Do you teach or live in one of these counties?

Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta, Trinity, Humboldt, Mendocino, Tehama, Plumas, Butte, Glenn, Sierra, Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Lake, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento, Amador, Alpine, Solano, Marin, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Merced, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, Fresno, Tulare.

If so, the French Government is offering through the French Cultural Offices in San Francisco, a grant for a northern California teacher to study in France this summer. The grant enables the recipient during the summer to attend a seminar (stage) at various centers for approximately 3 weeks during the month of July. It includes tuition and training for three weeks, a round trip train ticket from Paris to the destination city, and a portion the cost of food, lodging. Cost of transportation to and from France is the responsibility of the recipient. Applicants for this grant may also apply for CLTA's LangAbroad Grant for a travel stipend. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residence and must be currently employed to teacher French language and/or French culture in grades K-12.

You must teach or live in one of the counties listed above. The application deadline has been extended to April 21, 2011. For applications and requirements go to the CLTA web site http://www.clta.net/awards.

Your application must be submitted as a single pdf file and forwarded to awards chair Carol Moir at cmoir@smjuhsd.org by April 24, 2011.