Enrollment open for the 2026–2027 school year
Connect your French classroom with students in France
Intercultural learning through video exchange
Connecting Classrooms pairs French teachers in the United States with partner classrooms in France, giving students the chance to use French in an authentic, creative, and motivating way.
The program is simple to implement and easy to fit into your school year. Students exchange short videos about daily life, school, culture, traditions, food, music, and more. This helpsstrengthen their communication skills, explore authentic perspectives from peers in France, and make meaningful connections across cultures and communities.
100% Free
A completely free program for our class.
Flexible format
Easy to fit into your school year. No live calls required.
“Connecting Classrooms brought language learning to life for my students. It’s engaging, easy to implement, and so meaningful.”
— Valerie Z.
Teacher from MA
“Connecting Classrooms brought language learning to life for my students. It’s engaging, easy to implement, and so meaningful.”
— Valerie Z.
Teacher from MA
“Connecting Classrooms brought language learning to life for my students. It’s engaging, easy to implement, and so meaningful.”
— Valerie Z.
Teacher from MA
Enrollment open for the 2026–2027 school year
Connect your French classroom with students in France
Intercultural learning through video exchange
Connecting Classrooms pairs French teachers in the United States with partner classrooms in France, giving students the chance to use French in an authentic, creative, and motivating way.
The program is simple to implement and easy to fit into your school year. Students exchange short videos about daily life, school, culture, traditions, food, music, and more. This helpsstrengthen their communication skills, explore authentic perspectives from peers in France, and make meaningful connections across cultures and communities.
100% Free
A completely free program for our class.
Flexible format
Easy to fit into your school year. No live calls required.
Give students a reason to use their French
This is not a pen pal program. There is no two-month wait for a letter. Connecting Classrooms turns French practice into an authentic intercultural exchange. Students create short videos, learn from their French peers, and see culture through the eyes of students their own age.
“Connecting Classrooms brought language learning to life for my students. It’s engaging, easy to implement, and so meaningful.”
— Valerie Z.
Teacher from MA
Flexible, asynchronous exchange
Your students participate by recording and sharing videos, removing in barriers for teachers in coordination across different time zones, school schedules and calendars easy and simple for teachers
Real-world French communication
Your students will use French to introduce themselves, exchange ideas, ask and answer questions, and learn how their peers in France experience school, family, friendships, hobbies, traditions, and daily life.
Purposeful classroom technology
Students create and share short videos, using technology as a tool for communication, creativity, connection, and deeper engagement.
More meaningful speaking practice
Students use French with a real audience, helping them build confidence, improve communication skills, and feel more motivated to participate.
Guided activities that fit French class
You receive low-prep video activities and topic ideas designed with ACTFL’s 5 Cs of World Language learning in mind.
You receive structured video activities and topic ideas designed to fit easily into your curriculum
topic ideas that are easy to use, low-prep, and designed to support communication, cultures, and communities. Each designed to help your students use French for meaningful communication.
Activity 1
Introduce Yourself
Students introduce who they are, what they like, and what they are curious about. This simple first activity helps students build confidence before moving into deeper cultural topics.
Activity 1
Introduce Yourself
Students introduce who they are, what they like, and what they are curious about. This simple first activity helps students build confidence before moving into deeper cultural topics.
Activity 2
School Life
Students share a typical school day, class schedule, routines, favorite subjects, or school traditions. Then they compare similarities and differences between U.S. and French school experiences.
Activity 2
School Life
Students share a typical school day, class schedule, routines, favorite subjects, or school traditions. Then they compare similarities and differences between U.S. and French school experiences.
Activity 3
Hometown & Regional Culture
Students introduce where they live by sharing a local tradition, food, landmark, festival, region, or part of daily life. They finish with questions for their partner class to keep the exchange going.
Activity 3
Hometown & Regional Culture
Students introduce where they live by sharing a local tradition, food, landmark, festival, region, or part of daily life. They finish with questions for their partner class to keep the exchange going.
How it works
Submit your interest form
Tell us about your school, French level, class size, and goals. Takes about two minutes.
Get Matched with a partner
Forum finds a compatible classroom in France and introduces you to the partner teacher.
Submit your interest form
Tell us about your school, French level, class size, and goals. Takes about two minutes.
Submit your interest form
Tell us about your school, French level, class size, and goals. Takes about two minutes.
Ready to start your virtual exchange?
Tell us a little about your class. Our team will review your request and contact you within two business days about the next steps
100% Free
A completely free program for our class.
Flexible, Asynchronous format
Easy to fit your class schedule. No live calls required.
Quick response
Our team will contact you within two business days
Supported by Forum by Prométour
Start your virtual exchange
Free program. No commitment. Supported by Forum by Prométour.
A first step toward meaningful international experiences
Connecting Classrooms gives students an easy first experience with international friendship. Before a trip, exchange, or immersion program ever happens, your class can begin building curiosity, confidence, and real connections with peers in France.
Some schools use the program as a simple way to introduce students to global learning before exploring future opportunities such as school exchanges, language immersion, or customized student travel to France.
Who are we?
A partner for French teachers
For more than 30 years, Forum by Prométour has helped French teachers bring language and culture to life by connecting classrooms and cultures. Connecting Classrooms is one of the free ways we support teachers who want students to use French in a real, meaningful way, while inspiring thousands of students each year to build confidence, curiosity, and global awareness beyond the classroom.
What teachers are saying
Hear from teachers who have used Connecting Classrooms to make French feel more real, relevant, and motivating for their students.
Lucas Ballesteros
11 months ago
“Connecting Classroom was such a good experience. My student had the chance to practice and improve their speaking skills as well as getting to know new students from abroad.”
Mary-Springs Couteaud
11 months ago
“Personalized care and planning with professional and readily available contact. Flexible and reliable.”
Nicol Thebaut
a year ago
“Forum by Prométour matched us with a great partner school near Barcelona. My students loved watching their videos. It was a great experience ¡Gracias!”
Kim Spaulding Shrader
a year ago
“They offer a wonderful video exchange opportunity to teachers and their students! Teachers are matched with schools in another country and they exchange videos with guided subjects and questions. This is an excellent way to learn the culture of another country while getting to know new people.”
Valerie Poupard
a year ago
“We had an amazing trip to Málaga, my students learned so much with their Spanish classes and home stay! We can’t wait to come back maybe next year. Felipe and Josh were so helpful!”
Deborah Seele
a year ago
“A fun way to have students interact with other students from across the globe. It is easy for teachers to implement and safe for students.”
Melissa Earls
a year ago
“Our assigned tour guide, Luigi, traveled with us from Athens to Delphi to Palermo to Cefalu to Taormina to Syracuse….and more. He was our constant and extremely capable guide, and we all – students included – fell in love with him. The flexibility that Prometour provide us was key at several of our sites and locations. We are traveling with Prometour again next spring, and cannot wait!”
Accepting requests for the 2026–2027 school year
Tell us about your French class now so we will review your request and explore a compatible classroom match abroad.
