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Allons en France 2013
March 4, 2013
Grade 11 and 12 students can enter this Twitter-based contest today for a chance to win a summer trip to France! Contestants in “Allons en France” 2013 are invited to meet the challenge: Use eight of the 10 given words in four tweets (two per tweet) and include the hashtag #AEF2013.
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CPF National News, Winter/Spring 2013
February 11, 2013
Issue # 155 of CPF National News is now available for download!
Highlights:
Academically Challenged Students and FSL;
National CPF Programming
French at Any Age
Calls for Nominations to the CPF National Board of Directors
Download the newsletter here today!
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Mary Joyce Booth Endowment Fund 2013
January 29, 2013
The Mary Joyce Booth Endowment Fund is back for a second year – and after a successful pilot year targeting individual students and their families, CPF has adapted the program in 2013 to help reach more students! Any current CPF associate member organization (AMO) or CPF chapter can apply for a bursary of up to $1,000 towards a program initiative directly benefiting youth.
Find out more here
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CPF Presentation to Official Languages Committee
November 29, 2012
Today, CPF President, Lisa Marie Perkins and National Executive Director Robert Rothon presented a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages. The hearing was regarding Linguistic Duality in During the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation.
CPF presented a brief which stressed the importance of linguistic duality by providing recommendations which could be incorporated in the planning of the celebration. Based on the success of various CPF events,…
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2011 Census Results: CPF Weighs In
2011 Census Finds Positive Gains in Numbers of Bilingual Canadians
October 25, 2012
OTTAWA—On Wednesday, Statistics Canada released the findings of its much-anticipated 2011 Census. Since its release there has been an outpouring of information regarding Canada’s linguistic landscape. Some of the most prominent trends are those regarding the decrease of French and English speakers across the country. However, Canadian Parents for French sees some very positive numbers regarding bilingualism and linguistic duality across the country.
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CPF Publishes New Research Report
Report Calls for More Support for Academically Challenged Students in French-Second-Language Education
October 19, 2012
Canadian Parents for French (CPF) has launched its tenth research report, entitled The State of French-Second-Language Education in Canada 2012: Academically Challenged Students and FSL programs.
The 2012 report, the most recent in a line of publications exploring trends, challenges, and successes of French-second-language (FSL) education in Canadian schools, highlights the unique obstacles faced by students with learning difficulties in an FSL environment. The report features summaries of presentations…
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Have your say in Canada's linguistic duality!
Reminder: Consulations on Official Languages 2012
September 12, 2012
On June 26, CPF branches across Canada invited members to participate in an online questionnaire to help the Government of Canada inform the direction of the followup to the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2009-2014. CPF members were asked to fill out the questionnaire in name of supporting FSL…
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Roadmap Consultations
Help keep FSL education a priority in the Canadian government!
August 14, 2012
The Government of Canada is holding consultations on official languages across the country this summer. These consultations are designed to help the government decide on a successor to the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013, a 1.2 billion dollar investment in Official Languages which ends…
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CPF Hiring New Staff: Communications Officer
June 28, 2012
CPF is hiring a new communications officer!
Interested in joining the team that supports FSL education? Read More
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Announcing the Winners of the CPF National Concours d'art oratoire 2012
May 29, 2012
OTTAWA—Canadian Parents for French (CPF) is pleased to announce the winners of the CPF National Concours d’art oratoire 2012, held on Saturday May 26 at the University of Ottawa.
The Concours d’art oratoire program draws students from across Canada in the competition that offers over $170,000…
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Allons en France 2012
April 23, 2012
The 2012 contest is here, and we are excited to introduce a new category!
In partnership with the Embassy of France, CPF invites you to participate in Allons en France and Dis-Moi Dix Mots 2012, a writing contest that will award one student a trip to France in the summer 2012. This year's edition…
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CPF Camp Listings 2012
April 23, 2012
Download the document today for information on camps running in your community!
Go to the CPF Camp Listings 2012
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Open Letter to Minister James Moore
April 23, 2012
The Honourable
James Moore, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Dear Minister:
The following member organizations of the French Second-language (FLS) Partner Network—Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers (CAIT), Canadian…
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