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*JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES*

Posted January 2012. FRENCH-AMERICAN NON-PROFIT LOOKING FOR SKILLED VOLUNTEERS.  Education Francaise Bay Area (www.EFBA.us) is a non-profit organization focused on high quality, affordable French courses and serves families through 19 public school locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. EFBA is supported by the French government.  If you are interested in helping us, here is a list of positions. A few hours can make a difference:  - At a EFBA central level: Web Editor, Treasury and accounting, Employment Law / paralegal, Insurance commissioner, Graphic Designer, Translators or readers for our documents.  - In your local community: Marketing, Fundraising, Events and projects ("Galette des Rois' in January, "Chandeleur" in February, "Mardi Gras" carnival)Please contact:  david.marques@efba.us

Posted December 2011. THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE NAPA seeks a native French speaker with a background in educzation and experience teaching advanced French to teach a Tuesday evening class, 6pm to 7:30pm, beginning in mid-February.  There is also the possibility that an additional, Wednesday-night class will be needed.  Please contact Patricia Frye at the AF-Napa for details.  http://www.afnapa.com/ or afnapa@hotmail.com or 707.252.2673.

Posted November 2011. THE FEDIVER PUBLISHING HOUSE is looking for artists ! If you like dark humor, this is for you !     In the newspaper, you always find a section called miscellaneous / "faits divers", which states unclassifiable facts, more often tragic (kidnapping, stealing, murder... Dominique Strauss-Kahn's story, for example).   The students of Paris University "La Sorbonne" are leading a project to illustrate a novel, a numerical book and a website. They are looking for artists, illustrators, graphic designers, photographers...  Think about a real miscellaneous fact that has interested you. Split it up, grind it, sublimate it, knead it, shift it, transform it, interrogate it, versify it, criticize it the way you want. If your work is appreciated, it will illustrate a novel, published in France and presented at Paris Book Festival / "Le Salon du Livre".  For more information, or to submit your work : CONTACTS:  email : contact@editions-fediver.fr mail address : Master 2 Édition / Faits divers Université Paris IV-Sorbonne /  UFR de Littérature Française et Comparée / Bureau F048 /  1, rue Victor Cousin / 75005 Paris Facebook : Éditions fediver www.editions.fediver.com   

Posted October 2011. FRENCH TUTORS NEEDED.  Professional Tutoring Services of Silicon Valleyis recruiting French tutors from around the Bay Area.  We Offer:  $30.00- $40.00 per/hour; Flexible Schedule; Choice of working in our offices in Los Altos.  We Require: Reliable transportation; BA/BS or higher level of education; Experience teaching or tutoring.  If you are interested, please email/fax/mail us your resume, two references, and copy of transcripts at info@ptstutor.com . Fax and address:  1.650.948.5137  or   699 Los Altos Avenue, Los Altos CA 94022.

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CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION conducts its Placement Information Exchange as a service to members, to schools and school districts (elementary, middle school, high school, and community college) at no charge. The association's role is limited to providing information: to the teachers who are seeking positions, to the schools and school districts which post vacancies. Responsibility for taking further action rests with the recipients of the information. Go to:http://www.clta.net/jobs/index.html for details.

EDJOIN. The Education Job Opportunity Network is a portal to thousands of teaching and other education job openings throughout California. Go to: http://www.edjoin.org/ for information.

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