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Questions about having a Jeunes Amis du Français charter at your school? Check out the requirements below

The National JAF Constitution lays out in detail membership requirements, specific eligibility, and other JAF policies. Click HERE to view the National JAF Constitution

Sponsoring a JAF Charter requires individual AATF membership

For JAF sponsorship changes, please notify the Honor Society secretary.
Make sure you are logged into the AATF website and check your Member Compass HERE
Your membership expiration date will show on the right side of the screen (as seen below)
If your AATF membership has expired, you can renew it by selecting Renew Now (as seen below)

Become a member of the AATF HERE
Check AATF membership status HERE

Active JAF Charters

Academic Charters of the JAF require the school to offer at least one full academic year of French study at the middle school or junior high school level.

  • The members of the “Academic” charter must
    • be enrolled in a full academic year of French study
    • maintain an excellent academic record with an A- (A minus) average in French or higher or equivalent
    • complete at least one service project to benefit the school and/or community in order to qualify for induction

Jeunes Amis du Français charters may determine their own projects in accordance with school and community needs.

Cultural Chapters of the JAF are available for schools where the program is exploratory in nature and for elementary school programs. 

  • The members of “Cultural” charters are expected to
    • Middle School or Junior High School student who is enrolled in a French class and is in the 8th grade or lower
    • fulfill two service projects to benefit the school and/or community in order to qualify for induction

Jeunes Amis du Français charters may determine their own projects in accordance with school and community needs.

List of Active JAF Charters

Inducting eligible students
JAF Induction Fees must be paid through the AATF website.
  • JAF Induction Fees are $4 per student and come with official JAF membership.
  • JAF Induction Fees are the minimum that needs to be paid for each student.
  • JAF Induction Fee orders will be manually processed to verify school JAF Charter status and ensure proper recording of student names.
Once JAF Induction fees have been paid and the order processed, a certificate template will be emailed to the JAF sponsor.
If physical certificates are desired, our 3rd party vendor, the AATF-Boutique (run by National Awards), has physical certificate options once JAF Induction Fees have been paid.
Additional details can be found HERE
***ALL purchases from the AATF-Boutique are optional***

Purchase JAF Inductions

Additional Information Regarding JAF Policy & Procedures

The National JAF Constitution lays out in further detail who is eligible for membership with the French Honor Society, eligibility in specific circumstances (e.g.: transfer students, students who are home-schooled, etc.), and other JAF policies.

Click HERE for the JAF National Constitution

The National JAF Constitution lays out in further detail who is eligible for membership with the French Honor Society, eligibility in specific circumstances (e.g.: transfer students, students who are home-schooled, etc.), and other JAF policies.

  • The complete text of the JAF National Constitution may be found here

If you wish to create your own local school-level JAF Constitution, you are encouraged to do so. Please note, local charter constitutions may exceed the requirements outlined in the National JAF Constitution, but not lower the requirements for JAF membership.

Any JAF Charter without a local JAF Constitution will be subject to the requirements as outlined on the National JAF Constitution. 

The Annual Report is a chance to let us know what your charter has accomplished this school year.

Annual Report submission information can be found here
The official JAF logo may not be reproduced by entities outside the AATF.Sponsors may use the term "Jeunes Amis du Français" on materials and are welcome to create their own design.
Suggested graphics include a fleur-de-lys, school mascot, or school logo.
We strongly discourage the use of the English equivalent, "French National Honor Society" since this name as well as "National Honor Society" are copyrighted by other associations.
Official AATF, SHF, & JAF logo use policy

Additional questions?
Click here for FAQs