Discovering France and its language, understanding its values, living there every day

Ensemble en France, with the MOOC, the blog is a complete online resources on the French society aiming at immigrants. It answers their everyday cultural questions.

Each part of the project decodes in its own way France’s complexity, its values and its red tape and allows the reader to discover the shades of the French language and to master them.

The purpose of the project is to make France understandable to foreign people, to help them navigate through their new territory by giving them the keys so that everyone, new comers and “already there” immigrants can live together (“ensemble en France”) in harmony.

The Mooc

A free training program to understand the French Republic and its values.

– 50 vidéos subtitled in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Russian, Tamil, Farsi and Pachto,
– Series of exercises to perfect your French!
– Permanent access
– Open to all

From lived experiences to commentary by experts, from diverse resources to interactive and fun activities, the program leads the user through the fabric of the French Republic. It helps foreigners to understand our value system and our republican pact.

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Our experts

With their fine knowledge of republican principles, they decipher the daily life applications, each expert according to their own topic.

Jean-Louis Malys National Secretary of the CFDT - LIBERTY
Bariza Khiari Senator for Paris - EQUALITY
François Héran Sociologist, anthropologist and demographer - FRATERNITY
Didier Leschi Author of Laïcité in daily life - LAICITE
Roselyne Bachelot Former Minister - THE FAMILY
Philippe Meirieu Professor in Educational Sciences - THE SCHOOL
Fabien Chevalier President of « Let’s Save Europe » - EUROPE
Pierre Henry Director FRANCE TERRE D’ACCUEIL -
Laetitia Avia Member of Parliament for Paris - WORK

Our participants

Coming from across the world, they have lived in France for a number of years and share their life experiences with you.

Aliou Mauritanien
Yoo Korean
Hadi Syrian
Michèle Lebanese
Almany Guinean
Monica Brazilian
Gary American
Dieretou Guinean
Karim Algerian
Hans Beninese
Yanni Chinese
Eike Brazilian
Karianne Norwegian
Jorge Argentin
Anthony Libanais
Karim Hervé, Franco – Algérien
Soo Min Coréenne
Montserrat Mexicaine

Frequently asked questions

What is our program ?

It’s beautiful: images, paintings, photographs… Art and history to decipher the complexity of the fundamentals of our social cohesion.

It’s fun and interactive: 1 to 2 minute videos, drawings, quizzes, badges to earn… The program is developed by educational teams specialized in foreign languages and civilizations.

It’s complete: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Laïcité, School, Family, Europe… You will know all there is to know about the principles of the French Republic and their day-to-day applications.

Is it for you ?

Are you curious? Do you want to better understand the French and their republican values? Are you looking for tools to help the people around you discover France?
Do you, like us, strive to better live together in France? If so, this platform is made for you.

How does it work ?

You have the choice and full freedom:

To sign up, to pick and choose: watch a film here, fill out a quiz there, intercultural case studies elsewhere… Come and go as you like.
To want to complete the whole program, in small or big steps: you decide on your rhythm! You can track your progress, and your efforts to learn will be rewarded!

What is it for ?

To pass on our conception of life together and to clarify a number of misunderstandings rooted in cultural differences.
To help ease the integration process for foreigners residing in France and to open up to differing conceptions of the world. To bet on mutual enrichment and respect, on dialogue and knowledge.

A free training program,  with 50 videos subtitled in 7 languages  to help you understand the French Republic and its values  and practice your French.