- Canadian Parents for French

NO. 103 Winter 2007
Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
ISSN 1202-7384
“Célébrons / Let’s Celebrate” CPF Conference 2006
A Time to Celebrate and a Time to Learn
L
ast fall, 250 individuals congregated in Ottawa to attend the
Célébrons / Let’s Celebrate CPF
Conference 2006 held Thursday,
October 19 to Sunday, October 22.
CPF held its 30th Annual General
Meeting (AGM) during the conference
and it was announced that 2007 will
mark CPF’s 30th anniversary. Founded
in 1977 by Pat Webster and 35 founding members, membership within a
year was 5,000, today it is more than
25,000.
CPF Elects New President
At the 30th Annual General Meeting,
CPF Board of Directors elected Anna
Maddison—parent and lawyer from
British Columbia—to serve a two-year
term as president.
“As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of
the first French immersion program in
Canada, I recognize that many questions, such as analyzing the future
needs of French-second-language learning, still need to be addressed,” said
CPF president Ms. Maddison.
Ms. Maddison is committed to acting
on the recommendations made in
CPF’s recently published research
report The State of French-SecondLanguage Education in Canada 2006.
(See page 6 for more details about the
report)
“There continues to be a need to advocate for access to quality FSL education
in Canada. We will continue to pursue
the recommendations made in our
research report on behalf of our members,” added Ms. Maddison.
Ms. Maddison, who lives in Vancouver,
British Columbia, has been an active
and engaged member of CPF since the
early 1990s. In common with many
CPF members, she joined the organization when her children were young students in the public school system. Prior
to joining the national board, Ms.
Maddison served in key governance
roles at the local and regional levels,
first as Chair of the CPF – Vancouver
Chapter and later as Board President of
CPF–BC & Yukon. Ms. Maddison has
found that her legal training has helped
her to address the complex issues that
the national board faces.
Activities
the French language from the French
Revolution to the present day. “French
is not just about becoming prime minister and drinking French wine, it’s
about much more,” said Mr. Nadeau.
The authors provided answers to questions about the evolution of the French
language.
The audience was entertained by educational artist Tante Caroline who uses
puppets to deliver stories to students of
all ages. The artist has developed a
unique educational concept which
combines her solid background in education with her passion for the French
language and culture. Her character is a
fascinating and funny Francophone
Aunty who travels the world on her
amazing flying bicycle to share her
adventures with children.
“CÉLÉBRONS / LET’S CELEBRATE”…
continued on page 2
The working conference provided delegates with the opportunity to attend
valuable workshops including how to
run an effective meeting and how to
build your membership.
Delegates also heard from a number of
interesting presenters including special
guests, authors Jean-Benoît Nadeau and
Julie Barlow who shared their knowledge and experience in writing their
book entitled, A Story of French which
provides a comprehensive history of
IN THIS ISSUE
The State of French-SecondLanguage Education in Canada
2006 report launched
CPF Summer Camps
www.cpf.ca 1
“CELEBRONS / LET’S CELEBRATE” …
CPF CONTACTS
continued from page 1
Information-based Presentations
Parents are often in need of answers to
questions like: who is best suited to
immersion studies?
Dr. Fred Genesee of McGill University
discussed research on the performance
of French immersion students who
have learning difficulties and often
struggle in school and therefore are
often considered poor candidates for
French immersion.
Dr. Genesee focused on students who
are at risk for language and reading difficulties. He addressed the misplaced
but widespread perception that French
immersion is harder than the English
program and, therefore, suitable only
for students with above-average academic abilities, which plays a significant role in perpetuating this situation.
Dr. Genesee outlined that this perception is unfortunate since some studies
have found that students who are transferred out of immersion programs face
the same learning, motivational and
academic challenges in the English program.
French. Intensive French was conceived
as a way to revitalize core French, by
improving its proficiency outcomes and
addressing attrition. It has already been
recognized as a possible strategy to
improve core French and meet the federal government's 2013 goals.
Nicole Thibault, Executive Director,
Canadian Association of Second
Language Teachers (CASLT), discussed
the reasons why the program was introduced and how the program is delivered. She also outlined recommendations from the 2004 Intensive French
Review Committee which included the
need for: follow-up programs so that
students may maintain and enhance
gains; strategies to make intensive
French programs accessible to all students; providing program information
and realistic French-language expectations for parents; and offering more
intensive French teacher training
opportunities.
“CÉLÉBRONS / LET’S CELEBRATE”…
continued on page 9
An FSL program which is generating a
lot of interest is an innovative alternative FSL program called Intensive
Published By
Canadian Parents for French
CPF reserves the right to edit all submissions for length, style and content.
Mission
Canadian Parents for French (CPF) is the national network of volunteers which values French as an integral part of
Canada and which is dedicated to the promotion and creation of French second language learning opportunities for
young Canadians.
Thanks to CPF Branches and partner groups for their submissions. All submissions are welcome.
The purpose of CPF National News is to carry a balance of news and opinion in support of learning French as a
second language and to inform members about CPF and its activities. CPF receives and distributes news and
advertisements from many sources which may be of use to students in French-second-language programs, their
parents and teachers. Publication does not imply endorsement.
2 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
President: Anna Maddison
Vice-President: David Brennick
Board Members: Paul Castonguay, Rosa V.
Cipparone, Evy Millan, Mary Reeves, Leonard Quilty
Executive Director: James Shea
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President’s Message
I
am honoured to have the opportunity to serve as president
of CPF. I am in the first of a two-year term in an exciting
and challenging time.
2007 marks CPF’s 30th anniversary. We’ve come a long way in
30 years. There are more than 25,000 members across Canada.
Three hundred thousand students are enrolled in French
immersion and two million are enrolled in French-secondlanguage (FSL) programs. CPF has gained credibility for its
members and earned the respect of educators and decisionmakers across the country through its advocacy activities. Our
reputation for quality research and publication has provided
strong facts to support advocacy work in all our Branches and
Chapters.
For 30 years, our members, all volunteers, have worked with
teachers and principals in schools, school boards and ministries of education to start and sustain quality French-secondlanguage programs in communities all over Canada.
Volunteers have also established summer camps, day camps,
exchanges, sports events, and cultural events to enrich outside
the classroom what was learned inside the classroom. That
work has been done and is still the strength of our organization. Twenty-five thousand of us are working toward linguistic
duality in Canada.
