The Association of French Teachers in Victoria (AFTV Inc) is a professional association for French language teachers in Victoria. The AFTV supports teachers and learners of French throughout Victoria by providing quality services, including professional development for teachers and learning opportunities for students. The AFTV aims to encourage and promote the learning of French as an essential part of the school curriculum.
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AFTV membership provides discounted rates for AFTV teacher and student activities, unlimited access to AFTV member-only resources
and regular emails providing important information for French educators.
AFTV committee members and a group of dedicated volunteers have been working on the education kit project "N'oubliez jamais" since 2022. A 20-minute documentary was made on the life of Esther Wise, who was a 15-year-old Jewish girl during World War Two and survived the Holocaust. After the war, Esther migrated to Melbourne, Australia where she still lives today at age 99.
The volunteers worked tirelessly to create comprehension and communicative activities based on Esther's personal story as she relates it in the documentary. The kit offers differentiated activities for years 9-10 and years 11-12 and is free for all AFTV members and non-members.
Education Kit official launch: L-R: Naya Seelig-Schnattner, AFTV Vice-President Lucie
Dickens, Esther Wise, the French Ambassador to Australia, Pierre-André Imbert and Honorary Consul of France, Myriam
Boisbouvier-Wylie.
Croissants Plus | AFTV and Gourmet Kitchen
Right here in Melbourne you can learn to make your own essentials of French gastronomy and culture and even pass on these skills to your
students.
The AFTV takes pleasure in offering AFTV Members the opportunity to attend one of 3 classes at a date of your choice
throughout 2024.
Delphine Laboureau-Ormancey of French Tête-à-Tête will provide Face to face French conversation classes in Term 2 at Castlemaine
Secondary College.
Dates Monday 22 April to Monday 27 May
Time 4.15pm to 5.45pm
We are pleased to offer online French conversation classes in Term 2 2024.
The online classes are delivered by Marilyne Lopez of Almaje Language School.
Dates Wednesday 24 April to Wednesday 29 May
Time 6.15pm to 7.45pm
The AFTV is pleased to invite AFTV members and guests to an AFTV Cultural / PL Event at the Bendigo Art Gallery (BAG)
Paris: Impressions of Life 1880 - 1925
Date Sunday 19 May 2024
Time 12.30pm - 3.30pm
The AFTV is pleased to announce the return of the Tech It Easy series this year, a series of professional learning workshops dedicated to
the use of tech in the classroom. The first in the 2024 series is the full day face to face workshop Tech-tastic Teaching: Crafting
Compelling Language Lessons with Technology.
Venue Catholic Leadership Centre
Date Monday 20 May
The AFTV has secured a limited number of places to visit this exhibition dedicated to exploring the life of the greatest creative genius the world has ever known, Leonardo da Vinci, THE LUME'S most ambitious, immersive and breathtaking experience yet.
Venue The Lume Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date Sunday 4 August
Time 10.45am
On 25 March was held the AFTV online conference that offered a variety of professional learning sessions all aimed at supporting teachers to
build and increase student motivation in the French classroom.
The conference opened with a brilliant and thought-provoking interactive workshop by renown Dr Liam Printer on building intrinsic
motivation. The workshop was extremely well received, and we all gained practical ideas and renewed motivation ourselves! Thank you to Dr
Liam Printer for taking the time on a Sunday night at 10.45 pm Switzerland time to share his expertise with us.
On 19 February, 34 teachers from across Victoria and one who flew all the way from South Korea for the day attended the first session
of the AFTV 2024 Nailing it! series.
The workshop was a great opportunity for teachers of the VCE course to get together, network and discuss their understanding of the
course assessment requirements. During the workshop we examined how to design effective outcomes using examples, shared useful tips and
advice on how to prepare students, design rubrics, give effective feedback and what to keep in mind when marking Unit 3 outcomes.
Yes, many of our members did fancy an end of year celebration with family, friends and colleagues. On Friday 1 December, 29 AFTV members celebrated the end of year with our Francophone Soirée at the Brasserie Franco Belge in Hawthorn East in their private dining room.
CHAGALL - an exhibition celebrating the story of an international master, among the greatest artists of the twentieth century, Marc Chagall (1887-1985). For a change we decided on a Sunday afternoon (29 October) to visit the CHAGALL exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia in Alma Road, St Kilda. This obviously appealed as we had well over 40 bookings.
There is no other way to report on this event than by expressing immense gratitude. So, MILLE MERCIS Natacha Muller, director of The French Loop for guiding us during a whole day and showing us ways to create 'des occasions théâtrales' in our classes. An apt sub-title for l'Atelier théâtre would be FAIRE FEU DE TOUT BOIS, the name of one of the workshops proposed.
On Friday 11 August, Sacré Coeur in Glen Iris hosted the annual AFTV Soirée Trivia night. The evening was attended by 11 schools with 76 students from Years 9 and 10 and their teachers.
The AFTV Language Immersion Weekend was a huge success, enjoyed by all participants who agreed unanimously it is a wonderful way to spend a weekend attending workshops on a variety of French teaching topics, sharing ideas, speaking only French all weekend, at the beautiful Bellinzona Guest House in Hepburn Springs.