Proposal French Spell Bee 2019
Proposal French Spell Bee 2019
Proposal French Spell Bee 2019
Le Frehindi, Paris, is pleased to announce the 7th edition of the prestigious Inter-School International
Concours d’Orthographe 2019 (International French Spell Bee 2019), an event which is open to all
students learning French at schools in India and any other non- Francophone countries.
Last year, we saw 150 schools from 5 countries vie for the top honours and taking away the beautiful
‘International Spell Bee Trophy’. The competition was spread over 3 rounds of intensive assessment of
their French proficiency. The event was widely covered in the media and drew support from top officials
from French & Belgian embassies in India.
Through this letter, I would like to invite your prestigious school to participate in the International French
Spell Bee 2019 and offer your French learners a rare opportunity to distinguish themselves while bringing
more laurels to the school.
Here’s a brief information on the 7th edition of the International French Spell Bee.
Important Dates
1. Registrations: Both Online and Offline options are available for participating schools.
Registrations will be open from May 1, 2019 and close on 16th August, 2019.
2. Competition Schedule
II ZONAL ROUND Your School or City Online Oct. 1 -Nov. 15, 2019
Tie Breaker round (if required after Round II) will be conducted between 18th November 2019 – 2nd
December 2019.
Registration fee
● Per student fee of INR 350 for India-based schools for round 1 participation.
● All round 2 shortlisted students will pay a fee of INR 350.
● No fee is payable by the Finalists who will have to travel (on their own expenses) for the Live
round in New Delhi.
● Non-India schools will remit USD 7/ EURO 5 per student for each round and make their own
arrangements for Travel & Stay for the Final Live round.
● Payments can be made by Cheque/DD/Electronic Transfers in the name of “FREHINDI EDUCATION
PVT. LTD.” payable in New Delhi for Indian schools; and “LE FREHINDI” payable at Paris for schools
outside India.
Syllabus
While there is no specific syllabus for the Spell Bee, we highly recommend all participating students to go
through our special “Word Bank guide”, which will offer a standardized basis of evaluation at all the three
levels. The Word Bank Guide will be made available to all participating students for Free along with the
registration.
For SCHOOLS
International French Spell Bee Trophy – 2019 for the Winning Schools
For each level, the top school will win the prestigious “International French Spell Bee School-2019” Trophy.
For STUDENTS
❏ 3 First Runners Up : All expenses paid Trip to Auroville, Pondicherry (March 2020)
❏ 3 Second Runners Up: All expenses paid Trip to Frehindi Village, Uttarakhand (May 2020)
For TEACHERS
❏ The respective French teachers of the Winners, First Runners Up and Second Runners Up will also
❏ Teachers will also be awarded with the “Meilleur Professeur” certificate along with a Gold medal by
the Chief Guests at the Finals ceremony.
Zonal Rounds
❏ All zonal toppers will receive Gold medals who are invited for the final round.
❏ All the teachers whose students participate in the 2nd round of the contest will be awarded with
School Rounds
❏ All the participants will receive certificates indicating their qualifying rounds.
❏ All School toppers securing 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions will be given special prizes.
As you would have noticed, this could be a great opportunity for your School, French teachers and Students
to showcase their skills, get recognized and travel to see a different country, a country within a city and
true Himalayan village experience.
Thank you for going through the proposal. We look forward to your active participation in the contest.
Best,
on behalf of The International French Spell Bee Team
Haru Mehra
Founder & Chief Executive
Le Frehindi, Paris
Website- www.lefrehindi.com