National French Contest

12/09/2025

Registration for the Grand Concours is open!

The following fees represent the National expenses, basic test development and computer hosting; administrative costs; publicity; and prizes. Chapters normally add a charge to these fees to support local Contest expenses.

10/12/2025

N’oubliez pas….

https://www.frenchteachers.org/events/get-to-know-the-grand-concours

Get to Know the Grand Concours
Saturday, October 12
at 4pm ET/3pm CT/2pm MT/1pm PT/11am HT

Join the incoming National French Contest/Grand Concours director to learn more about
✅what the Grand Concours is and isn’t
✅How the Grand Concours can benefit your students & your program
✅How to enroll your students

This webinar is free and open to all.
Can't attend in-person? Check out the recording posted on the AATF Webinar Page.

01/14/2025

Time to order the Contest!

Email from Le Grand Concours Order your 2025 Contest materials now!   Le Grand Concours 2025 Contest ordering is available on the AATF store. Your AATF member id is: (no member id available) Order the

06/18/2024

https://www.timesleader.com/features/life/1658241/french-contest-winners-honored-at-kings-college

05/28/2024

https://www.wicz.com/story/50819807/binghamton-french-students-recognized-for-high-scores-on-national-french-test

05/21/2024

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://wataugaonline.com/nine-watauga-high-school-students-ranked-nationally-in-le-grand-concours-national-french-contest/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI0MDE3MTQxNDI1MjE1NDMwMjIyGjhiZjZjMDFiZTY1MDM4MTI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw1HG2I0XaAL43S2meqIEPbA

Each spring, students studying French at Watauga High School participate in the Le Grand Concours National French Contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. This year, French students in French 2, French 4 Honors, and AP French Language and Culture took this test, competing...

05/16/2024

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://patch.com/new-york/hauppauge/hauppauge-hs-french-students-receive-awards-national-exam&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MTQzODIyMTY4ODYyODIyODMyGjdhMjljZmY0ZjkwNWI1MjY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw0knp2bY607KACnwPYDaSQm

Students took the National French Contest, also known as the Le Grand Concours exam.

05/15/2024

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.lpheralddispatch.com/features/people_and_places/mchs-student-ranked-nationally-in-french-competition/image_be68d425-8930-5cc7-a9d3-c9defa0a91e2.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjk4MzEwODk3NzU5NzU4ODM3OTIaN2EyOWNmZjRmOTA1YjUyNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw37gwxw79kc2HGp2ouOCCHF

MCHS student ranked nationally in competition

05/15/2024

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.pasadenanow.com/pasadenaschools/ramona-students-participate-in-le-grand-concours/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDAxMjkyOTc2MjEwNTc0MDUzMDIaN2EyOWNmZjRmOTA1YjUyNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw2m-6GUT1ZnUCUW-HpTLDRg

Each spring, Ramona Convent Secondary School (RCSS) French class students participate in Le Grand Concours, a National French Contest sponsored by the American Association of French Teachers. Our Ramona students compete against other students at different schools with similar levels of French. This....

05/14/2024

https://news.roundrockisd.org/2024/04/29/round-rock-isd-french-students-shine-nationally-in-le-grand-concours-2024/

French language students from McNeil and Westwood high schools and Cedar Valley and Pearson Ranch middle schools have garnered national recognition in the prestigious 89th annual Le Grand Concours.

01/23/2024

National French Contest Registration is available. Read for more details.

Contest ordering now available.   Le Grand Concours 2024 The Contest Store is ready to take your order! Please click the link below. We have created accounts for all AATF members -- even if your 2024

06/13/2023

Très bien fait!

One student even scored an exceptionally rare Gold medal, a big win at a transitional period for the language program.