The Nadine Fugier Fund for Teaching Excellence

Inspiring, dedicated, native French-speaking teachers are the heart and soul of the Alliance Française de Washington. Through them the Alliance fulfills its mission to promote French language and culture and distinguishes itself as the pre-eminent center of French language instruction in the nation’s capital.

The Nadine Fugier Fund was created by former Alliance Française Board President Trudi Rishikof in recognition for Nadine Fugier extraordinary 30 year tenure at the Alliance Française. It is designed to support teaching excellence at the Alliance Française de Washington.

Teaching Excellence at the Alliance Française
• The Nadine Fugier Fund will ensure that students have highly qualified teachers trained in the most up-to-date techniques of teaching French as a Foreign Language, at costs accessible for all. The Fund will help:
• Recruit the best teachers from the Native French-speaking local community, France, and the rest of the French-speaking world to ensure the Alliance remains the premier school for French as a Foreign Language in the Nation’s Capital for adults and children;
• Provide an optimal working environment in which teachers thrive and students improve their language skills

Recruiting the Best teachers and Giving Them What They Need to Excel
• The Fund will help defray the additional costs associated with these sponsored teachers including recruitment expenses and increasing immigration, visa, and legal fees.

The Fund will support all teachers by providing:
• Health and social benefits
• Technology such as Smart Boards and flat-screen TVs with internet connections to enhance immersion teaching
• Professional training in current pedagogical methods for adults and children, language acquisition techniques, and assessment tools
• Teaching materials, including magazine subscriptions, texts, videos, DVDs and CDs.

Your generosity really makes a difference!

$50: Will fund a one-year subscription to magazines specialized in teaching French as a Foreign Language;
$100: Contribution to acquisition of teaching materials such as DVD’s, CD’s, videos and texts;
$250: Will help us purchase equipment and supplies for children's classes, such as new games or material for craft workshops;
$500: Contribution to one professional training session in current pedagogical methods for a group of 10 teachers;
$1,000: Contribution to fund legal and immigration fees to sponsor a highly qualified teacher from a francophone country;
$5,000 and above: Will help us bring new technologies in all Alliance Française classrooms, including flat screen TVs with internet connection and Smart Boards.

Click here to see the list of all the generous supporters of the Nadine Fugier Fund for Teaching Excellence.

- Who is Nadine Fugier

- Visit the page of the Alliance Française Tree to benefit children's programs

- Give your name to an Alliance Française Classroom

The amount of your contribution is deductible as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. Please consult your tax adviser.

Yes! I want to contribute to l’Alliance Française de Washington’s
excellence in teaching French as a Second Language!
(Make checks out to Alliance Française de Washington.)
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Your company may be able to match your gift! Many organizations have adopted the “Employee Matching Gift” program and match donations made by their employees. So please, do not miss the opportunity to double or triple the impact of your generosity and inquire with your human resources department or benefits office to find out if they are part of the program.  If so, please request a matching gift form from your employer and send completed and signed with your gift. We will take care of the rest!