From left to right: Edwina Hagan, board member of the Alliance Francaise; Denise Liebowitz, President of the Alliance; Sally Schwartz from the DCPS; Laurent Mellier, Executive Director of the Alliance; Lewis Townsend, board member of the Alliance

Sally Schwartz thanking the Alliance Francaise for the action of the ABEI Outreach Program in the underprivileged public elementary schools in Washington

Sylvain Cornevaux, Deputy Director of the Alliance, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Nolan, teachers, and the pupils of Randle Highlands and Burroughs Elementary Schools during a restaurant outing to the upscale “Brasserie Les Halles” in downtown Washington. The children also enjoyed a special musical program with acclaimed jazzman Sylvain Luc and singer Mina Agossi.

J.O Wilson Elementary School pupils enjoying French songs, clowns, movies, games and holiday treats at the Alliance Française 2007 Christmas Party

Manuel Wandji, percussionist and singer, bringing his distinctive blend of traditional African and contemporary urban music to LaSalle Elementary School in a special French body language workshop with dancer Merlin Nyakam

Alice Milbrink with the pupils of River Terrace Elementary School during Dee Dee Bridgewater’s rehearsal at the Kennedy Center Alice has developed a particular method of teaching through singing and a successful play to learn approach.

Connie Fredericks at Ketcham Elementary School The Carole D. Fredericks Foundation has developed a French language curriculum “Tant qu’elle chante, elle vit” based on Fredericks’ songs employing lyrics, video clips, vocabulary and workbooks used by the teachers of the ABEI program.

Sylvain Cornevaux, Deputy Director of the Alliance and former manager of the ABEI program, with his beloved students at Burroughs Elementary School for the last day of the 2005-2006 school year