CURRENT PROJECTS

Working as a consultant for BBC Scotland for the creation of two educational programmes on cultural differences between Primary
school children in Scotland and in France (the programmes will be presented by Richard Tallaron).

Creating and organising the first three-day total immersion course (Ecole d'été) at Stirling University for teachers of French in Primary Schools (Saturday 1 July - Monday 3 July 2000).

Adapting our teachers' pack (Entre dans… Ma Grande Maison), which we published last year, to make it available to the general public.

Managing a pilot project for the teaching of French to pre-school children in a state-owned nursery in Scotland (Kingsland Primary
school in Peebles). Partners: Le Français en Ecosse, The Scottish Borders Council, The Scottish Executive. The project has nearly
reached its completion and a full report will be available after this summer from Le Français en Ecosse and The Scottish executive.
More funding is being sought to carry on the experiment with the
same children next year.

FUTURE PROJECTS

Creating CD-ROMs for the teaching of modern languages to children aged 3-8. Private funding is being secured for that project.

Opening new after-school clubs in Edinburgh and surroundings.

Working with state-run (nursery and primary) schools and write a report (in collaboration with Scottish CILT) showing the educational
and psychological benefits of learning a foreign language from
a young age.

Innovating and striving to improve foreign language teaching and learning in general.

RECENT PROJECTS

Trip to France: last February, we organised a trip to France for 12 children aged 5 to 7 and their parents. We spent a week with French host families in the Alps and the children went to local primary school every day. The benefit for the children (attending one of our weekly after-school clubs) has been tremendous and we are now looking for
e-mail friends.

World Cup 1998 : coaching BBC Scotland sports journalists covering
the World Cup, and creating special classes for the " Tartan Army ".
The initiative was sponsored by Tennent's Lager.