City Screen to work with L’Alliance Française de York to celebrate its 20th Anniversary

Established in 1883 in Paris, the Alliance Française was the first organisation to teach French around the world.  Today it is the largest collection of French teaching associations with over 1,000 schools in 138 countries. The York branch was established in 1994 by David Rowland, and is a non-profit, self-financed charitable organisation, part of a well-established UK network of 10 sister Alliances and about 50 French clubs.  Its aim is to promote and widen access to French language and culture and to encourage a friendly dialogue between cultures through education (languages courses, workshops run by native French speakers) and cultural and social exchanges.