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5. WHERE TO LEARN FRENCH AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES?
To seek help,
or to participate in cultural and sporting activities,
or to learn French,
I contact Marseille Town Hall or associations for
information.
Below is a map of the different areas in Marseille. Below you will find some associations:
 In the case I want to learn French:
Association Transcultures, 5 rue des Fabres – 13001
Marseille (1st district)
Phone number: 04 91 91 40 23
http://asso.transcultures.free.fr/FLE.htm
Croix Rouge française (French Red Cross), 208
boulevard Chave – 13005 Marseille (5th district)
Phone number: 04 91 47 28 02
http://marseille.croix-rouge.fr/action-
sociale/apprentissage-des-savoirs-de-base.html
 In the case I need to talk to someone:
Association Osiris, 13 boulevard Cassini – 13004
Marseille (4th district)
Phone number: 04 91 91 89 73
http://www.centreosiris.org/data/spip.php?rubrique29
For children, there are also associations for cultural and sporting activities. For their schooling
and learning of French, please contact:
- The local Town Hall, if your child is aged between the ages of 3 and 10.
- The Direction of the Department’s Services for National Education (Direction des
services départementaux de l’éducation nationale), if your child is aged between 11 and
17 (address: 28 Boulevard Charles Nédélec - 13231 Marseille).
In France, the CASNAV (academic centre for the education of new arrivals and travellers’
children) takes care of the education of children who come from abroad and who need to learn
French. There are classes specially designated for them.
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