This year’s theme is Les Îles de France : Tous les climats, tout le charme!  Through performances, presentations, and activities, students will explore France’s vast network of island locales throughout the world. *

From Paris to the most remote overseas territory, the islands of France abound à flots!  From the largest (Grande Terre of New Caledonia) or most populous (La Réunion) to the smallest or least inhabited, there is a staggering variety of cultures and climates, geology and gastronomy, art and archeology, music and museums, history and hardship, and industry and indigenous people to be explored.  Be it an île lacustre, fluviale, or de pleine mer, you have over a 1,000 to choose from!  So, together let’s embark on a journey of growth and (re)discovery of both the célèbre and the inédit  – and you won’t even have to renew your passport!

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