CPF National Concours d'art oratoire 2003 - Fact Sheet

On June 7, 2003, Canadian Parents for French (CPF) will be hosting a national public speaking competition at York University's Glendon College in Toronto.

The National Concours d'art oratoire 2003 will bring together 45 students in Grades 11, 12 and OAC who have competed and won at schools, at regional and provincial levels. As finalists, they will present a speech they have written in French, which is for many of them their second language, to judges at a national level.

In addition to being a great cultural and educational experience for these youth, the Concours will provide them with an opportunity to meet and socialize with French-speaking young people from other areas of the country.

CPF National Concours d'art oratoire 2003:

PRIZE:

- Prize award of $200 per first place in each of the five categories, funded through the Jos Scott Memorial Fund.

2nd Public Speaking Competition - 2003 Centennial of the Tour de France

CPF, in collaboration with the Embassy of France, will hold a separate sports-themed public speaking competition in Toronto on June 7, 2003. All National finalists are eligible to participate. The finalists will be invited to prepare and present a 3 - 5 minute speech on: "Sport et société, le mythe du Tour de France." A web-based resource, specially developed by the Embassy's cultural services, is available to assist finalists in their research at www.culturel.org/tour_de_france.

PRIZE:

- The Embassy of France in Canada is offering five grand prizes - one in each category - each consisting of an Allons en France package. The Canadian winners will join French-speaking youth from around the world, on a sporting-themed adventure in France from August 21-31, 2003. The action-packed program will include active participation in the international Track and Field championships in Paris, as well as activities focusing on sports and culture. The prize package includes travel, accommodations, activities, and insurance.

Canadian Parents for French (CPF) is the national network of volunteers that values French as an integral part of Canada and is dedicated to the promotion and creation of French second language learning opportunities for young Canadians. It currently has 17,000 members across Canada.
For more information, contact CPF's National Office at:
Tel: (613) 235-1481 or Fax: (613) 230-5940
Email: mailto:apapadakou@cpf.ca

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CPF National Concours d'art oratoire 2003 - Categories

CORE: Only for students who during this academic year, are studying French as a second language in a Core French program, and throughout elementary and secondary school, have studied French as a second language in a Core French program.

CORE SPECIAL: For students who during this academic year, are studying French as a second language in a Core French program, and are studying at least one subject , other than French Immersion Language Arts, in French; or who have additional educational experience in a French milieu (e.g.: 2 to 3 month exchange to a French speaking community, Summer language Bursary program, travel...); or have studied French as a second language in a French Immersion program in elementary school; or who have lived in a francophone environment recently or regularly.

EXTENDED: For students who are currently enrolled in a Partial Immersion Program; or who are currently studying French as a second language in a Core French program, and have 3 years or less of Immersion experience in the secondary panel.

IMMERSION: For students who are enrolled in a French-immersion program this academic year, and have throughout elementary and secondary school studied French in an Early Immersion Program; or entered a Grade 4 Middle Immersion program; or, entered a Grade 7 Late Immersion program.

FRANCOPHONE: For students who speak and comprehend French with native fluency, and are from homes where one or two parents are speaking French; or who have benefited linguistically from living, for 1 year or more in the past 3 years, in a community where French is commonly spoken; or whose mother tongue is French and who have attended French First Language schools for at least 1 year in the past 4 years.