard Jeunesse in 2002. Magnard Jeunesse also published <u>\u00c0 fond de train<\/u> (2003) and <u>L&#8217;inconnu du 13 octobre<\/u> (2004). Oskar Jeunesse published <u>120 ans plus tard<\/u> (2007), <u>Coup de tabac<\/u> (2008) and <u>\u00c9cole buissonni\u00e8re<\/u> (2012).<\/p>\n<p>Librini currently teaches full-time, but he occasionally visits classes to organize creative workshops and to tell students about the life of an author.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-300x1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-768x3.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">At Trailside, the lesson du jour is money basics.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/58090-Trailside-p1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-950\" title=\"58090-Trailside-p1\" src=\"http:\/\/utahfrenchimmersion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/58090-Trailside-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Alasdair Ekpenyong, a Wells Fargo banker, reads in French to a first-grade dual-language immersion class at Trailside Elementary School on Monday as part of a financial literacy lesson. He says the earlier students can begin learning the basics of how to be responsible with money, the better. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkrecord.com\/news\/education\/at-trailside-the-lesson-du-jour-is-money-basics\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-300x1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-768x3.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"3\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Boris Diaw from the Utah Jazz visits Butler Elementary<\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/jazz\/video\/teams\/jazz\/2016\/11\/22\/1479834952507-diaw-french-immersion-969637\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-937\" title=\"Screen Shot 2016-12-01 at 8.34.53 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-01-at-8.34.53-AM1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Boris Diaw hosted a French immersion assembly at Butler Elementary school in Cottonwood Heights last week &#8211; communicating in French and encouraging the kids to keep learning. Click image for video.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-300x1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar-768x3.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/footerbar.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">French Ambassador Araud Visits Oak Hollow<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/44976ec64741b5212126ed4eab1e1c6a_XL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-770\" title=\"44976ec64741b5212126ed4eab1e1c6a_XL\" src=\"http:\/\/utahfrenchimmersion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/44976ec64741b5212126ed4eab1e1c6a_XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"read more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canyonsdistrict.org\/district-news\/item\/3584-bienvenue-french-ambassador-araud-visits-oak-hollow-elementary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link to Recent News Butler Elementary names Julien Naudot Teacher of the Year! ____________________________ &nbsp; Langues \u00e9trang\u00e8res: &#8220;A\u00a0cinq ans, ils sont comme des \u00e9ponges, ils retiennent facilement&#8221; Click here ____________________________ Ecole : en Savoie, ces classes en immersion bilingue o\u00f9 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/past-news\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":648,"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/642\/revisions\/648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utahfrenchdli.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}