CPF, in collaboration with Branch offices, has recently submitted a two-year funding application to the federal government.
Our message was that we will actively advocate on behalf of
our members for the next two years. Our goal is to improve
access to FSL programs for youth in Canada and enhance FSL
programs like core French by requesting alternate programs.
We will also support FSL activities to youth outside of the
classroom in order to improve their French fluency.
The pan-Canadian launch
of The State of FrenchSecond-Language Education
in Canada 2006 research
report also provided the
volunteers and conference
delegates with the opportunity to hear presentations by provincial/territorial Branch presidents on FSL challenges in their respective regions.
In the executive summary of CPF’s The State of French-SecondLanguage Education in Canada 2006 report, CPF provides a list
of key messages that will guide us in the coming years. (see
“Reflections from the Executive Director” on page 5) We invite
you to use these messages, which are supported by evidencebased research and consultations, to assist in the work that
you do in the communities and the provinces and territories.
Where applicable, our valuable network of volunteers and
offices throughout Canada can present a cohesive message
about CPF priorities and programs.
CPF is the conduit for change to FSL education in Canada.
CPF volunteers play a crucial role in advocacy. I look forward
to meeting and working with you over the next two years!
Anna Maddison
Our recent national conference in October was a great opportunity for volunteers at the Chapter level to attend workshops
on topics such as fundraising and volunteer retention and
advocacy.
www.cpf.ca 3
Estonian Parents Group Modeled After CPF
L
ast fall, CPF was pleased to welcome a group of Estonian parents
who established an immersion
parent group called the Estonian
Association of Immersion Parents, who
have modeled their association after CPF.
“CPF was the inspiration for the establishment of an association of immersion
parents,” said Peeter Mehisto, who works
in the Immersion Centre in Estonia.
During their three-day visit, the delegation of 12, the majority of whom were
parents, had an opportunity to learn
about how CPF is structured and to get a
sense of the role that CPF plays with FSL
stakeholders and partners. They also visited two schools that offer French
immersion in the Ottawa region.
While Canada’s immersion model provides second-language opportunities in
French, the Estonian immersion program is being used to teach Russianspeaking students the Estonian language.
The Canadian immersion model was
introduced in Estonian classrooms in
2000, and the Estonian Association of
Immersion Parents was established in
2004.
The program was developed to serve
approximately one-third of the Estonian
population that is of non-Estonian origin, the majority of whom do not speak
Estonian and are not fully integrated
into the mainstream of Estonian political, social and cultural life. With the reestablishment of independence in 1991,
Estonian became the official language
and the curriculum of Russian-language
schools was amalgamated with that of
Estonian-language schools.
In September 2000, there were 134
Russian-speaking students enrolled in
the program, currently there are about
3000.
It was a pleasure for CPF to organize and
host the three-day visit. CPF would like
to thank the following FSL stakeholders
and partner groups for assisting in providing information to the Estonian delegation: Canadian Association of
Immersion Teachers (CAIT), CPF-
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Quebec, Ottawa-Carleton District School
Board, Office of the Commissioner of
Official Languages, Ottawa Carleton
Catholic District School Board, Society
of Educational Visits and Exchanges in
Canada (SEVEC), and the University of
Ottawa.
Background information:
The Estonian Association of Immersion
Parents is a non-profit organization that
was established in 2004. The association
is a parental initiative motivated by a
desire to participate more actively in the
development of the immersion program.
The Canadian Connection:
Canada’s immersion model was exported to Estonia. Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) funding
supported the program development
through the Toronto District School
Board.
Reflections from the Executive Director
C
PF was established in 1977 by a
group of parents who had the
foresight and vision to see the
benefits of acquiring the French language—one of Canada’s two official
languages. They may not have realized
at the time the impact that one small
group of parents would have on the
growth of successful French-secondlanguage (FSL) programs like French
immersion in communities across
Canada. They may not have believed
that less than 40,000 students enrolled
in immersion in 1977 would grow to
300,000 by 2005. But it has.
However, 30 years later, there are still
outstanding issues to address in order
to maintain and to provide access to
quality FSL programming. There are
still regions in Canada where access to
FSL programs is limited. Our volunteers—many of you who are reading
this column—have had to fight to
maintain an FSL program in your
school.
Each level of CPF—national, provincial/territorial (Branch) or Chapter—
work in its respective political arena to
advocate for FSL programs so that every
youth has the same opportunity to
learn their second-official language.
This is what we do. This has been our
mandate since 1977 and it continues to
drive us today.
Since the publication of the
Government of Canada’s Action Plan for
Official Languages in 2003, CPF and
other stakeholders committed to FSL
education have worked diligently to
establish clear recommendations for
strategies to double the proportion of
functionally bilingual high school graduates by 2013.
In addition, last October, CPF published The State of French-SecondLanguage Education in Canada 2006.
The report included an evaluation of
the federal-provincial/territorial bilateral agreements on minority-and secondlanguage instruction that speak to the
delivery of FSL instruction across
Canada. CPF addressed issues of
accountability for the quality and accessibility of FSL programs as well as the use of
official languages in education funds. (see
page 6)
CPF has identified key recommendations and messages that will be at the
forefront of our advocacy work in the
next two years. CPF recommendations
are based on the following principles:
accountability, transparency, stakeholder involvement, measurement of student outcomes, and continuous assessment of progress towards identifiable
targets. The key messages are:
· Establish stringent accountability
measures to ensure that the use of
funding is transparent.
· Establish stringent accountability
measures to ensure that school districts report on their compliance
with ministry program guidelines.
· Establish stringent accountability
measures to ensure that parents are
involved in FSL decision-making.
· Ensure that all Action Plan for
Official Languages priorities are
addressed and that FSL education
policies and practices reflect the
views of the wider FSL stakeholder
community before implementing
these agreements.
· Involve CPF and other FSL stakeholder associations in the development and implementation of comparable measures of student participation and performance.
· Involve CPF and other FSL stakeholder associations in annual consultations at the federal level as well as the
provincial/territorial ministerial levels.
· Establish a French-second-language
advisory committee at the federal
level and include CPF and other
non-government FSL stakeholders.
· Involve CPF and other FSL stakeholders in the design of future evaluations of the Official Languages
Programs and seek their views during the course of such evaluations.
