E-NEWS February 2013 Issue 73

Providing opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French

Emma Drake

CPF PEI French Student

Excellence Awards For the 13th year Canadian Parents for French-PEI is sponsoring five French Student

Excellence Awards. This year we were able to add two more awards for seven

student winners! These awards are intended to encourage and reward students

who take initiative in their French-language education.

The awards are in the form of a week with the Encounters With Canada Program. EWC is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Canadian teens to meet young people from across the country. They spend a week in our nation’s capital, take part in exciting adventures, explore future career options, learn more about our country, and share their hopes and dreams – all through exclusive hands-on workshops, presentations and excursions. EWC has been offering rich and diverse programs for 31 years. Over 92,000 youth have already lived the “EWC Experience.” https://www.ewc-rdc.ca

Through the CPF PEI French Student Excellence Award, winners receive a fully paid registration fee. The winners can choose to

attend any week in the winter session (January to April).

Although scholastic ability is of importance, factors such as character, community involvement, qualities of leadership and interest in becoming bilingual are carefully considered. Distinction, whether in intellect or character or a combination of these, is the most essential requirement.

Only one student per school can be selected from any one particular school. Prizes are also divided

amongst these categories: Core, Immersion and Francophone. CPF volunteers jury the submissions and choose the recipients based on the content and the criteria. For a full list of this year’s recipients see page two

of this newsletter. For recipients from other years , visit our web site at www.cpfpei.pe.ca/programs.

Thank you to all who entered the competition and to the volunteers who had the

difficult task of selecting the recipients.

Kelsey O’Connor

Chandler Acorn

Pg. 2

Name Grade School Program

Kelsey O’Connor 11 KISH French Immersion

Emma MacDonald 11 Montague Reg. High Core

Chandler Acorn 11 Three Oaks French Immersion

Emma Drake 9 Morell Reg. High Special Core

Taya Nabuurs 12 Charlottetown Rural French Immersion

Keisha Doyle 11 Colonel Gray French Immersion

Ryan Arsenault 10 École Évangéline French Language

French Student Excellence Award recipients 2012-13

L’homme aimable est

celui qui écoute en

souriant les choses qu’il

sait, dites par quelqu’un

qui les ignore. ---

Alfred Capus

A friendly man is one

who listens, smiling, to a

subject he knows well,

explained by someone

who knows nothing

about it.

Pg. 5

Canadian Parents for French – Prince Edward Island (CPF - PEI) announces the 2013 Provincial Concours d’art oratoire. If you are in Grade 10, 11 or 12 and are studying French as a first or second language, this is the event for you! Hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island, the CPF - PEI 2013 French public-speaking contest will be held on Saturday, April 6. Sponsored by CPF – PEI for 29 years, this is an opportunity to use French outside the classroom and to meet other students from across the province. Compete to win prizes donated by various organizations and local businesses, as well as cash, certificates and medals. Students in Grade 11 and 12 can win scholarships to the:

The provincial winner in each of five categories (Core French, Core Extended, Early Immersion, Late Immersion and Francophone) will be eligible to advance to the National Competition in Ottawa on May 25, 2013 all travel expenses paid, to compete for a $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per year) to the University of Ottawa, l’Université Sainte-Anne, or l’Université de Moncton. For more information, contact your French teacher, our office at 368-3703 or email concours@cpfpei.pe.ca For more information or to volunteer at this event, contact the CPF office.

FRENCH VOCABULARY French Word-A-Day

rendre service (rahndr sair veese): to help out Je travaille encore pour les

rendre service. I continue to work in order to help them out.

Sous la férule de... : under the tutelage of or

Sous l'autorité, le pouvoir de... Under the

authority, power of, etc

And what a great experience!

Teachers say that they can tell the students who have had an opportunity to go to French summer camp or have a similar experience. These students are more engaged and are more willing to speak in French after they have participated in camps.

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Students aged 12-14 in French Immersion or French language education will have the opportunity to attend camp in Îles-de-la-Madeleine at L'Istorlet Center Nautique camp. This is a nautical camp with boogie boarding, wind surfing, sailing and more. July 14-20, 2013.

During this same week and at the same site is the Sea Kayak Camp. You will explore, by sea kayak, caves and cliffs, and in the evening, you will camp at a safe harbor on the beach for the night; a great way to discover the Islands from a different perspective. This is for 15-17 year olds on July 14-20, 2013 as well.

Îles-de-la-Madeleine Residential Camps (Sunday to Saturday) July 14-20 Ages 12-14 ($400) July 14-20 Kayak Ages 15-17 ($500) CPF PEI provides a chaperone on the Îles de la Madeleine ferry. CPF PEI also provides a subsidy which also in-cludes the ferry costs for CPF PEI members. CPF PEI membership is required at $25. Registration, program and payment information is available on our web site under programs and activities. Register with CPF PEI for these prices. www.cpfpei.pe.ca www.istorlet.com

Very limited space, register early directly with CPF PEI

Call (902) 368-3703

Camp Experience!

Tuesday March 5 Lunch Keynote Speaker, Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages at the

“Bilingualism in Business” Forum the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris (9 am to 1 pm). Storm date March 6th

Friday, March 9 Bâtir des ponts - Building Bridges

Food and music at le Centre acadien Grand-Rustico, for the whole family, starting at 6 pm.

Monday, March 11 Premier Robert Ghiz has declared this French-second-language Day! Tuesday, March 12 Open House at our office in Room 2L, 40 Enman Crescent. Come see our display of projects and programs, meet our volunteers and enter your name for great door prizes. 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. March 4-15 CPF PEI will subsidize students’ entrance fees for schools to visit the Acadian Museum.

March 8-24 In partnership with the National Film Board, a variety of French films are offered to all schools.

Grade K-6 schools can apply for $100 to help pay for celebratory events! A series of five French motivational posters will be presented to all grades 7-12 school. Presentation of the CPF PEI Educator of the Year Award. This award is presented annually to a teacher who has shown exceptional support for French language education.

The objective of the Rendez-vous de la

francophonie is to:

• Instill more French in everyday life of

Canadians

• Raise the awareness of all people about

the French heritage of Canada

• Encourage cooperation between the

two linguistic communities

• Further enhance the language and

French culture among francophones

This publication is created and distributed by Canadian

Parents for French—PEI.

Copyright 2006, CPF-PEI. All rights reserved.

CPF PEI is seeking new board members. If you would like to get involved and help promote French second language education, call us at 368-3703 or email glecky@cpfpei.pe.ca.

□ Please send me E-NEWS by email. Fax 628-8062

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CPF PEI Board of Directors

President Amanda Moore

VP Vacant

Treasurer Maryse Perreault

Member Tammy Desjardins

Member Susan Taylor

Executive Director Gail Lecky

Programs and Outreach Dottie Daly

CPF PEI recognizes and thanks the Department of Canadian Heritage for its continued financial support of our projects and activities. /CPF PEI désire remercier le Mministère

du Patrimoine canadien pour son soutien financier continu de nos projets et activités.

CPF PEI PO Box 2785

Charlottetown, PE C1A 8C4

902-368-3703 www.cpfpei.pe.ca

Member of the month Is George Somers, Cornwall

Brought to you by

McDonald’s...Congratulations!

School Calendar for February

(19 School Days) (18 Instructional Days)

1 End of Semester Administration/

Professional Development Day

18 Islander Day

February 4, 1902, Charles Lindbergh, first to fly

solo over the Atlantic ocean