Canadian Parents for French - Edmonton Public Chapter

Supporting your French immersion child

Yes, You Can Help! handbook

Concerned about helping your immersion child? Want to know what other immersion parents have learned? Looking for French resources and extracurricular activities? Yes, You Can Help! Information and Inspiration for French Immersion Parents answers these and many other questions. A wealth of useful information for French immersion parents, it was written by unilingual parents with the assistance of teachers, administrators, researchers, and education department staff and published by Alberta Education.

Join CPF

Join Canadian Parents for French. It costs just $25 for one year or $60 for three. Of that fee, 65% goes to the Edmonton Public Chapter, 25% goes to the provincial branch, and 10% helps to cover processing costs.

By joining CPF you support your child through:

• access to more information about ways to help, local events in French, and other people to talk to
• participating in CPF-organized events, including workshops, conferences, and activities for families
• demonstrating support of French-language education to federal and provincial governments and local school boards.

Find out more.

Edmonton Public Chapter events

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meetings are held at the beginning of the school year. Notice will be sent to all members once the date and place have been set. Come and meet parents wanting to support French second language learning for their children.  Bring a friend Find out what the chapter has been up to and help us look at what our chapter can do to support French learning opportunities.  Door prizes as well!

CPF French Book Fair

Canadian Parents for French Edmonton Public chapter organizes a yearly French book fair for grades K to 6. Proceeds from the sale go to support the purchase of French books for libraries in Edmonton Public Schools with French immersion programs. Dates and location will be announced to members and in the schools once they have been set.

Family French camp registration

The popular B.C. Family French Camps are held every summer. Space is limited and they tend to fill up fast. CPF Edmonton Public members who have attended in the past rave about the experience. It's not just a week of family camping, it's a week of French day camp (parents don't need to speak French.)  You need to be a CPF member to register. Click here for more information about this and other summer camp opportunities.

Teacher Appreciation Day

CPF Edmonton Public Chapter acknowledges the hard work and dedication of teachers in the chapter schools. Every year, a small package of treats and a greeting card are delivered to the staff room of each of the branch schools.

Bringing French chez nous  -  French at home

• Once a month, l'Institut Guy-Lacombe de la famille in Edmonton presents an animated movie for the whole family: i.e. Kiki la petite sorcière, Kirikou, Ponyo, Oseam, etc.  The show is held on the campus St-Jean theatre (8406 - 91 Street) and it is FREE!  For more information, please call the Institut Guy-Lacombe de la famille at 780-468-6934.

• Movies on DVD -- Most DVDs now have language options. Encourage children to watch their favourite movies in French to see what differences in expressions are used.

• Cartoons -- Encourage children to watch cartoons in French on channel 12 Radio-Canada (the CBC French television channel). Consider establishing a rule: when you watch cartoons on Saturday morning, watch at least one show in French.

• Movies on TV -- Check out channel 12 (Radio-Canada, the CBC French television channel) for their Ciné-famille (family cinema/movie) on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

• Radio -- Listen to CBC Radio One (740 AM) Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon for C'est La Vie. It's a program in English (mostly) about French Canada. According to their website: "The program tells the stories of French-speaking Canadians, both in Québec and in the rest of the country. It is not a program about politics, the Constitution or national unity, but it doesn't shy away from controversy. The program examines French-speaking life in such areas as media, arts and culture, sports and business."

• Radio -- Radio Canada (90.1 FM) "Espace musique" plays a variety of music (jazz, classical, world music, emerging artists, French singers) from around the world. The talking is in French, but a lot of the music is English, so it's a nice mix for French immersion parents. According to their website: "Espace musique est une radio musicale qui vous accompagne nuit et jour, sans publicite, avec une multitude de styles et de rythmes : du classique, du jazz, de la chanson francophone, de la musique du monde et de la musique emergent."

• Eat out in French -- Take your children to a French restaurant and let them help order in French for the family.

• Music in French -- Bring more French music into your home. Check out the Librarie le Carrefour Bookstore, 8927 - 91 St. (Suite 40) (bottom floor in La Cité Francophone), Edmonton, 780-466-1066

• Books in French -- Bring more French reading material into your home. Check out the Librarie le Carrefour Bookstore, 8927 - 91 St. (Suite 40) (bottom floor in La Cité Francophone), Edmonton, 780-466-1066. You can even get items like Archie comics in French.