· Conduct a special survey of a representative sample of young
Canadians to assess progress in
2013 rather than waiting for the
2016 census.
· Launch national promotional campaigns to inform parents about
alternate core French programs and
of the benefits of learning a second
language.
· Establish national criteria to give
teachers the opportunity to participate in teacher exchanges within
Canada.
· Encourage students to share the
benefits of Canada’s worldrenowned immersion programs by
becoming FSL teachers.
CPF has represented the needs of parents and students for 30 years. We are
all in a position to make a difference in
our respective regions.
If we are to ensure that our children
have equitable access to effective FSL
education programs, we cannot leave
all decisions to provincial and federal
governments. FSL education must be a
shared responsibility that involves hard
work and collaboration by all stakeholders, especially parents and students.
Your feedback is essential. Please feel
free to contact me at jshea@cpf.ca.
James Shea
www.cpf.ca 5
CPF launches The State of French-Second-Language
Education in Canada 2006 report
Report offers: An assessment on how dollars are spent on FSL education
& information on the cognitive benefits of learning a second language
O
n Thursday, October 19th, CPF
released The State of FrenchSecond-Language Education in
Canada 2006 report which takes a critical look at the signed Agreements on
Minority-Language Education and
Second Official-Language Instruction
2005/06 to 2008/09 between the federal and provincial/territorial governments.
Why are these agreements important?
These agreements determine and define
the ways in which ministries of education, school districts and schools will
be accountable for the quality and
accessibility of FSL programs and for
the use of Official Languages funds.
Evaluation of these agreements determined that overall, the vast majority of
agreements address accessibility and
program quality issues with measures
to improve enrolment and retention,
innovative approaches to French-second-language instruction like extended
and intensive French and distance education, professional development for
FSL teachers and provisions for developing teaching materials. However, the
agreements are sadly lacking in effective
accountability measures.
Few action plans related to the agreements can boast effective measures to
ensure transparency for the flow of
funding and its ultimate use. Although
ministries of education are asked to
submit general progress reports and
financial statements, there are no specific requirements and therefore the
content of these reports is left to the
discretion of each provincial government.
employment benefits of bilingualism
and second-language learning reveals
how learning French as a second language using Canada’s world-renowned
French immersion model provides positive results including the enhancement
of English-language skills.
Parents should be pleased to know that
their decision to enroll their children in
French immersion will not only teach
them French but may also strengthen
their English-language skills and offer
more employment opportunities.
“We want strong, quality, FSL education
for our children and need to know that
funds reach classrooms. The government must monitor the use of the $137
million earmarked toward second-language education outlined in the Action
Plan for Official Languages, if the goal of
doubling the number of high school
graduates with a working knowledge of
both English and French by 2013 is to
be met,” said Mrs. Trudy Comeau, president of CPF at the time of the release
of the report.
On Friday, October 20, 2006, CPF
National and Branch leaders presented
provincial/territorial perspectives on
the bilateral agreements. Details of specific provincial/territorial agreements
may be found in the report
http://www.cpf.ca/English/Resources/
FSL2006/2006%20Index.htm
Research shows cognitive benefits
result of learning a second language
In the report, a summary of a literature
review of the cognitive, academic and
6 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
CPF has been advocating for years that
parents and decision-makers be
informed about the benefits of learning
French as a second language. CPF also
advocated for more equitable access to
effective FSL education programs. In
addition to improved communications
skills, bilinguals develop cultural sensitivities which open their minds to
respecting differences between people
and cultures.
For more information
To view the entire report and/or executive summary go on CPF’s website and
click on The State of French-SecondLanguage Education in Canada 2006
report.
CONTESTS
Stand up for your planet
What can you do for your environment?
C
anadian Parents for French and
the Embassy of France are offering the Allons en France 2007
contest which is open to Grade 11 and
12 students enrolled in French-secondlanguage programs.
In a team of four, comprised of three
students and a teacher, the teams are
being asked to submit a marketing
campaign on a subject that has received
the attention of the world, the environment.
Using the campaign slogan “Stand Up
for Your Planet – What can you do for
your environment?” the team needs to
come up with five to 10 tips and/or key
messages to inform people of how one
person can make a difference in their
lifestyle/community in order to ultimately have an impact on the environment on a global level. The marketing
campaign will include a poster and a
fact sheet, all of which have to be submitted in French.
The team will be evaluated based on
originality, French language quality,
content development, and creative
design. Please see rules for complete
details.
PRIZES:
Each student of the winning team (16
to 20 years old, 16 as of July 1, 2007)
and teacher member will be awarded
the grand prize, Allons en France, consisting of a trip to France next summer.
The prize package includes: travel,
accommodations, activities and insurance. There will also be second and
third place prizes awarded.
For contest details, go to
www.ambafrance-ca.org / www.cpf.ca
CPF National Concours d'art oratoire 2007
O
n Saturday, May 26, 2007, Canadian Parents for
French (CPF) will host its annual public speaking
competition, the CPF National Concours d'art oratoire
2007, at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario.
The grand prize for each of the first place winners is a $20,000
scholarship to the University of Ottawa, donated by the
University of Ottawa.
The competition brings together senior high school students—
grades 11 and 12—from across Canada who will deliver the
speech that won them first prize at the school, regional,
and/or provincial/territorial levels. Each of the finalists who
competes at the national level will be granted an entrance
scholarship of $2,000 to the University of Ottawa.
Participants from the CPF National Concours d’art oratoire 2006 visit the
War Memorial in Ottawa.
In addition to a grand prize of a $20,000 scholarship ($5,000
per year), per first place winner in each of the five categories,
and a $2000 entrance scholarship for each of the national
finalists, the contest provides an opportunity for youth to visit
Canada's national capital and to meet others from across the
country.
For details, go to
http://www.cpf.ca/English/Parents/ExtraActivities.htm
www.cpf.ca 7
Partners’ Postings
Le choc
culturel !
L’Université d’Ottawa
et l’Association canadienne des professeurs
d’immersion sont heureuses de s’unir
afin d’annoncer le lancement d’un concours national célébrant la culture
canadienne-française, intitulé : « Le
choc culturel ! »
Le concours vise les élèves d’immersion
française de 11e et 12e années (et secondaire 5 au Québec) inscrits à temps
plein dans une école secondaire
publique ou privée au Canada.
