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Allons En France Winning Submissions

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s edition of Allons en France! Click on the files below to view the winning submissions or check out our press release for full contest details.

Megan Renaud (Windsor, ON)
“La communication : une lettre d’amour”

Marissa Younan (Windsor, ON)
“Cher Blog Oral”

Eva Davenport (St. John’s, NL)
“Nous nous souvenons/La nécrologie”

Stewart College of Languages in Victoria, BC is offering a summer camp for Grades 2, 3, 4 or 5 French immersion students

The camp is open to Grade 2, 3, 4 or 5 French immersion students. The full-day camp runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each weekday during the following weeks. Mornings only (9-12) or Afternoons only (1 – 4) are also possible. The camp was originally offered just for one week, but we have opened up additional weeks due to requests from parents:

• Monday July 5

• Monday July 12

• Monday July 19

• Monday July 26

• Tuesday Aug 3 (Monday is a public holiday, four day camp)

• Monday Aug 16

The camp is located at our language school on Courtney St (next to the YMCA) and includes a mix of language activities, songs, crafts, outdoor sports and games, swimming and fieldtrips, all in French. The focus is on having fun, enjoying the summer and using French.

The fee is $199 per week (or $110 for just mornings or afternoons). We can offer a 10% discount for CPF membership (Canadian Parents for French) or for sibling registration.

More information is available at languages@stewartcollege.com , or phone 388-7774 during business hours. Pricing and other information can be found here.

2010 Summer Camp Listings

Click here for a listing of summer camps across Canada by province.

Allons en France 2010: Tradition et innovation: Le spectacle du quotidien

Canadian Parents for French (CPF) and the Embassy of France are once again offering the Allons en
France contest—open to Grade 11 and 12 students enrolled in French-second-language (FSL) programs!

Individual students are asked to submit a piece of literature in French. This year’s theme is “Tradition et innovation: le spectacle du quotidien.” The contest guidelines encourage you to consider the ways that technology and modern advancements have dramatically altered the way we live our lives, from our communication patterns to the foods we eat to the ways in which we travel.

Click here to view the Fact sheet.
Click here to view the Contest Rules.
Click here to view the Registration Form.

CPF National Concours d'art Oratoire 2010

Please click here to view images from CPF's National Concours d'art Oratoire 2010

CPF congratulates the following contest winners for this year's competition:

Core French
1st place: Charles Park (Richmond Hill, Ontario)
2nd place: Tanisha Gallichon (Gatineau, Quebec)
3rd place: Jenny Tan (Coquitlam, British Columbia)

Core Extended
1st place: Sarah Hillier (Amherst, Nova Scotia)
2nd place: Carly Welham (Gimli, Manitoba)
3rd place: Henry Annan (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Late Immersion
1st place: Madeline Dodds (Mississauga, Ontario)
2nd place: Chuqiao Wang (Ottawa, Ontario)
3rd place: Gerianne Rowe (Carbonear, Newfoundland & Labrador)

Early Immersion
1st place: Hilary Ball (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
2nd place: Katrina Leong (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
3rd place: Scott Harvey (Pointe-Claire, Quebec)

Francophone
1st place: Yann Lacoste (Victoria, British Columbia)
2nd place: Alice Brun-Newhook (St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador)
3rd place: Amber O’Reilly (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories)

CPF acknowledges and thanks the following for their contributions toward the competition: the Government of Canada’s Department of Canadian Heritage, the University of Ottawa, Rideau Travel, Radio Enfant-Ado, the Rideau Centre, and individual donors.