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= The MacJannet Foundation =

About the MacJannet Foundation
SINCE 1968, THE MACJANNET FOUNDATION has promoted international understanding and active citizenship by championing the hands-on educational philosophy of our founders, Donald and Charlotte MacJannet. As pioneers of “learning through doing,” the MacJannets created extraordinary learning environments that connected thousands of young people across national boundaries. Today the MacJannet Foundation continues this work by providing scholarships and grants to cultural exchange programs, supporting the Tufts University European Center in Talloires, France, and co-sponsoring the MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship for exemplary university student service-learning programs throughout the globe.

The MacJannet Legacy
Donald and Charlotte MacJannet were dedicated educators who spent their lives promoting international peace and goodwill. They operated the MacJannet American School outside Paris (1924-1939) and an international summer camp in the French Alps (1925-1964) that promoted cross-cultural tolerance, enlightenment and understanding. As pioneers and early champions of experiential learning, the MacJannets created extraordinary learning environments that touched thousands of lives. Through these structured educational experiences, they reinforced their ideals of working together, mutual respect, international learning and cross-cultural exchange.

In 1958, they purchased an 11th century monastery, Le Prieuré, in Talloires, France, which they renovated and then donated to Tufts University in 1978 for use as a site for education and cultural enrichment. The Tufts University European Center today hosts programs for both college and high school students, academic conferences and events for government officials, businesses and non-governmental organizations. It carries on the work of the MacJannets in an institutional setting recognized for its dramatic beauty and noble purpose.

Programs
The MacJannet Foundation works with programs and initiatives that share its goals and values:                                                                                                                                 


 * 1) MacJannet Foundation Scholarships are awarded each year to undergraduate students from Tufts University to participate in “Tufts in Talloires,” a six-week summer program at the Tufts University European Center in Talloires, France. The Foundation has sponsored hundreds of talented and qualified students who otherwise might not be able to study in or experience this life-changing international exchange.
 * 2) The annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship was established in 2009 by the MacJannet Foundation and The Talloires Network to formally recognize exceptional student community engagement initiatives conducted at universities belonging to the Talloires Network (it has grown to 388 members in 77 countries). The MacJannet Prize provides a financial reward to winners and, more importantly, public recognition of their efforts.
 * 3) The MacJannet Fellowships are offered each year from an endowed fellowship established by Donald and Charlotte MacJannet at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy. It allows deserving European students to receive financial scholarships to study at the Fletcher School in Medford, MA.
 * 4) Les Amis du Prieuré (Friends of the Priory) is a local French cultural association based in Talloires, France. For more than twenty years, Les Amis du Prieuré has continued the MacJannet tradition of sponsoring and hosting meaningful cultural events through its annual lecture series at Tufts University’s historic Priory.  Les Amis du Prieuré also provides scholarships for deserving local French high school students to study English at Tufts University in Boston each summer.

Community
Donald and Charlotte MacJannet touched thousands of lives through their innovative institutions:


 * Their American school outside of Paris (1923-39).
 * Their summer camp on the shores of Lake Annecy in the French Alps (1924-1963).
 * Their promotion of student cultural exchanges between Europe and the U.S. (since 1966).
 * Their renovation of the 1,000-year old Priory in Talloires, France, which they donated to serve as the Tufts University European Center since 1978.
 * The MacJannet Foundation itself, which has promoted their ideals since 1968.