Des prix d’une valeur de près de
100 000 $
L’élève participant devra créer une production visuelle en français, d’un minimum de dix minutes et portant sur un
thème lié à la culture de la francophonie canadienne soit ;
1. un auteur-compositeur ou une
auteure-compositeur
2. un interprète ou une interprète
3. un groupe musical
4. un producteur ou une productrice
de films ou cinéaste
5. un acteur ou une actrice (télévision, cinéma, théâtre)
6. un auteur ou un écrivain ou une
auteure ou écrivaine
7. un ou une humoriste
8. une fête ou événement culturel
d’actualité
Le concours débute à l’automne 2006!
Tous les détails seront bientôt
disponibles :
dans le bulletin électronique de
l’ACPI
dans le prochain numéro du Journal
de l’immersion
sur le site Internet de l’ACPI
http://acpi.scedu.umontreal.ca/
Teacher
Associations
Call for Action
on FSL
Teaching and Learning
Conditions
Have you read the recent report on
French as a second language (FSL)
teaching and learning in Canada? This
report identifies key challenges faced by
French as a second language educators
in Canada. It draws a clear picture of
the unique characteristics of teaching
FSL in Canada and suggests priorities
for future improvement.
The report follows a two-year national
survey of 1,305 FSL teachers from all
provinces and territories, designed to
collect their perceptions and opinions
regarding the challenges they face in
their working and learning conditions.
The study—the first of its kind—was
funded by the Department of Canadian
Heritage and conducted jointly by the
Canadian Association of Second
Language Teachers (CASLT), the
Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF)
and the Canadian Association of
Immersion Teachers (CAIT).
The CASLT held a Networking Day on
December 1, 2006 in order to provide
an opportunity for delegates from
provincial and territorial departments
of education, teacher federations and
language teacher associations to come
together to address key challenges identified in this report and to propose
ideas for action. The CASLT is also currently developing communication support materials which will allow volunteers to disseminate the findings of the
report and increase awareness of FSL
education issues. For example, among
the most pressing issues noted and discussed were how to improve access to
adequate French teaching resources and
to quality professional development
opportunities, and the need to improve
public opinion and community sup-
8 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
port of FSL programs.
The CASLT hopes the report will help
you become more familiar with the
needs of FSL educators, and that you
will lend your support to our endeavours. The report findings clearly showcase a need for action in order to
advance FSL teaching and learning, to
retain teachers, and to promote FSL
teaching as a viable career option.
See www.caslt.org for the full report
entitled Teaching French as a Second
Language
in
Canada:
Teachers’
Perspectives.
A note about the CASLT: Established in
1970, the Canadian Association of
Second Language Teachers (CASLT)
increases awareness, appreciation and
understanding of the importance of
second language learning and teaching
throughout Canada and promotes the
advancement of professional excellence
among language educators. More information can be found on www.caslt.org.
Making
writing
French fun!
SEVEC short
story contest
“Because of this trip, I thoroughly believe
that the best way to learn a different language is to be immersed into their culture
and be ‘forced to fend for yourself’.
Although your brain hurts at the end of the
day, the experience is very well worth it.
Thank you so much for granting us this
opportunity; it was an experience I will
never forget.” – Jenny from Victoria, BC
Are you looking for a way to inspire
your child to write in French? As Jenny,
a SEVEC bilingual group exchange
alumni, mentions above, exchanges are
a great way to increase your child’s
interest in speaking French…and now
they can also help increase enthusiasm
about writing in a second language!
“CELEBRONS / LET’S CELEBRATE” …
continued from page 2
SEVEC is delighted that our new Vice
president is Roch Carrier, the renowned
Canadian writer, best known for his
short story “The Hockey Sweater.” Last
school year, SEVEC launched the first
annual Roch Carrier Short Story Award
with two lucky winners: Julien Prémont
from Quebec and Jennifer Bednard
from British Columbia. Have your child
submit a story and he or she could be
this year’s winner!
What does it take? SEVEC’s Roch
Carrier Short Story Award is a writing
contest open to all students who are
participating in a French/English
SEVEC exchange during the 2006/07
school year. The theme of the contest is
“Exchange....Explore...Experience...”
Encourage your child to write a 500word story about their experience, with
a minimum of one paragraph in their
second language and he or she could
win a trip to Ottawa with a parent to
meet Mr. Roch Carrier, an autographed
copy of the famous book, and $100! A
second prize winner will receive an
autographed copy of “The Hockey
Sweater” and $100.
Your child must register to demonstrate
interest by signing up online at
http://www.sevec.ca/media/awardenter_e.asp by February 1, 2007 and
then submitting a story before May 7,
2007.
Exchange Programs
The Quebec provincial government offers
an exchange program that brings
Canadian youth to live and learn in
Quebec. The Canada-Québec Six-Month
Student Exchange Program is offered to
French core and immersion students (14
years and older). Students are paired
with Quebec students for a six-month
period – three months in the student’s
home province and three months in
Quebec.
For
more
information
http://www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/daic/Prog_e
ch2006/rens_can_ech2006.htm
Delegates learned about programs
offered to educators and students
through the Society of Educational
Visits and Exchanges in Canada
(SEVEC) which offer a unique way
to learn Canada's different languages and lifestyles. To learn more
about
these
programs,
see
www.sevec.ca
The conference also brought together FSL stakeholders who play a significant role in advocacy, curriculum
development and the delivery of FSL
programs. These FSL stakeholders
include government departments
such as the Office of the
Commissioner
of
Official
Languages, Canadian Heritage and the
Privy Council Office, in addition to professional associations such as the
Canadian Association of Second
Language Teachers (CASLT) and
Canadian Association of Immersion
Teachers (CAIT).
For more information or details pertaining to workshops and presentations held
during the CPF conference, contact the
office at 613-235-1481 or email
cpf@cpf.ca.
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Since 1989, Nova Languages has been offering
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www.cpf.ca 9
Interested in Joining the CPF Nominations Committee?
T
he Committee will include CPF
President Anna Maddison and
National Board members David
Brennick and Paul Castonguay
(Chair). We are looking for at least two
representatives from the general membership. These representatives will be
selected from among those members
nominated for membership on the
Committee. Any current member of
CPF who would like to serve on the
Committee is eligible.
