Société Honoraire de Français
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SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR CHAPTERS OF THE SOCIÉTÉ HONORAIRE DE FRANÇAIS
- Accueil
- Présentation des invités
- Description de la Société (Aims, purposes, and requirements)
- Description de l'installation
- Services de l'installation
(La Course du Flambeau)
- Félicitations
- Conférence (French Consular representative, Supervisor of Foreign
Language instruction, Principal, Teacher, French or Francophone native
informant, or Student)
- Annonces
- Réception
Several chapters pin the newly-elected members with tri-colored ribbons;
others present them with a pin; many distribute the membership certificates in a
ceremonial setting. Many schools purchase, rent, or borrow a large French
flag to be displayed on the stage during the induction ceremony. Schools
hold the ceremony during a school assembly with parents and the student body
present. A membership book is used by one school and as part of the
ceremony, the newly-elected members register their names. The type of
reception ranges from formal dinners to informal gatherings for the new members
and their parents.
Suggested Duties for Members of the SHF
- Organize and plan the agenda and activities for the French Club.
- Sponsor tutoring services designed to aid students who are having
difficulty with language learning.
- Conduct a type of "college bowl" in preparation for the College
Board AchieExam in French or for the
National
French Contest.
- Be responsible for a display case, bulletin board, etc. with displays
depicting France and French-speaking countries.
- Plan activities and events for
National
French Week.
Suggested Activities:
-
Celebrate French holidays, such as St. Catherine's Day with a judging of
"hats."
- Christmas pageant in French:
- caroling in French at hospitals, orphanages, or to other classes
- study and present French Christmas traditions
-
French dinners:
- at French restaurants
- sponsoring a French dinner for parents and other students and perhaps
charging a nominal fee
- members choose to make some typically French dish and have a potluck of
various kinds of French foods
- Mardi Gras
- floats (on wagons) depicting some aspect of French culture
- costume party in which the students come dressed as some important
figure in French history
- Field trips to Embassies, Consulates, museums, plays, films, French church
services, etc., where this is possible.1
- Participation in programs and contests sponsored by colleges in the area
of the high school.
- Sponsor an International Dinner in which other language clubs of the
school are invited to present some talent in their language.
- Join meetings or causeries with members of other SHF groups in the area.
- Publish a French newsletter or seasonal publication.
- Procure films regarding French culture from Embassies or Consulates in
your area; video-cassettes of French movies are also often available.
- Money-making projects for a scholarship fund to provide for an outstanding
student in French:
- bake sales
- sidewalk cafés
-
Petit Tour de France
- French Fair: set up a Paris street scene with attractions such as
cafés, flower markets, pastry shops, artistic corners, and perhaps a real
puppet show.
Created: January 31, 2001
Last update: September 18, 2005
