Jensen
EdwardsCommunications Specialist — Summer Student (
media@cpf.bc.ca)
Canadian Parents for French BC &
Yukon
Phone: 778.329.9115 (poste - ext. 318) Toll Free: 1.800.665.1222
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Background
*Canadian Parents for
French BC & Yukon is a parent-lead registered non-profit dedicated to
creating quality and accessible French second language opportunities for all
youth.
*Concours d'art
oratoire is a pan-Canadian French public speaking competition -- an
estimated 85,000 students participate annually across Canada.
*Student participants choose,
develop, and present a 3 - 5 minute speech, en français. Students are
free to select a subject/theme that interests them.
*The provincial competition
is open to all students, grades 6 through 12, who are learning French through
programs such as: French Immersion, Core French, and the native Francophone
School Board (SD93). For each grade there are the three categories.
*The competition typically
progresses through the following stages: 1) Students participate in their local
classroom 2) Top students move on to the school district competition 3) Top
students move on to the provincial comeptition 4) Top students in grade 12 move
on to the national competition.
*French immersion enrolment
in British Columbia has increased every year for the past 16 years. As of
2013/2014 there were over 48,000 students, or 8.8% of the entire study body, in
French immersion.
