Week 1: Arriving at the Alliance Française
Katie starts her internship at the Alliance Française in Saint Louis, a community organization home to a large French-language library and...
Katie is engaging with the local community of University City and raising awareness about the French language and culture. This includes developing and preparing future events for local kids (ages 5 to 8) that introduce them to French language as well as the literary works of African and Island Francophone writers, which resonate with much of the University City kids community.
Katie starts her internship at the Alliance Française in Saint Louis, a community organization home to a large French-language library and...
Hometown: Golden, CO
Major(s): Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & French
I am a Senior at Cornell College from Golden, CO! I love to hike, hang out with my cats and friends, bake, and watch movies. On campus, I am a Sports Medicine Assistant with the Athletic Training Department and I am the Greek Council representative for Phi-Omega. I am passionate about travel, community service, and activism and I love challenging myself and meeting new people.
During this internship, I hope to broaden my knowledge about the local community of University City, St. Louis by helping the Alliance Française create a teaching curriculum for children ages 6-12. The goal of this curriculum will be to introduce children to African-American and French African culture and teach them to investigate how to explore their cultural identities as it resonates with them. My goal in creating this curriculum is to broaden my perspective on how I resonate with these cultures by understanding the history, significance, and current state of African-American and French African culture.