CPFNB Archived Events

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CPFNB Archived Events

Canadian Parents for French New Brunswick is pleased to announce our 28th Annual General Meeting to take place May 7th, 2006 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Ramada Hotel in Fredericton.

CPFNB is proud to announce the 2006 Provincial CPF Concours d'art oratoire. This year the Provincial Concours d'art oratoire will be held at Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton on May 6th. Categories are Early Immersion, grades 6 to 12; Late Immersion, grades 7 to 12; and Core French, grades 9 to 12.

CPF and the Embassy of France are launching a national contest entitled:
Today's Object, Tomorrow's Museum Artefact or "Objets d'aujourd'hui musée de l'avenir." It is open to students (16-18 years old) who are enrolled in an FSL program. | Entry Form | | Fiche de Données |

French Summer Camp in Whistler - Since 1992, international campers have been coming to Tamwood Camps in Whistler to learn languages, enjoy exciting activities and fun excursions and make friendships and memories that last a lifetime. Tamwood’s residential summer camp in Whistler is host to campers from such places as Mexico,France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Japan, USA, Venezuela, Quebec, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Brazil.

A little known Summer Camp exists for Grade 9/10 immersion. Sponsored by Department of Education, NB. Location: Université de Moncton.

Learn French or practice and improve your French to get ready for the school year by attending a French camp in Whistler. Campers take French classes 4 days per week (3 hours per day) and then do fun activities such as kayaking, rock climbing, and mountain biking with French-speaking camp counselors.

Census at School is an international classroom project supported by Statistics Canada for students aged 8 to 18. They gather information about themselves by completing a brief online survey. The anonymous results are used for teaching various subjects and comparing students' lives in different countries.

Bilingual cycling camps for teenager 13 to 17 years old with La Compagnie de Nomades.

Canadian Parents for French New Brunswick is pleased to announce our 27th Annual General Meeting to take place November 11th, 2005. To register please fill in our form. View our Call for Nominations to the New Brunswick Board Of Canadian Parents for French.

The Provincial Concours d’art oratoire is a public speaking competition sponsored annually by CPF to provide students in French second language programs an opportunity to use their second language skills outside the classroom environment. We will be awarding a cash prize to the first, second and third place winners and the first place winners in grade 12 will also be awarded an all expense paid trip to Ottawa, Ontario on May 28, 2005 to compete in the CPF National Concours d’art oratoire.

Canadian secondary school students are invited to take part in a poetry contest based on the theme “Dialogue on Canadian Diversity”. Participants are called upon to use their second language to create a work inspired by the richness of Canada’s geological, biological and/or cultural heritage. |English Info|French Info|

I'm really pleased to announce a national contest that is being offered by CPF and the Embassy of France. Participants are asked to put together a team of three students to create an original theatrical play based on the
theme "Cultural Differences and Tolerance", videotape their performance, and enter it for a chance to win a trip to France. |Details|Détails|Entry Form|

Youth in Motion's search for Canada's Top 20 Under 20 has begun. If you have accomplished something unique or know of someone who has, this award is for you.

Would you like your 16/17 year old daughter or son to travel to Quebec this summer, live and work in a completely French environment ? Then don't wait, students should apply now!

New Brunswick had 2 winners at the CPF National Concours d'art oratoire which was held in Edmonton, Alberta on May 29, 2004

Results are in for the 18th annual Concours d’art Oratoire which took place at Dalhousie Regional High School.

Summer Immersion Youth Camps are offered during summer time at the International French Language Learning Centre, Université de Moncton, Shippagan Campus, Shippagan, New Brunswick.

Youth in Motion is please to announce a national call for nominations to Canada’s newest award and mentoring program for Canadian youth.

CPF Provincial Concours d'art oratoire is on May 1, 2004 at Dalhousie Regional High School.

A six-day residential camp for grades 7-9 French immersion students in Iles de Madeleine provides a full schedule of exciting activities featuring; sailing, kayaking, snorkelling, windsurfing, bird watching, canoeing, theatre and MUCH more.

Enter a contest where 14 to 18 year old Francophones and Francophiles from across the country are invited to create a French language video to present their hometown culture

Magdalen Islands French Camps: CPF NB has reserved 10 spots for NB students to participate in week long camps.

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 Coady International Institute is now recruiting dynamic community-minded Canadians between 19 and 30 years of age to participate in its international internship program.

Universite Saint Anne is offering year round immersion courses.

Dialogue NB is gathering works of art such as paintings, photography, drawings, sculptures and poems prepared by our young New Brunswick artists, 13 to 25 years of age to display during the 2003 Canada Winter Games.

Concours D’art Oratoire 2002 Winners

CPF and the Embassy of France to Canada are holding a national writing competition that is open to a team consisting of four Grade 11 and/or 12 French immersion students (students 16 years of age and older) and one teacher. The prize is a trip to France for the four students and teacher. Info (English) | Info (French)

For information on all our 2004 summer camps download our Camp Brochure.