The Nominations Committee members’ duties include adopting the criteria for selection of new Board members,
reviewing the resumés and other documentation provided by candidates, contacting candidates’ references, and participating in the telephone interviews of
each of the candidates as well as in the
final selection of the slate of nominees
to be presented at the 2007 Annual
General Meeting. This process will
occur mostly in the month of June, but
may extend later into the summer.
Members interested in serving on the
Committee may nominate themselves,
be nominated by someone else or by
their Branch. Nominations should be
sent by March 31st, 2007 to the
Committee Chair, Paul Castonguay
preferably by e-mail, at the following
address: pcastonguay@cpf.ca
Nominations MUST include at least a
current e-mail address or telephone
number for the nominee. We look forward to hearing from interested CPF
members.
10 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
Call for Nominations to the National Board
Are you up to the
challenge and reward
of being a CPF
National Board
member?
The National Board of Canadian
Parents for French is responsible for
the governance and strategic direction
of a national network of volunteers –
currently at 25,000 members and
growing!
Are you a person who values French as
an integral part of Canada and is dedicated to the promotion and creation of
FSL learning opportunities for young
Canadians? We need individuals with
a genuine interest in language acquisition, an awareness of issues related to
second language learning, and who are
willing to promote FSL and liaise with
our partners and stakeholders.
You have volunteered in your community, and may have experience on
boards, in business, in education, management or legal settings. You are a selfdirected, problem-solver and a life-long
learner. You understand that there are
many possible solutions and are willing
to work as a member of a team to find
the best solution for complex issues.
Effective communication and leadership skills, and the ability to participate
actively in discussion and deliberation,
are essential. If you are currently serving
on a provincial or chapter board, or you
are receiving remuneration for work
commissioned by CPF, you will be
required to resign from your position
upon your election to the National
Board of CPF.
Candidates for the National Board
must be CPF members. Board positions
are voluntary, and travel is required. All
travel, meals, accommodation and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses will be
covered. Your time commitment will
vary based on the board’s needs, a few
days per month is likely, in addition to
attendance at all board meetings
(approximately five times per year).
Training sessions for board members
are set up in conjunction with the
National Board meetings. For more
information, visit our website at
www.cpf.ca.
Any current CPF member can nominate
another person as a candidate. Ensure
that you have the agreement of the candidate and then forward a resumé with
a cover letter to Paul Castonguay
Nominations Committee Chair by email at pcastonguay@cpf.ca
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“Célébrons / Let’s Celebra
CPF National President Trudy Comeau, thanks the D’arcy McGee
High School band for their performance during the reception.
Guy Lauzon, M.P., Chair of the
House of Commons Standing
Committee on Official
Languages greets delegates at
the opening reception.
Patrick Courcelles, Director of
Immersion Studies at the
University of Ottawa, speaking to
delegates at the opening
reception.
Delegates viewing the items on the silent auction table.
The Hull-ChelseaWakefield Steam
Train Dinner
excursion was an
opportunity for the
delegates to relax
and network.
CPF Executive Director James Shea, with Branch Presidents at the
launch of The State of French-Second-Language Education in
Canada 2006 report.
12 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
ate” CPF Conference 2006
CPF National President Trudy Comeau and Executive Director
James Shea presenting An Agenda for Change.
Special guests, Murielle Parkes (left) and Olga
Melikoff, are two of the three women who helped
launch Canada’s first-ever French immersion program
40 years ago.
Nicole Thibault, Executive
Director of CASLT during her
presentation entitled Intensive
French Programs: Revitalizing
Core French
Nancy Taylor, CPF BC staff, getting ready to start her
workshop on building your membership. (See page 14 for an
excerpt from her workshop Tried and True: Recruitment
Strategies That Work!)
Exhibitor Prize Draw Winners:
Exhibitor: Campus Saint-Jean,
University of Alberta
Winners: Shari MacKenzie,
Prince Edward Island
Betty Gormley, Ontario
Exhibitor: Centre
Linguistique de Collège de
Jonquière
Winner: Mary-Frances Sutton,
Ontario
CPF thanks the following organizations for their contributions toward the CPF
Conference 2006: Department of Canadian Heritage, BMR Group, Delta Ottawa
Hotel & Suites, Embassy of France in Canada, Lalonde Bus Co., Mercer Human
Resource Consulting and Urban Travel.
Exhibitor: Keating
Educational Tours
Winner: Laurel McIntyre,
British Columbia
www.cpf.ca 13
Tried and True: Recruitment Strategies That Work!
This article by CPF BC & Yukon Executive
Director Rita Parikh, and staff member
Nancy Taylor is based on their workshop
“Tried and True: Recruitment Strategies
that Work!” presented at the fall 2006 CPF
conference.
term benefits of a membership in CPF!
L
2. Make it worth their while! What
service or activity can your chapter offer
only to members? French classes for
parents? Homework help en français?
Spring break or summer camps? The
more benefits you can list, the easier it
will be to convince people to join.
Make sure you note these benefits on
your website or in your newsletter!
1. Bribe them! Contact your local
Imax or movie theatre and get some
free tickets! Get your local bookstore to
offer discounts on French resources to
CPF members. Go to your nearest
record store and finagle some free
Charlotte Diamond CDs. And then
promote these prizes to potential new
members. Once you have their attention, you can demonstrate the long
3. Stuff the backpack! September
brings with it a whole new group of
parents. They are dying for information
on how to help their child in French,
and more importantly, they aren’t overcommitted! Before every other group in
your school recruits these parents, drop
a welcome letter, chapter newsletter
and CPF application form into every
child’s backpack and demonstrate to
them all that CPF can offer. Have a
class representative collect the forms
after a week, or better yet, set up an
information table over a few days out-
ook, we all know that if you don’t
have members, you don’t have
political clout, you don’t have volunteers, you don’t have money to play
with, and you don’t have programs.
Getting new members doesn’t have to
be painful! Here are some recruitment
strategies that are tried and true!
14 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
side the Kindergarten classroom where
parents can drop off membership
forms and get quick answers to questions and sign up to help out on your
executive or on one-off events.
4. Blah, blah, blah! Get out there
and talk to people!!! Have a CPF representative at every parent welcoming
assembly in every school in September.
