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Forwarded from Smithsonian Science Education Center :

Dear colleagues, 

The Smithsonian and the US Embassy in France is once again recruiting US classrooms for France in Focus 2022-2023. This virtual exchange program brings together classrooms from the US, France, and French overseas territories. This program is designed for high school classrooms of all subjects, and this year will be focused on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals guide Biodiversity! How do we balance the needs of humans with the needs of other living things? The registration deadline is August 1, 2022.

For additional information about the program, please see the following:

·         Download info sheet with details about the program.

·         Info session recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z06kyY_cw8

·         For those of you interested in familiarizing yourself with the content of the Biodiversity! guide, you access the guide here: https://ssec.si.edu/biodiversity-guide

·         To register your class for the 2022-2023 France in Focus program, please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/E3JdzvQ0dy as soon as possible. We will close registration on August 1, 2022, and will begin sending program communications later in the month. 

If you are interested in participating in the program, but are looking for more information, or for a letter of support to provide to your administration, please email Katherine Blanchard at BlanchardKP@si.edu. 

We hope that you join us for the 2022-2023 France in Focus program! 

 Katherine