Our Mission

Mission Statement
The AFLCR is dedicated to promoting the French language and francophone cultures and to encouraging cultural, intellectual, and artistic exchange with the French-speaking world.
We also seek to connect with local French-speaking populations and to promote activities that take advantage of our proximity to francophone Canada. We celebrate the French history of our region which goes back 400 years.

The AFLCR offers classes in French language and culture; bimonthly French conversational gatherings; and picnics, potluck parties, and member outings throughout Vermont and Quebec. Members and subscribers receive a monthly newsletter about cultural events throughout the region, as well as periodic email updates.

The AFLCR is the sole Vermont affiliate of the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA. Founded in 1902, the federation is a network of more than one hundred local U.S. chapters passionate about promoting French language and celebrating Francophone cultures.

The federation, in turn, is a chapter of the Fondation des Alliances Françaises. The fondation was founded in Paris in 1883 by Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps, and Jules Verne to promote the French language and celebrate Francophone cultures. Today it comprises more than eight hundred affiliates located in 137 countries worldwide.

L’Alliance Française de la Région du Lac Champlain sert les francophones et les francophiles de la zone métropolitaine de Burlington, Vermont, et toute la région. Nous promouvons la culture et la langue françaises en offrant des classes de langues, un ciné-club ainsi qu’une grande variété d’activités, en profitant bien sûr de notre proximité avec la nation francophone canadienne voisine. Chez nous, nous fêtons la terre et les eaux où ont eu lieu quatre siécles d’histoire française.