Milford Schools French Program Gets $8K Boost From Grant

MILFORD, MA — Some big news for Milford Public Schools' French language program, as one teacher was awarded a fairly large grant.

Milford High School French teacher Lydia Buckley was awarded an $8,000 grant by the Select Committee of the French as a World Language program at Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education of the French Embassy. The school district says the Pedagogical Project Grant should directly impact about 500 students each year.

The funding will support immersive cultural activities, such as participation in the Grad Concours, a National French Contest; a school-wide French spelling bee; and a guest speaker series featuring francophone authors, artists and historians.

The district will also establish a multi-year virtual exchange and pen pal program with a French-speaking partner school.

The grant will also help fund a new French Summer Immersion camp, which will be led by teachers and French Honor Society students to offer interactive projects and museum visits to extend learning beyond the school year.

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The school will also purchase modern resources, such as updated educational materials, texts, cultural readings and magazine subscriptions.

“By connecting classroom learning with global communities, the project aims to increase student enthusiasm, improve language proficiency, and foster deep cultural understanding. The ultimate goal is to build a sustainable international partnership that encourages students to pursue upper-level French courses and participate in future in-person exchange opportunities," Buckley said. "We want to thank the French Institute for Culture and Education of the French Embassy for this grant. Their considerable financial support will help to grow our French world language program and offer new opportunities for our students.”

Buckley teaches several levels of French at Milford High School, the school district said.

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