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Saturday MORNING:
October 14th (Adults)
8:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Registration / Breakfast
9:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
President’s Remarks & Youth Panel Discussion
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
MORNING WORKSHOPS (Choice of 2 workshops)
Workshop #1 | Niagara East
#FSL4All – Learn about the State of French Second Language (FSL) education in Ontario, including strategies for teacher recruitment and retention and what CPF is doing to support access to quality FSL programs.
Presented by Mary Cruden, Chair, CPF Ontario Advocacy Committee
Workshop #2 | Niagara West
Be Inspired by Stories of Our Volunteers and Join the Club! There are many benefits to volunteering. Find out about different volunteer roles and how you can support students learning French in your school community. Join in this open discussion and be inspired to positively impact youth on their bilingual journey with CPF Ontario!
Presented by Rosemary Sutherland, Manager, Chapter Development and Outreach Officer, CPF Ontario and Chapter Leaders.
11:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Performance:
Mikael Taieb (Vimeo video) le “MATHEMAGICIEN” Pixel Art & Rubik’s Cube Magic Show (Bilingual)
Saturday AFTERNOON:
October 14th (Adults)
12:00 p.m. | Ballroom South
CPF ON AWARDS LUNCHEON
It’s all about our amazing volunteers! Join us in celebrating the winners of the:
Mlacak Award for the outstanding contribution to CPF, McGillivray Award for outstanding contribution to FSL education, and
Youth Leadership Award.
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Choice of 2 workshops)
Workshop #3 Leadership Matters Cancelled. Replaced by Youth Leadership Orientation Session | Niagara East
Youth Leadership Orientation Session Facilitated by CPF ON Virtual Program Leaders Rachel Nazareth & Lena Xu, and young leader Siena Mazzotta.
Workshop #4 | Niagara West
Learning in Your Second Language – Come discover fun and effective ways to support children of all abilities with reading and writing in French. French teacher and author, Tara Natter, will share tips and techniques she has learned and developed in her over 20 years of teaching experience in French Immersion and Core French classrooms.
Presented by Tara Natter, Primary School Teacher at the Waterloo Region District School Board
2:30 p.m. | Last chance to visit with Exhibitors! | Ballroom South
3:00 p.m. | FREE TIME FOR FAMILIES! Until Dinner at 6:00 p.m. | Ballroom South
8:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Breakfast All Together
9:15 a.m. | Niagara East
Annual General Meeting
In person or virtually, the AGM is open to all CPF Ontario voting members. The AGM is the organization’s business meeting. You can expect to hear the committee reports, learn about our annual activities, review the financial statements and exercise your right to vote in the new slate of directors!
All-Day Saturday:
October 14th (Children)
8:00 a.m. | Promenade Suites
Child Drop-off / Breakfast
Child Pick-up: by 3:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. | Promenade Suites
WELCOME & EXPRESSIVE FRENCH ACTIVITIES
Presenters: Mary Clements and John Burke from Les Petites Pommes!
10:00 a.m. | Americana Playground Park
EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP –Atelier Nature et bien-être | Outdoor guided activity for older children and youth.
Games and Activities: The living camera, exploring and observing micro-organisms, comparing soils, down-to-earth exercises, textures and nature, the magic of sowing, the music of plants! Presenter: Nancy Larivière from Backyard Universe.
11:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Performance : Mikael Taieb (Vimeo video) le “MATHEMAGICIEN” Pixel Art & Rubik’s Cube Magic Show (Bilingual)
12:00 p.m. | Promenade Suites
LUNCH | SING-A-LONG of traditional French-Canadian songs (Children, Youth)
1:15 p.m. | Promenade Suites
Pixel Art & Rubik’s Cube STEAM Workshop (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) Children have fun learning techniques to manipulate Rubik’s cubes and creating art with the artist “Mathemagician,” Mikael Taieb.
Child Pick-up: by 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. | FREE TIME FOR FAMILIES! Until Dinner at 6:00 p.m. | Ballroom South
8:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Breakfast All Together
9:00 a.m. | Promenade Suites
Guided activity for children and youth, while parents attend the Annual General Meeting. Facilitated by: Lena Xu and Rachel Nazareth, Virtual Program Leader Coaches.
Child Pick-up by: 10:30 a.m.
Promenade Suites
Saturday, October 14th (Youth)
8:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Registration / Breakfast
9:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
President’s Remarks & Youth Panel Discussion
10:00 a.m. | Americana Playground Park
EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP –Atelier Nature et bien-être | Outdoor guided activity for older children and youth.
Games and Activities: The living camera, exploring and observing micro-organisms, comparing soils, down-to-earth exercises, textures and nature, the magic of sowing, the music of plants! Presenter: Nancy Larivière from Backyard Universe.
11:00 a.m. | Performance Mikael Taieb (Vimeo video) le “MATHEMAGICIEN” Pixel Art & Rubik’s Cube Magic Show (Bilingual)
12:00 p.m. | Ballroom South
CPF ON AWARDS LUNCHEON
It’s all about our amazing volunteers! Join us in celebrating the winners of the:
Mlacak Award for the outstanding contribution to CPF,
McGillivray Award for outstanding contribution to FSL education, and
Youth Leadership Award.
1:15 p.m. | Niagara East
Youth Leadership Orientation Session Facilitated by CPF ON Virtual Program Leaders Rachel Nazareth & Lena Xu, and young leader Siena Mazzotta.
2:30 p.m. | Promenade Suites
Meet & Greet, with Michael Taieb. Learn more about Mikael Taieb’s personal journey to success…
3:00 p.m. | FREE TIME FOR FAMILIES! Until Dinner at 6:00 p.m. | Ballroom South
CPF Ontario’s Youth Leadership Program engages high school students in Grades 10 to 12 to volunteer with us as Youth Leaders. These roles (lasting for 7 or 9 weeks) are with our VIRTUAL:
- Homework Help (Wednesdays) or
- Reading Buddies Programs (Mondays).
A key requirement is to attend the Youth Leadership Orientation Session first.
CPF Ontario is pleased to offer this session at our 2023 Family French Weekend.
REGISTER TODAY
Youth Leadership Orientation Session Saturday, October 14, from 1:15p.m. to 2:15p.m. | Boardroom
French Homework Help is a 30-minute session whereby Grades 4-6 students in Core French, Extended French, and French Immersion can bring and work on their homework with a high school student.
French Reading Buddies is a 30-minute session whereby Grades 1-3 students in Core French, Extended French, and French Immersion can read books and practice their reading skills with a high school student. Please note that there will be between 2 to 3 students in each reading group.
8:00 a.m. | Ballroom South
Breakfast All Together