Gérald Dalton will be peforming in the ARCf theater on Sunday, October 27th at 2 pm. Tickets are available at 7$.Phone number for further information: (506) 658-4608

Building the Future: Enhancing Vision and Leadership is the third and concluding conference in a series dedicated to providing education leaders with the information, practical strategies and networking opportunities needed to ensure the future vitality of their French immersion program.

Canadian Parents for French New Brunswick is pleased to announce our 2002 Annual General Meeting to take place the weekend of May 31st – June 1st at the Best Western Crystal Palace Hotel in Dieppe. Fill in your registration form and Email, Fax or Mail.
Registration Deadline Date by Mail: May 17, 2002
Registration Deadline Date by Email & Fax: May 21, 2002 Fax: (506) 432-6751

Francophones and French enthusiasts in Metro Saint John are feverish as they are preparing for a new edition of the exciting Festival de la Baie Française which will run from June 4 to 9, 2002.

Camp for Grade 5 Core French Students (369kb PDF)
Camp Pascobac August 18th - 22nd, 2002 (77kb PDF)
French Immersion Camp Brochure 2002 (247kb PDF)

A special invitation to CPF families across the country... Join CPF New Brunswick Branch for a French Acadian family holiday! (463kb PDF file)

Our Chapters across the province are holding Summer Day Camps. Your child can have fun in well supervised Immersion settings. For details on Summer Day Camps in your area or the area you plan to vacation please check our individual Chapters.

Concours D’art Oratoire 2001 Winners

CPFNB Summer Camps 2000 Photo's

Featured in this section are photographs of our children enjoying beautiful Camp Pascobac and Circle Square Ranch. Do kid's love our camps? Judge for yourself!

CPFNB Annual General Meeting Schedule
Registration & Accommodation Form(Fill out, then fax or Email)

Camp Wildwood Information
Camp Circle Square Information
Buctouche Family Camp
Camp Pascobac

Immersion Camp for Middle School Students
Immersion Week for High School Students

CONCOURS D’ART ORATOIRE 2001 - Details and Registration information
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"Proud of Two Languages" Essay Contest

Deadline : January 18, 2001
Canadian Parents for French is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Proud of Two Languages Essay Contest for senior high school students studying either Core or Immersion French.

"Proud of Two Languages" Essay Contest Deadline : February 1, 2000 Canadian Parents for French is pleased to announce the Third Annual Proud of Two Languages Essay Contest for senior high school students studying either Core or Immersion French.
Encounters with Canada Youth Program Encounters With Canada (EWC) is a series of one-week programs of Canadian studies held at the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre, in Ottawa, for 15-17 year old students from across the country. EWC was developed by the Council for Canadian Unity, a volunteer, non-profit organization. To house the program, the CCU created the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre. The Terry Fox Centre opened its doors in Ottawa in September 1992. Once again, CPF has arranged a special week, April 30 to May 6, 2000 at the Terry Fox Centre. This week is especially designed for, and open to, the children of CPF members. The theme for this week is "the Canadian Experience". The objectives are to bring together young Canadians from CPF families to give them the opportunity to learn about one another, to discover their country through each other, and to gain a better understanding of Canada. Program details
Concours d'art oratoire List of 1999 Winners The year 2000 Concours will be held on April 15th at Millidgeville North French immersion school from 11:30 to 4:00 p.m. Competition categories will include Early French immersion, grades 6,7 and 8; Intermediate French immersion, grades 7, and 8; High school French immersion, grades 9, 10, 11, and 12; Core French, grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. Information/registration packages will be sent to the district French second language supervisors the last week of November 1999. Please contact the CPF New Brunswick office for more information. A CPF volunteer is needed to act as our Volunteer Coordinator for Concours. Contact our office.
French immersion Summer Camps Week long camps in French and day camps in French will be offered. In addition to our CPF provincial French camps, CPF chapters sponsor camps. For more information, contact our CPF office.
	CPF New Brunswick Annual General Meeting and Workshop May 2000 Annual General Meeting open to CPF members, workshop oen to members and to the general public. More information to follow once plans are finalized.
La Dictee P.G.L. Is a french dictation competition culminating in a grand finale in Montreal put on by the Paul Gerin-Lajoie Foundation. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to use their French language skills and to learn something about life and culture in Africa at the same time.
Write it Up 2000! Contest This year, the Write It Up! Contest celebrates the arrival of the year 2000 and the new millenium as well as the Year of la Francophonie in Canada! To enter the contest, all you have to do is write a letter suitable to be inserted in a time capsule which will be opened by kids your age in the year 3000! In your letter, tell your far-fetched friends and relatives about the fact that Canada has two official languages - English and French - and how they were used in the "olden days" of 2000! Students must be between 10 and 13 years of age. Letters must be 75-100 words and written 1/2 in English and 1/2 in French. 100 prizes to win. Contact us for your application.