GRAND CONCOURS 2020
NORTHERN ILLINOIS/CHICAGO Chapter DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS Chapter
Registration:
See guidelines from national https://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/
Test dates: 2020 Contest Dates Grades 1-6 (FLES): February 15 - March 1, 2020
Grades 7-12 (levels 01-5): February 22 - March 29, 2020
Cost:
Students of AATF members $5.00 ($3.50 test fee + $1.50 state fee)
Students of non-AATF members $8.50
Prizes:
National Prizes
Teachers will receive medals for students in Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze.
Teachers who have checked the box on the registration form will receive printed certificates in the mail (not available for registrations after March 1).
Chapter Prizes
One top scoring student will receive a 2 week scholarship to Concordia Language Villages summer 2 week immersion camp (http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/youth-languages/french-language-village/les-voyageurs) sponsored by the Swiss Benevolent Society.
Each teacher will receive an electronic gift certificate to purchase prizes/awards for their students The top scoring students in each level will receive a Grand Concours t-shirt.
In level 01-5, the test has been changed by replacing language in context type questions to reading or listening selections.
Please direct all questions to: legrandconcoursil@gmail.com
AATF Chicago/N. Illinois/Downstate
Tee-shirt logo design contest 2020
The contest committee is looking for an original design/drawing/logo, which will appear on the hundreds of tee-shirts we will be awarding to top scoring students at each level and division.
ALL ENTRIES MUST:
be a reproducible design in black ink
measure no larger than 8 ½ x 11”
include the student name, French teacher, and school on the BACK of each entry
have something to do with the French language or a Francophone country
NOT contain any copyright protected characters (Astérix, Tintin, etc.)
no clip art or computer-generated images
computer-generated TEXT is allowed
contain the following words in either French or English:
National French Contest 2020 – Chicago/N. Illinois/Downstate or Le Grand Concours 2020 – Chicago/N. Illinois/Downstate
All entries must be emailed or mailed before April 1, 2020 to:
Jeanne Engelkemeir jengelkemeir@d181.org or contact Jeanne for faxing instructions.
Jeanne Engelkemeir
Hinsdale Middle School
100 S. Garfield St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
Tee-shirt logo design contest 2020
The contest committee is looking for an original design/drawing/logo, which will appear on the hundreds of tee-shirts we will be awarding to top scoring students at each level and division.
ALL ENTRIES MUST:
be a reproducible design in black ink
measure no larger than 8 ½ x 11”
include the student name, French teacher, and school on the BACK of each entry
have something to do with the French language or a Francophone country
NOT contain any copyright protected characters (Astérix, Tintin, etc.)
no clip art or computer-generated images
computer-generated TEXT is allowed
contain the following words in either French or English:
National French Contest 2020 – Chicago/N. Illinois/Downstate or Le Grand Concours 2020 – Chicago/N. Illinois/Downstate
All entries must be emailed or mailed before April 1, 2020 to:
Jeanne Engelkemeir jengelkemeir@d181.org or contact Jeanne for faxing instructions.
Jeanne Engelkemeir
Hinsdale Middle School
100 S. Garfield St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
