Recipe to Make Your Own FLAM site

1. You have now crowned yourself Parent Coordinator for your project.  Next, it is important to share your inspiration and find a second parent in your neighborhood as motivated as you to help carry the project to fruition.  A very successful combination is a French-speaking parent and an English-speaking parent, since together you will have a more complete understanding of both educational systems.
2. You now need to gather at least 7 French children and 3 children from French-speaking countries (i.e. Belgium, Gabon, Sarre, Quebec...)  or simply 10 French children.  Know that the French-speaking children are also important in the eyes of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for awarding the French Maternal Language (FLAM) grant.  American children who have spent time in French-speaking childcare, also known as French immersion, do not count towards the quota, unless they come from Louisiana.
3. You may now add as many American children as you wish.  We will not mix them into the Advanced French classes for Francophones, but the EFBA program is geared for both English-speaking and French-speaking communities.
4. You should now find a school where the after school classes can be held.  We prefer using public school facilities, but if your child is a student at a private school where classrooms are available for use, then that would work out perfectly as well.  You should arrange to meet the principal of your school to present the FLAM program and ask for classroom space, preferrably free, afterschool.  If you choose, you may ask someone from the EFBA program to attend the meeting with you.
   Note: if you are unsure in which school to establish the program, we suggest you contact the superintendent of your local school district.
5. The only thing left to do is to start marketing your program to your neighbors, your playgroups, the school's newsletter, etc., in order to fill your classes.
6. EFBA will then help you to recruit and hire teachers for your program, organize classes and provide insurance coverage needed for afterschool programs.  If you are able to meet the minimum requirements in time for the FLAM grant application, we will happily include you in our group EFBA application.

A few weeks later, you're ready!  Enjoy the experience with your children and their new French pals.