NEWSLETTER #5

EFAM 2023 GalA highlights- A night at the jungle

EFAM’s 2023 Gala, A Night at the Jungle was a success, thanks to all of our friends and families! We welcomed 150 guests and were able to raise $30 000 for the EFAM building fund (read more about our fundraising updates below). Our musical guests, Cécile McLorin-Salvant and Sullivan Fortner Jr., moved all attendees with their mesmerizing performance. Mr.Anthoni Dominguez, Cultural Attaché at the French Consulate, was also in attendance to speak in support of EFAM’s new middle school project. After enjoying our live performance and a delicious dinner, guests hit the dancefloor for the rest of the evening. Didier LeVu, from the Courrier des Amériques published an article and pictures of the event you can read here.

More photos by our photographer, Silvio Lima are available using this link until April 24th: Gala photos 2023

wELCOME TO OUR NEW COLLEAGUES!

Our colleague of nine years, Sébastien G. has left EFAM to pursue his artistic endeavors. EFAM is grateful for his many contributions, we wish him a successful career.

Pauline B., who has been working at EFAM’s South campus since last year, has taken the operations manager role for both campuses (pictured on the right).

We’d like to welcome two new assistants: Jacinta C. at the North campus (pictured on the left) and Priscilla C. at the South campus (pictured in the middle). They will be helping in all classes and with aftercare.

BOOKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

On April 24th, EFAM will celebrate International Book Day. On the books:

  • Students will come to school dressed as their favorite character

  • Students will present their favorite book to the class

  • Reading alerts will go off during the day and everyone will drop everything to read for 15 minutes

We will also be hosting our second Scholastic Book Fair from Monday to Friday. Students will be able to purchase books and stationary with cash or by E-wallet.

For the first time ever, EFAM will also be hosting a French Book Fair in partnership with My Bulle Toys, a French book and toy store in Boca Raton.

EFAM families can also support the school library by purchasing books on our wishlist here:

Pictured above: EFAM library, Scholastic Book Fair, MyBulle Toys in Boca Raton (far right)

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos - individual and class pictures - will be on sale starting this week, until May 5th.

You received a personalized QR code in your child’s bag as well as via email.

UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS

Here are the last field trips planned in May for the 2022-2023 school year:

  • The Miami Children’s Museum for all maternelle classes (PreK3, PreK4 and K) - both campuses

  • Biscayne Nature Center for all elementary classes - both campuses

EFAM fundraising update- april 2023

This year, EFAM is raising money through two separate funds:

The annual fund

  • $60 000 objective for the 2022-2023 school year

  • Dedicated to short-term building improvements (landscaping, curriculum enhancement by way of professional development for our staff (in school seminars and out-of-town seminars), in-school field trips, cultural enrichment (purchase of French materials, conferences with French children’s authors, …)

  • Funded by: no-uniform days (March 10th No Uniform Day raised $1 292), magnets, Thanksgiving raffle, school pictures, Fundays

  • Funds raised so far: $32 000 or 53% of our goal

    You can help us reach our goal by donating here: EFAM Annual Fund 2022-2023

Pictured below: The Mansour family at the South campus and the Faber family at the North campus were invited to have lunch with their children this week as a thank you for their generous donations during our Fundays week. Thank you to both families for their support!

The building fund

  • Initial objective for the 2023 fiscal year $50 000

  • Dedicated to: North and South campus expansion (new office space leased at North campus; new classrooms to be built at South campus); third campus with middle school at Little Havana (K-8)

  • Funded by the annual gala; other initiatives to be announced

  • Funds raised at the gala: $30 000 (to be adjusted with payments still being processed)

    You can help us reach our goal by donating here: EFAM Building Fund 2023

Pierre-JeanComment