General Guidelines

Students participating in the Destination France class must have at least two years of high school French.

Sophomores and juniors are eligible to be in the Destination France class. Seniors are invited if they will agree to return to their high schools or to the Houston Chapter of AATF in the following fall semester to motivate the underclassmen or the teachers of underclassmen in the further study of the French language.

Before invitations are sent out to eligible students, the director of Le Grand Concours will verify how many juniors can be invited. Juniors will be given priority in the selection process. If additional space in the class allows, sophomores will also be invited. In some years, as many as nineteen students have been eligible to participate in Destination France. Some consideration must be taken into account concerning physical accommodation. For this reason, a priority must be set up. The director of the Grand Concours and of Destination France will work together to satisfy everyone concerned.

After identifying students who can participate in the Destination France class, the director of Le Grand Concours will send them an invitation accompanied by a questionnaire. The invitations will be sent in May to the eligible students so that they may make plans to participate in Destination France in the fall semester. The director of Le Grand Concours will determine the manner in which to notify the eligible students.

The director of Destination France will determine where the Destination France class will be held and who will be the teacher of this class. The teaching position will be filled just before the classes start. The director will also decide the starting and ending of the Destination France class.