International Festival “La France mystérieuse” – “Mysterious France”

International Festival “La France mystérieuse” – “Mysterious France” took place on April 18, 2025.

This year, the international festival was held for the 15th time and it welcomed schoolchildren from Kazakhstan and Russia.

The goal of the festival was to foster an educational and developmental process aimed at expanding knowledge of the French language, culture and traditions of France, enhancing creative potential, and building students’ communication skills.

The organizers of the festival: Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region; “ EuropAsia” international educational organization (France); the French Alliance of Shymkent city; the Open Science Center; the International Academy of Sciences for Ecology and Life Safety (Russia, St. Petersburg); the International Educational Association “France-Kazakhstan”; Örken East Kazakhstan Regional Scientific and Methodical Center for Informatization and Education Development of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region; the University of Advanced Studies in Mathematical Psychology (France); Valeological Specialized School Complex for Gifted Children of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region (Ust-Kamenogorsk city); Dulati Specialized Trilingual Gymnasium No. 8 (Shymkent city).

The participants and guests of the festival were welcomed by Gulzhan Abysheva, deputy director of Örken East Kazakhstan Regional Scientific and Methodical Center for Informatization and Education Development of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, and Alain Guérin, a scientist and volunteer from France.

The festival was held online via ZOOM. This year the festival’s nominations included a culinary competition (French cuisine), a music competition (singing songs in French), a dance competition, performing arts, Art-JeepTo, expressive poetry reading in French.

East Kazakhstan region was represented by school students from the following educational organizations: Valeological Specialized School-Complex for Gifted Children of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region; Secondary School No. 2, School Gymnasium No. 10, School Lyceum No. 34 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region.

The results of participation in the festival will be announced later.