The interactive language program conducted between Uni High School students and students at Lycée Charlemagne, Thionville, France, has been chosen by the Illinois Sister Cities Association to receive their “Champion of Youth” Award in 2022.
The virtual interactions between the advanced French language class at Uni High School, under the direction of Ms. Lynda Lopez, and students working to improve their English language skills at the Lycée Charlemagne, in Thionville, France, under the instruction of Mme Marie-Ange Andrieux, embody the goals of Sister Cities International’s youth education and engagement programs—to “promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation—one individual, one community at a time.”