Organize a “Help! I Don’t Speak
French” night and invite some local
experts to talk about resources available
to parents. Put up a table at a school’s
first fall dance. Check out our hot new
Surviving French with CPF guides on
line at www.cpf.bc.ca. And make sure
you make up plenty of copies to hand
out at events. That, along with a volunteer sign-up sheet and someone on
hand to talk about benefits and collect
membership forms on the spot, will
help raise our profile and gain you
some active volunteers.
5. PAC ATTACK! Many school Parent
Advisory Committees (PAC) send
home volunteer sign-up sheets for safe
arrival, library book sales, pizza days or
school fairs. Why not add CPF events
to the mix – but know what you need:
make a list of all the specific tasks you
need help with and then talk to your
local PAC chair as soon as you can!
6. She told two friends and . . .!
What would you rather have, a million
dollars or a penny compounded daily
for a month? Trick question!! Take the
penny. If the penny were compounded
daily, at the end of the month there
would be $10,737,418.24! The same
formula applies when seeking new
members. If you find two new members and ask each of them to find two
new members, it won’t be long before
you have several dozen. And if you ask
everyone to bring a friend to your first
chapter meeting, you might need to
rent a hall!
7. Hit the classrooms! Your class and
school representatives are worth their
weight in gold. Appoint someone in
your chapter to each immersion classroom to attend that first parent-teacher
meeting and to tell all parents about
CPF. Have CPF information on hand
for distribution and seek volunteers on
the spot to help out with an upcoming
CPF event.
members. Don’t be shy! Phone or
email your members to welcome them,
nurture them, and entice them to come
back. Make them feel needed by offering them a job. Research shows that
most people don’t volunteer because
they’ve never been asked!
8. Promises, promises! As a further
incentive, promise parents that the
school that brings in the greatest number of new members will have 100% of
their fees rebated to the school to be
allocated towards groovy French activities.
9. Go after the stray sheep! Every
chapter gets a membership list every
couple of months listing current and
lapsed members since that chapter was
formed. Most members have email,
and you will have quick access to your
www.cpf.ca 15
Summer Camp Listings................Summer Camp Listings
CPF British Columbia
BC Family Fun French Camp offers the following dates and
locations for three French camps:
Okanagan
July 7-14 and July 14-2
Gwillim
July 28-August 4
Vancouver Island August 11-18 and August 18-25
The CPF North Vancouver Chapter sponsors Camp d’été for
early French immersion students who have completed grades
3-6. This Camp is located at the beautiful Strathcona Park
Lodge. Transportation from North Vancouver to Strathcona
is included (bus and ferry). Students stay 4 nights and are
immersed in a French environment while participating in a
wide variety of outdoor activities. Parents must be CPF
members. While preference is given to North Vancouver students (CPF members), we have traditionally made space
available for other CPF members as well, to make up a group
of 40 students. www.members.shaw.ca/tigerheart Details
of the August 2007 camp are still to be confirmed pending
the appointment of a new coordinator. Registration deadlines will be extended to accommodate our planning schedule....stay tuned! Please contact cpf-northvan@shaw.ca if
you are interested in this camp.
A summer French camp will take place at Gavin Lake (vicinity of Williams Lake and 100 Mile House) for French immersion students Grade 2 to 7. Le camp francophone du Cariboo is
booked for August 20-23 and is sponsored by the Williams
Lake Chapter of CPF. Please contact Christine Constabel @
250-392-4889 for more information.
CPF Alberta
For information on the CPF camps in Alberta, please contact
the Branch office at info@cpfalta.ab.ca or 780-433-7311.
CPF Northwest Territories
For information on summer activities in the Northwest
Territories, please contact the Branch office at
cpf_nwt@theedge.ca or 867-669-7247.
Fête du soleil: One week summer day camps are offered by
chapters around Saskatchewan in cooperation with Canadian
Parents for French – Saskatchewan. This camp is designed for
children in grades K-5. Please visit the CPF-SK website at
www.cpf.sk.ca for dates and locations.
CPF Manitoba
For information on summer activities in Manitoba, please contact the Branch office at cpfmb@cpfmb.com or 204-222-6537.
CPF Ontario
- Camp Chez Nous - one or two week overnight summer
camp at the Mansfield Conservation Centre north of
Toronto
- Camp Tournesol - summer day camp in the Mississauga
area
- Camp Baby Point - summer day camp in Toronto west
- Pickering Museum Camp - summer day camp in
Pickering
- Lakelands French Camp - summer day camp in Lindsay
- Kids First summer day camps in York Region
- Camp Dove la Colombe - summer day camp in Toronto
east
- Summer day camps in the Port Elgin, Hanover, Owen
Sound and Wiarton areas.
- Summer art day camp in Stratford
For information on the camp nearest you, contact CPF
(Ontario) at 905-366-1012 or www.cpfont.on.ca.
CPF Quebec
For information on summer activities in Quebec please contact the Branch office at info@cpf.qc.ca or 514-487-1414.
CPF New Brunswick
CPF French Immersion Day Camps will be held in Saint
John, Fredericton, Moncton, Sussex and the Kennebecasis
Valley, Monday to Friday, each week in July and August.
These camps are for French immersion students from grade
one to grade five.
CPF Saskatchewan
Camp ultime: A residential camp will be held August 6th to
August 11th for students entering grades 4-6, and August
12th to 18th for students entering grades 7-9 at Arlington
Beach, Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan. Camps are open
to core, intensive and immersion students. Activities include
sports, games, canoeing, swimming, science, ecology, music,
drama, arts and crafts.
Some chapter areas will be offering a kindergarten week for
students who are entering grade one immersion. Camps are
run by qualified university students who make learning
French fun! Some of the activities will include; arts and
crafts, games, sports, theme days, and local day trips.
Call our Provincial office at 1-877-273-2800 or visit our website at www.cpfnb.com to find out if there is a CPF Chapter
day camp in your area.
16 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
Summer Camp Listings................Summer Camp Listings
A French Immersion Residential Camp for students 7-14
years old will be held the week of August 5-11, 2007 at Circle
Square Ranch near Sussex, New Brunswick. This is the second year for a French immersion weeklong summer camp at
Circle Square and it was great fun last year!
CPF Nova Scotia
For information on the CPF camps in Nova Scotia, please contact the Branch office at cpf@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-453-2048.