• French events -- Attend a cabane è sucre. Visit Pere Noel. Or visit Culture.ca, Canada's cultural gateway.

• Newspaper in French -- Get a subscription to Le Franco newspaper to get find out about community news and events across the province. Call 465-6581.  Or get a subscription for your child to Les cles de l'actualité junior, a children's newspaper from France, available from Express Mag

• Magazines in French -- Get a subscription for your child to a magazine like Pomme d'api or J'aime lire from Canada's Bayard Press.

• Click here for more activities and resources for students.

Links

Click here for links to organizations related to French

The following is a list of Edmonton Public Schools offering French Immersion programs:

Elementary	Junior High	Senior High
Brander Gardens School Kindergarten - Grade 4 Only 14865 - 56 Avenue, T6H 5G2 Phone: (780)436-6740 Fax: (780)448-0359 Email:  brander@epsb.ca	Avalon Junior High 5425 - 114 Street, T6H 3M1 Phone: (780)434-8402 Fax: (780)435-7623 E-Mail:  avalon@epsb.ca	Harry Ainlay School 4350 - 111 Street, T6J 1E8 Phone: (780)413-2700 Fax: (780)438-1465 Email:  hainlay@epsb.ca
Delwood School 7315 Delwood Road, T5C 3A9 Phone: (780)476-3969, (780)476-9866 Fax: (780)478-1586 Email:  delwood@epsb.ca	Dickinsfield School 14320 - 88A Street, T5E 6B6 Phone: (780)476-4646, (780)476-4744 Fax: (780)473-4295 Email:  dickinsfield@epsb.ca	Ross Sheppard School 13546 - 111 Avenue, T5M 2P2 Phone: (780)448-5000 Fax: (780)452-7563 Email:  rsheppard@epsb.ca
Dunluce School Kindergarten - Grade 4 Only 11735 - 162 Avenue NW, T5X 4M6 Phone: (780)456-9080, (780)456-4294 Fax: (780)456-6667 Email:  dunluce@epsb.ca	Kenilworth School 7005 - 89 Avenue, T6B 0N3 Phone: (780)466-2104, (780)466-2105 Fax: (780)468-9276 Email:  kenilworth@epsb.ca
Greenfield School 3735 - 114 Street, T6J 2G6 Phone: (780)434-8581 Fax: (780)435-1303 Email:  greenfield@epsb.ca	Laurier Heights School Kindergarten - Grade 9 8210 - 142 Street, T5R 0L9 Phone: (780)483-5352, (780)483-5353 Fax: (780)444-7432 Email:  laurier@epsb.ca
Greenview School 5904 - 38 Avenue, T6L 3P5 Phone: (780)462-0660 Fax: (780)468-5260 Email:  greenview@epsb.ca	McKernan School Kindergarten - Grade 9 11330 - 76 Avenue, T6G 0K1 Phone: (780)435-4163, (780)435-3060 Fax: (780) 438-6049 Email: mckernan@epsb.ca
Holyrood School 7920 - 94 Avenue, T6C 1W4 Phone: (780)466-2292, (780)466-2608 Fax: (780)468-1044 Email:  holyrood@epsb.ca
J.A. Fife School Kindergarten - Grade 2 Only 15004 - 76 Street, T5C 1C2 Phone: (780)476-0775, (780)476-1014 Fax: (780)473-8258 Email:  jafife@epsb.ca
Laurier Heights School Kindergarten - Grade 9 8210 - 142 Street, T5R 0L9 Phone: (780)483-5352, (780)483-5353 Fax: (780)444-7432 Email:  laurier@epsb.ca
McKernan School Kindergarten - Grade 9 11330 - 76 Avenue, T6G 0K1 Phone: (780)435-4163, (780)435-3060 Fax: (780)438-6049 Email:  mckernan@epsb.ca
Richard Secord School 4025 - 117 Street, T6J 1T4 Phone: (780)436-9839 Fax: (780)432-1319 Email:  rsecord@epsb.ca
Rio Terrace School 7608 - 154 Street, T5R 1R7 Phone: (780)481-6866, (780)481-6867 Fax: (780)484-5207 Email:  rioterrace@epsb.ca