Theme


This year’s theme is Le Sport : À vos marques, prêts, partez ! Through performances, presentations, and activities, students will explore France’s extensive relationship with and passion for sports of all kinds. *

With Paris hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024, what better time to run, jump, and dive into the topic of sports? From Coubertin to Killy, Frenchmen have led the way in promoting the modern Olympic games. The French have been racing bicycles, automobiles, motorcycles, sailboats, and airplanes for over 100 years. And like much of the world, where there’s a ball, there’s a game afoot, ahand, or aracket! Whether as a spectator or a participant, sports offer something for everyone: health, wealth, or just plain fun. On the field, the water, the track, the arena, the court, the road, the mountainside – sports bring people together in ways that few other activities can.

Tenez! With Convention being the day after February 29th, let’s leap into sports this year on March 1st…et que le meilleur gagne!

*Note: The individual oral, t-shirt, video, and visual art competitions are REQUIRED to be theme-related.