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The program The French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy offer between 1,000 and 1,700 teaching assistant position in French primary and secondary schools and in Instituts universitaires de formation des maîtres (IUFMs) in all regions of France and the DOM-TOMS to persons who fulfill the following requirements :

• You are an American citizen (or have a Green Card). If you have a Green Card, you must have spent your high school years in the United States.

• You are between 20 and 29 years of age as of October 1, 2009

• You are currently pursuing (at least your third year of university) or have already attained a college degree

• You are proficient in French. Students without a major or minor in French but with a basic proficiency (about 3 semesters) in French can apply. If you have never taken classes, but lived abroad in a francophone country, this is usually considered enough French.

Benefits of the program This is a unique opportunity to spend between 6-9 months in France with a monthly stipend, to have a privileged insight into contemporary France, to master the French language through linguistic immersion and to gain valuable teaching experience.

Tasks: You will be expected to teach 12 hours of English conversation classes per week.

Stipend: You will be paid about 900€ each month. This means that after social security and health care are taken out, you have about 752€ a month to live on. You may not defer social security and health care costs. The stipend provides enough money to live the life-style of a typical French student. 
This program allows schools all over France to benefit from your English speaking skills. This means that some assistants may be placed in an urban setting, others in a suburban setting, and still others in a rural setting.

European Students:

• Complete your first year of an American bachelor’s degree in France
• Come to America and pursue a degree at St. Edward's University in Austin
• Pursue American bachelor’s and master's degrees in France

European Professionals:

• Develop your professional English skills with a distinguished American university
• Pursue Certified Apple Training at our official training center (AATC)
• Get an edge on your competition through our international business seminars

American Students:

• Study abroad in the beautiful and historic Loire Valley of France

Brown Foundation Fellows Program at the Dora Maar House in France Provides Writers, Artists, Poets and Others in the Arts & Humanities Opportunity for Residency Program in France.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston announces the October 15th deadline for applications for its fellowship program in Provence, France for mid-career professionals at Dora Maar House. The program, known as the Brown Foundation Fellows Program, provides outstanding writers, artists and others in the arts and humanities the opportunity to step away from their daily obligations, in order to focus uninterrupted on their fields of expertise.

Fellows work and live in the Dora Maar House, which was named for its well-known former owner Dora Maar, photographer, artist and Picasso's muse from 1936-1945.

Those accepted into the Brown Foundation Fellows Program are offered one to three months in residence at the Dora Maar House with a private bedroom and private bath, and a study or studio in which to work. The program provides round-trip travel from a fellow’s residence to the Dora Maar House, a small grant and limited funds to ship books or supplies to the program and return. The size of the grant is based upon the length of a fellow's stay at the Dora Maar House.

Past recipients include artists, poets, writers, film writers and cinematographers, sculptors, journalists, critics, curators, historians and researchers. All agree the calm beauty of the residence and the Luberon Valley in which it is located and reflective atmosphere were meaningful to them personally and benefited their work.

“Most beneficial to my work was the location itself, which provided enough privacy, seclusion, deep quietness and an escape from the demands of daily existence, which is usually characterized for most of us by taking care of millions of details, and spreading our attentions widely,” said George Bauer, professor of sculpture at the Savannah College of Art and Design and Dora Maar resident in November – December 2008.

Application Information: Applications for fellowships starting between February 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010 are due on or before October 15, 2009. On March 15, 2010, there will be a second admissions round for fellowships beginning on July 1 or later and ending no later than December 15, 2010. Approximately 15 applicants are awarded fellowships each year. Past fellows have come from England France, Italy, Argentina, Australia, and thoughout the United States.

History: In 1997 a friend of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston purchased a residence in France, which formerly belonged to the artist Dora Maar. In a five-year effort, the owner rehabilitated and updated the spacious eighteenth-century, four-story stone residence located in the picturesque village of Ménerbes in the Luberon area of Provence - one of the most  beautiful regions of Southern France, about 40 km southeast of Avignon.

In 2006 the owner asked the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to create and direct this project, which is now known as The Brown Foundation Fellows Program at the Dora Maar House.

General Information: For a more detailed explanation of the Brown Foundation Fellows Program and an application, visit www.mfah.org/doramaar.

ORCA (Organisation de Séjours Linguistiques et Culturels en Centres Américains) is a non-profit association registered in Senlis, France (30 miles north of Paris). Its members are professionals in fields involving the knowledge of American civilization and language (journalists, teachers, travel agents, etc.).

If you need more information or are willing to host a French student, contact Claude Boutin in Houston at (713) 896-7298, or e-mail him at cgboutin@yahoo.com .