Dis-Moi Dix Mots

2026 EDITION

This year, as every year, the French Cultural Services in Miami / Villa Albertine and the Alliance Française Miami Metro launch, across the schools of Florida (either with a French bilingual Program or offering French classes taught as a foreign language) the 2026 edition of the “Dis-moi dix mots” contest.

Each year, a theme intended to convey a message about the French language and ten words illustrating it are chosen by the various French speaking partners of the OPALE network: France, Belgium, Quebec, Switzerland and the International Organization of the Francophonie (representing 84 states and governments). 

Objective

The purpose of the contest is to invite the students to play and express themselves and give free rein to their creativity with ten words in either a literary or artistic form: ten words to write, recite, sing, draw, photograph or film...!

2026 Edition : « Dis-moi dix mots d'un monde à venir »

“Tell me 10 words of a world to come"(literally) … 

This edition invites us to imagine the world to come and to reflect on the transformations shaping our future. Social changes, technological progress, new ways of living together and emerging challenges all call for new words and new perspectives. Language plays a key role in helping us envision these possible futures, express hopes and concerns, and better understand the world we are building.

Here are the 10 words:
alunir, anticipation, continuum, dystopique, humanoïde, particule, programmer, sidéral, théorie, transmuter

Students in Elementary School (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade) are allowed to use only 5 of the 10 given words in their work.

Categories and Participation Criteria

The contest is divided into four categories based on the participants' grade level:

Students may participate individually in the categories listed above by submitting one single piece in one of the following formats:

• Written Work: A text (story, poem, essay, etc.) incorporating the ten given words. 
  Comic strips, even though the drawing will be appreciated, will be classified under the written work category.
• Drawing or Craft: A visual work (drawing, painting, photographs, etc.) incorporating the ten words. If the artwork includes a paragraph, it will be considered as a written work.
  Only one winner will be chosen for plastic works.
•  Videos are not accepted in the individual categories.
  

Here's how the podiums will look like and what gifts will be given to the winners:

Collective projects will be evaluated in the following three formats no matter the grade:

• Written Work: A text (story, poem, essay, etc.) incorporating the ten given words. 
  Comic strips, even though the drawing will be appreciated, will be classified under the written work category.
• Drawing or Craft: A visual work (drawing, painting, photographs, etc.) incorporating the ten words. If the artwork includes a paragraph, it will be considered as a written work.
• Video incorporating the ten given words. 

Here's how the podiums will look like and what gifts will be given to the winners:

Exclusion Criteria

The following submissions will be excluded from the contest:

• Works with fewer than 5 words for elementary school students (1st to 5th grade).
• Works with fewer than 10 words for middle and high school students (6th grade and above).
• Works that do not contain all the requested information (first and last name, grade, name of school, name of teacher, work title)

Registration and Submission

• To participate, teachers must submit the students' works before March 2nd 2026
• Works should be submitted (PDF and MP4 only) to  dismoidixmots2026@gmail.com   
• Please ensure that each submission meets the contest criteria and chosen format.
• Please ensure that all the following information appears on each production (lack of information may result in exclusion) 
  
  First Name:
  
  Last Name:
  
  If collective work: First and last name of each participant
  
  Grade:
  
  Name of the School or Alliance Française:
  
  Name of the Teacher:
  
  Work title:

Evaluation Criteria

The winners will be decided by a jury composed of four francophone. The entries will be judged on the following criteria:

• Creativity and originality
• Relevance and use of the ten words (or 5 words for elementary school)
• Adherence to the theme "Of a world to come"
• Artistic and technical quality of the work (according to the chosen format)
• Respect of the rules

Announcement of Results

The official results will be announced on March 10th.
The award ceremony will take place on March 16th. 

By taking part in this contest, the students commit themselves into turning in genuine and unpublished work which may be freely used for cultural and educative purposes. 

Bonne chance !