CIFEL, the
language school, was founded in January 1996, in Albertville, France. Two years later CIFEL established
another language school in Megève, in the french alps. We have for the third year now a center
in Chamonix and Sallanches as well. CIFEL offers language courses for children and adults, and translation
services throughout the year in Megève, Chamonix , and Albertville.
CIFEL's goal is to promote the study of languages with language intensive courses. We teach culture
through language understanding: learning a language is not an aim in itself; it is a tool for opening
up new worlds.
We organize English and French language camps (summer and winter) with language programs designed around sports and other entertaining activities.
Adelaida (Ada) Djumisic is the founder and Director of CIFEL.
Originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia, Ada has spent her life studying, working and playing in several
languages.
- English language & literature (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia, high school exchange
student, Chicago, Illinois - Meads School of English, Eastbourne, England),
- Arabic and Islamic civilization (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia - Institut des Langues Orientales,
Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris),
- Arabic (Institut de Bourghiba, Tunis, Tunisia),
- Italian language (Universita per i Stranieri, Perugia, Italy),
- Spanish language (Colegio para los Estranjeros, Salamanca, Spain),
- Business Management Degree (University of Calgary, Canada).
1980-1984: Simultaneous interpreter with the Sarajevo Olympic Organizing Committee at government official level, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovinia
1984: Simultaneous interpreter/ protocol expert with L.A. Olympic Organizing Committee. Liaison with officials from various National Olympic Committees. Los Angeles, USA.
1986-1988: Representative of Jet Set Sports, the official Olympic agent of the USOC (United States Olympic Committee): Logistics, accommodation, transportation, hostess program, ticketing program for Calgary Winter Olympic Games (Canada)
1988-1992: As above. For Albertville Winter Olympic Games (France)
1992: As above. For Barcelona Summer Olympic Games (Spain)
1994: As above. For Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games (Norway)
1996: As above. For Atlanta Summer Olympic Games (USA)
1997- 2000 Organized several exchange trips between the students of the CIFEL language school in Albertville and the Atlanta International School (AIS Atlanta, USA)