CPF Prince Edward Island
For information on the CPF camps in PEI, please contact the
Branch office at glecky@cpfpei.pe.ca or 902-368-7240.
CPF Newfoundland & Labrador
Provincial Residential Camp, Killdevil Lodge, Pasadena, NL
July 22-27, 2007.
Summer 2007 will see our Provincial Residential Camp for
ages 11-14 relocate to Killdevil Camp and Conference Centre
in Pasadena, Western Newfoundland and Labrador. Set on
42 acres in the famous Gros Morne National Park, Killdevil
offers comfortable accommodations in modern cabins, great
food, hospitable staff and bilingual counsellors. Each cabin
has its own washroom and shower facilities and can house
approximately 10-12. The facility offers a spacious dining
hall, basketball court, volleyball, swimming, canoes and a
large playing field. Programming will also connect to facilities in the National Park while indoor activities can be held
in the adjacent Seaborn Lodge.
CPF-NL also partners with the Francoforum in St. Pierre to
offer a Summer Language Camp (SLC). This camp is open
to students entering grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 in September 2007
or having completed Grade 12 in June 2007 and between 14
years of age (on or before February 1, 2007) – and 18 years
of age (on or before February 1, 2007).
The program used for the SLC will be organized and delivered by the Francoforum in St. Pierre et Miquelon:
- Classes/activities at the Francoforum:
- Tour of St. Pierre by bus, including the St. Pierre Museum;
- Visit to l’île aux Marins by boat;
- Cultural activities such as drama, juggling, videos, pool,
nature discovery, shopping, games, sports, treasure hunts and
much much more.
Students wishing to attend the SLC are required to submit an
application by mail or fax to CPF-NL as soon as possible.
The application can be obtained from the Branch office, your
local chapter contact, or via our website at www.cpf.nfld.net.
The camp fee will include all meals, accommodations, classes
and activities and will offer a CPF member discount. The
registration fee will not include travel to and from St. Pierre.
Continued on page 20
This camping experience will be open to students who will
complete grade 6, 7 or 8 in June 2007 and 11-14 years of age.
The camp will feature:
- Lessons and activities in French to enhance outdoor and
sporting vocabulary
- Canoeing instruction
- Traditional camp activities such as team sports, hiking,
swimming and campfires
- Certificate of participation
- An ending video
Students wishing to attend the Provincial Residential Camp
are required to submit an application by mail or fax to CPFNL. The application can be obtained from the Branch office,
your local chapter contact or via our website at
www.cpf.nfld.net. The camp fee will include all meals,
accommodations, use of all recreational equipment and facilities, instruction in activities and awards while at camp. The
fee is different for members and non-members.
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LE COIN DES JEUNES
Le Coin des jeunes is for and by students.
Share events in your classroom, review a
book, a movie or a music video.
Design a new banner for this page.
Submit your contributions by mail to
CPF, 176 Gloucester Street, Suite 310,
Ottawa, ON K2P 0A6
Attn: Heather McLaren.
If we use your contribution, you will receive a
special CPF souvenir!
Hee hee
a
h
Ha
Qui suis-je?
Tu y rentre par un seul trou,...tu en sors
par deux trous.
Réponse : le pantalon
Qui suis-je?
Je suis dans ta poche et ta poche est
vide.
Des Virelangues
Un chasseur sachant chasser sait chasser sans son
chien de chasse.
Voilà trois mois qu'il boit moins que toi.
Mais non pas du tout, dit le tatou.
Réponse : le trou
Why do research in French? Doing research in French, students learn new vocabulary, rather than
translating from English using the French they already know.
CPF French Software and Internet Address List http://members.shaw.ca/cpf99/ Explore these great French web
resources, including online French encyclopedias, talking French dictionaries, French spell checkers, French accent how to
charts, French search engines, French radio and more…
H e y K i d s ....
Answer to Suite la bonne route
Win a CPF
prize package!
We are looking for book and movie reviews.
Submit a review written in French of a movie
you have seen recently or a book you have read
lately and win a prize!
18 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
Suis la bonne route
Suite la bonne route from Anthony Mollica, Activités créatives et motivationnelles 1: Jouons avec les chiffres!© 2001 éditions SOLEIL
publishing inc., Welland. ON. Reprinted with permission of the publisher. Further photocopying of this activity is an infringement of the
copyright law
www.cpf.ca 19
Summer Camp listing...
continued from page 17
This camp is aimed at teenagers who
would like a balanced approach to
immersion. Participants in this camp
will experience both classroom immersion and immersion through adventure and interaction with local people.
Canoe Island French Camp
Speak French while living on a private
island in the beautiful San Juan
Islands of Washington just 12 miles
from Canada. French offered at all
levels combined with cultural activities: fencing, French cuisine, theatre,
art, and photography. Sailing, kayaking, swimming, snorkeling, marine
biology, archery, and tennis fill the
afternoons. For ages 9-17 and Family
Camp. www.canoeisland.org
info@canoeisland.org 360-468-2329
Merci! CPF Donors
Yvette Adam; Ben Babelowsky; Charlene & Mark Bombay; Theodora Borissov;
Shannon & Adam Brash; David Brennick; Kathryn & David Brisco; Shannon &
Lyle Carlstrom; Paul Castonquay; James Chen & Chun-Li Yang; Rosa & Sam
Cipparone; Trudy & Michel Comeau; Antonella Conte; Camille Corej & Keelan
Tisshaw; Heather & Donald Cowper; Peter David; John Davidson; Virginia &
Dino Di Vita; Nisa Falkiner & Carl Schulze; Joanne & David Foder; Rachel
French De Mejia; Agnes Friedl-Poljak & Geza Poljak; June Fukushima & Brock
Brown; Mary-Ann Fulks; Kim Gerber & Terry Lorenz; Joanne Ginzer; Laurie
Gordon; Laurie Halfpenny-MacQuarrie & Blaine MacQuarrie; Joan Hawkins;
Peter & Theresa Heffernan; David & Lynda Hyckie; Kathleen Hyland; Mary
Innes; Bimlesh Kumar; Elizabeth & Martyn Le Marquand; Catherine Lindley;
Kathryn Livingston & John Josafatow; John & Judith MacGowan; Anna
Maddison; Nic & Marg Martini; Janice Mason; Lisa McCartney; Maureen
McEvoy; Kate Merry; Evy Millan; Heather Newman; Sandy & Bill Pilgrim;
Leonard Quilty; Sylvia & Peter Raynham; Mary E. Reeves; Laurel Reimer; Gerri
Riehl; David Roang & Whitney Langan; Susan Saliba; Janice & John Sargent;
Elyssa Schmid; Ghada Shalaby; Marilyn Shaw; James Shea; Carol Shipston;
John Sibley & Carmen Theriault; Randi & Derick Sinclair; Andrea Sonnenberg &
Gary Hyman; Ginette & Bob Spence; Bruce & Gill Starke; Caroline Tymchuk;
Laura Van Loon; Pat Webster; Tracy & Steve Webster; Christine & Stephen
Williams; Melody Williamson & Ian McAuley; Robin & Ina Wilson; Paul
Wubben - St. Clair Catholic District School Board
20 Canadian Parents for French Promoting opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French
www.cpf.ca 21
Thank you to our book reviewers!
