family origins ; Belgium ; Avoyelles Parish ; federal bilingual program ; general setup of program ; initiated Spring 1977 ; grant Washington ; kindergarten ; first grade ; teachers ; lesson plans ; studies in Canada ; standard French ; parent meetings ; foreign professors ; education materials ; foreign associate teachers ; Cajun teacher aids ; oral tradition ; non-codified language ; instruction in French ; curriculum ; games ; math ; science ; integration of parents into the school system ; standard French as basis ; chansons franaises ; diffŽrences de vocabulaire ; chansons cadiennes ; music appreciation ; video in classroom ; multimedia instruction ; video ÒJolie LouisianeÓ ; Mardi Gras ; boucherie ; cassettes ; Mardi Gras traditions ; field trips ; punishments for speaking French ; differences in francohpone and anglophone students ; classroom size ;