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The 7th Annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival: Storytelling on the Path to Peace | Le 7ème festival international de Winnipeg: Se raconter une nouvelle histoire de paix.

Apr 18, 2012 No Comments by

The Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival is a contribution to arts and culture that features regional storytellers, as well as national and international tellers. The Festival includes a School Program, Peace-building Workshops, and Public Events.

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CASLT – Free Webinar!

Apr 18, 2012 No Comments by

CASLT is pleased to offer you a free webinar introducing two important new initiatives to support learning of French and English as additional languages: The Assessment in Action Toolkit and The Professional Learning Online Community.

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University of Ottawa’s Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) is offering summer professional development workshops

Apr 12, 2012 No Comments by

The University of Ottawa’s Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) is offering summer professional development workshops for FLS and FSL elementary and secondary teachers of Core French, Extended French, Intensive French and Immersion.

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A Day of Learning, Culture, and Collaboration for Manitoba Basic French Teachers

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments

Literacy experts Wendy Carr and Bev Anderson will facilitate the day and lead you through practical, hands-on activities to help you develop effective literacy practices in the classroom. They will focus on oral language development and they will also model how assessment and differentiation strategies can be integrated into your lessons.

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Via Radio-Canada.ca : French services: where are we?

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments

During this year’s Semaine de la francophonie (National French Week held yearly in March), Radio-Canada in Manitoba (radio, TV and Internet) will take stock of French-language services in Manitoba with a series of reports, as well as a discussion group.

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Manitoba Tour Special – Book Now World BEAT School Workshops & Performances!

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments

Hands-on workshops are between 30-50 minutes in length and can include up to 30 students, plus staff. Everyone gets an authentic instrument to play. Shows are a 50-minute interactive assembly performance for the whole school featuring instruments from around the world. It’s a fantastic learning experience! www.worldbeatdrumming.com

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Opportunity to develop French language skills through Université de Saint-Boniface

Mar 12, 2012 No Comments

Attached are flyers for the spring session on advanced courses in French and Élan. For further information visit their website.

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AIM Professional Development Workshops – At the Pembina Trails School Division office at 180 Henlow Bay

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

Explore the power of the Accelerative Integrated Methodology at an AIM workshop, and learn directly from leading AIM practitioners. Friday, April 13 is an introductory session, Saturday, April 14 is an “Advancing your skills” session for teachers currently using the AIM methodology. Information available here: www.aimlanguagelearning.com To register: register online. Here is more information: Day [...]

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Freeze Frame is holding a Wine Cheese and Animation Fundraiser in support of outreach programming

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

Freeze Frame is holding a Wine Cheese and Animation Fundraiser to support our outreach programming and offer more opportunities for schools and groups to access our Festival and year round programs. This is a great opportunity to have fun with animation, network, and enjoy a fantastic array of local, national and international wines and cheeses [...]

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French for the Future electronic bulletin – sign up for great student resources

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

French for the Future is a not-for-profit organization that supports and motivates high school students on their path towards bilingualism. The following link is the latest bulletin. View the online version here: link  

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