Astérix chez la Breton
par Réné Goscinny
illustré par Albert Uderzo
Dans un village lointain des Britain
se sont fait attaqué par des romains.
Les Britains avaient besoin d’aide, ils
sont demandé a Astérix et Obelix et
leur petit chien Idéfix de les aider avec leur potion
magique. Asterix et Obelix ont aider les Bretons à
gagner la bataille.
Submitted by
Samuel Arseneau
Age 8
Les premiers quatre ans
par Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustré par Garth Williams
Ce livre est très amusant à lire. C’est à propos du
Laura Ingalls Wilder quand elle à just été marié et
comment ils ont survie pendant les années 1800’s.
Dans ce livre avaient beaucoup de problems. Leurs
champ étaient detruits par le séchreusse d’été. Ils
n’avaient pas beaucoup d’argent parce qu’il faut
acheté les équipement de ferme et ils avaient des
depts et avoir pas de blé a vendre. Vers la fin de la
livre quands Laura faisait le souper et son mari
Almanzo à mis le bois dand le fourneau et ils partais
dehors, sans qu’ils savaient le maison a pris en feu!
La première chose qu’elle a fait c’est qu’elle a pris
Rose, sa petite fille et partais. C’étais horrible.
Submitted by
Katherine Arseneau
Age 12
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Docteur Dolittle
A.A. aime H.H.
par Patti Farmer
illustré par Daniel Sylvestre
par Hugh Lofting
Docteur Dolittle était un livre fantastique! Le livre
était à propos d’un docteur qui peut parler aux animau! Quand le docteur a entendu à propos des
singes qui avait un maladie, son voyage en Afrique a
commencé! En Afrique, les singes sont maintenant
retournés aux santé par le docteur fameuse. Pendant
son voyage chez lui (Puddle-Bee-On-The-Marsh), il a
recontré un pirate, des animaux de la mer et un nouveau village. Docteur Dolittle avait beacoup des animaux qui sont ses amis et lui aident avec beaucoup
d’adventure excitant. Par example quand il etait dans
le prison son peroquet, Polynesia, a pretendu d’être
un autre personne. J’aime ce livre parce qu’il est très
excitant et l’aventure!
Cet livre est mon livre favorie.
Amélie aime Henri et c’est drôle
parce que Amélie fait tout les chose
pour lui aimer. Elle lui donne du
chocolat et il perd un dent! Elle met sa travaille sur
son pupitre. Mais elle n’est pas bon en maths. Elle
donnes des fleurs. Mail is est allergie! Elle donne
un note qui dit A.A. aime H.H. et il le mange! Il
devient bleu! Alors j’aime ce livre parce que à la fin
Henri écrit un note qui dit H.H. aime A.A. Et ca
c’est ma rapport
Submitted by
Katie Pomeroy
Grade 6
Submitted by
Owen Paetkau
Grade 6
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NEW CPF Membership Benefit!
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L’Académie des langues de Trois-Pistoles in Québec Maritime is pleased to offer
a $100 discount to Canadian Parents for French members on the following
programs.
French Immersion Summer Camp for juniors 13-16
From July 8th to July 21st, 2007 or July 22nd to August 4th, 2007
(2 weeks)
The Traveling Program for Juniors 15-17
From July 8th to August 4th, 2007 (4 weeks)
Teaching Proficiency in French as a Second Language
From August 5th to August 18th, 2007 (2 weeks)
These all inclusive programs include airport pick up, supervision of children,
safe locations and a wonderful setting. For more information go to
www.langues-trois-pistoles.com/en/index.html
To take advantage of this discount, register directly with Académie des langues
de Trois-Pistoles.
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Académie des langues de Trois-Pistoles
30-A, rue Notre-Dame Est
Trois-Pistoles (Québec) G0L 4K0
Tél: 418-851-3747 Fax: 418-851-3735|info@langues-trois-pistoles.com
Check out the Members/Donors section of the CPF website at www.cpf.ca for
information about CPF member benefits.
CPF membership application form
CPF allows one or two adults per family as voting members.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
[ ] New membership [ ] Renewal membership #____________ [ ] Change of Address
Best Value! 3 year - $60
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Name ______________________________________________________________
First Member Surname, Given Name Second Member’s Surname, Given name
Address: _____________________________________________________________
Province____________
Postal Code_________
$________________
1 year - $25
$_______________
Donation*
$_______________
Total (No GST) $_______________
Home Phone ( )____________
School(s)_____________________________________________________________
DONATIONS: Your gift in support of CPF is also welcomed and appreciated. All
donations are important to us. However due to cost, we will issue tax receipts in
January of the following year only to donors who have made donations of more
than $10, unless a receipt for a lesser amount is specifically requested. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! (CPF Charitable Reg. No. 11883 5131 RR0001)
Local CPF Chapter / Section_____________________________________________
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I understand that the personal information collected on this form is for the purpose of
forwarding various newsletters and other mailings related to FSL matters as well as
fundraising materials.
Name on Card_______________________________________________
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Date _______________Signature_______________________________
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School Board__________________________________________________________
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members special benefits or education-related information. Use of the list will be carefully regulated and only permitted under a contract specifying confidentiality and one-time authorization. If
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Return to: Canadian Parents for French
176 Gloucester Street, Suite 310, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0A6