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Ways to Practice French With Your Children

2024-01-03T16:16:38-05:00January 5th, 2023|For Parents, What's New?|

If you are a native French speaker or consider yourself comfortable in French, then it can be easy enough to: Read books in French with your child. If you are not bilingual, why not try normalizing French in the home by turning on French TV and/or Radio with bilingual children’s programming or cartoons (mini-TFO, Passe-Partout, change your Netflix and Disney language settings to French). 
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Learning French During The Early Years: A Burden Or A Must?

2023-11-29T17:05:52-05:00December 15th, 2022|About FSL Education, Early Learning, For Educators and Researchers, For Parents, Parents and Educators, What's New?|

The “early years,” of our children and students from years zero to six are about new joys and discoveries. Things like new toys, songs, books, experiences, sticky fingers, belly laughs, warm hugs and little wet kisses are so special and important. They create the glue that binds families, and stimulates the interactions that develop our children into young adults. 
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Canadian Parents for French Applauds the Ontario Government’s Action Plan to Address the French Teacher Shortage

2023-11-29T17:02:45-05:00June 18th, 2021|About FSL Education, CPF Advocacy in Action, CPF in the News, For Educators and Researchers, For Parents, FSL in the News, News Releases, What's New?|

Education Minister Stephen Lecce and the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Ross Romano, announced the Ontario Government’s investment in a four-year strategic action plan to address the French and French as a Second Language (FSL) teacher shortage in the province.
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Concours d’art oratoire 2023 Winners

2023-11-29T17:30:34-05:00June 2nd, 2021|CPF in the News, For Parents, For Youth, Parents and Educators, Secondary, Grade 7 to 12, What's New?, Youth|

Discover our #CPFConcours winners of 2023! Félicitations to our Concours d'art oratoire partners across the country: all CPF Branches, our many volunteers who helped judge the submissions, and of course to all the participants. Twenty-five students from Ontario won! View the full list of winners and watch their videos.
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Academically Challenged Students – Research (2012-2014)

2024-01-03T16:58:43-05:00May 18th, 2021|Fact Sheets / Brochures / Pamphlets, For Educators and Researchers, For Parents, FSL Challenges - Answering Parents' Questions, Research, What's New?|

Factsheets (PDFs) for Parents & Educators Regarding: Academically Challenged Students In 2012, Canadian Parents for French hosted a Roundtable on Academically Challenged Students in French-Second-Language (FSL) Programs in June 2012 to initiate a dialogue amongst stakeholders, educators and policy-makers, to ...

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Learning French, Cultures, and Socio-Cultural Opportunities Beyond the School

2023-11-22T20:43:01-05:00May 18th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Challenges - Answering Parents' Questions, Parents and Educators|

Empathy and Intercultural Communication Competence - CPF Magazine Article Importance of Culture in Second Language Training and Learning - Research Bibliography The Benefits of Extra Curricular Second Language Experiences for your Child Importance of Extra Curricular Activities - Research Bibliography

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