French Section
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Attention French teachers!
Enjoy crêpes from different regions of France as you join the Alliance Française de Boise in Meridian on February 25, 2012. Two French holidays will be celebrated at once: la Chandeleur et Mardi Gras. Bring your favorite crêpe filling and join the AF of Boise for this fun-filled family activity!
See details and your invitation here.
Letter from Lindsay Howes, IATLC French Section Chairperson
Meridian, ID - February 14, 2012
Chers amis,
I hope that this letter finds you well. May this year be successful and be productive as we work to inspire others through our love of language and culture. Please consider participating in the following events for your enrichment and enjoyment:
- IATLC French retreat in McCall, June 22-24, 2012 (More information coming soon. Interested?
Want more information?
Let us know.)
- IATLC annual fall conference,
Lewiston High School, October 4-5, 2012
- Please think of the colleagues you admire and
make a nomination
for this year's Teacher of the Year.
- Also consider presenting a session at this year's meeting. Past presentations have varied from
teaching strategies to cultural presentations. Please take a minute and reflect on what you may be able
to share, and then
email me if you are interested in presenting.
There are also several opportunities for you to attend additional meetings and conferences. Please check out the upcoming AATF annual convention dates and also upcoming American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo. Please also join or renew your membership with AATF.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me. Thank you for all you do to inspire and motivate others through your passion for French language and Francophone culture!
Lindsay Howes
IATLC French Section Leader (2011-2012)
French Moments in Idaho History
1803 - The Louisiana Territory is purchased by the United States from France for $15 million.
1805 - Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian trapper and trader, arrives in Idaho with the Lewis and Clark expedition. His wife was Sacajawea, member of Idaho's Lemhi Shoshoni band.
1810 - François Payette, French-Canadian fur trader, arrived at the mouth of the Columbia River.
Before 1812 - Boise is given its name from the description of French-Canadian fur trappers as "a wooded area."
1815 - A band of nineteen Iroquois migrated from eastern Canada to Idaho.
1818-1821 - A French-Canadian trapper passed through the Malad Valley between 1818 and 1821 with a party of trappers. The river was named "Malade" because some of the trappers had become sick. They mistakenly attributed the illness to the water.
1833 - The Boise Basin is discovered by French explorers (Captain B.L.E. Bonneville and his party of French trappers).
1834 - Fort Boise is built by Hudson's Bay Company. François Payette, a French-Canadian fur trader was put in charge.
1843 - The first Catholic Church in Idaho was built by Father Nicolas Point De Smet, S.J., a Belgian by birth, on the St. Joe River, near the present town of St. Maries.
1852 - French Canadians discovered gold on the Pend Oreille River.
1891 - Emma Green, daughter of a French-Creole woman, designed the Idaho state seal.
French Place Names in Idaho
Payette, Boise, Malad, Coeur d'Alene, St. Maries, Montpelier, Culdesac, Dubois, Grangeville, Paris, Teton, Bellevue, Nez Perce County, Geneva, Dufort, Butte County, Payette County, Belmont, and Leon.
Source: Boone, Lalia Phipps. Idaho Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press; 1988.
Others not listed above: Pend Oreille, Blanchard, Medimont, Chatcolet, Boville, Palouse, Cascade, Montour, Emmett, Hammett, Bruneau, Grasmere, Enrose, Prairie, Gannett, Jerome, Berger, Dubois, Berenice, Portneuf, Adelaide, Lamont, Ririe, and Bonneville.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs in Idaho
Coeur d'Alene High School
5530 N. 4th St
Coeur d'Alene ID 83815
208/667-4507
Lake City High School
6101 N. Ramsey Rd
Coeur d'Alene ID 83815
208/769-0769
Riverstone International School
5493 Warm Springs Ave
Boise ID 83716
208/424-5000