CPF Nova Scotia enjoyed another successful Bilingual Career Exploration Day on February 22, 2019. The Bilingual Career Exploration Day gave 250 high school students the opportunity to explore career paths where French is an asset. The Bilingual Career Exploration Day took place at Saint Mary’s University. CPF Nova Scotia’s first Bilingual Career Exploration Day was [...]
French Movie Spring Madness! CPF Nova Scotia in collaboration with Cineplex Cinemas will be presenting "Tout en haut du monde"! Produced in 2015, it is the story of a young 19th century Russian girl embarking on an adventure-filled quest to find her grandfather at the North Pole. This French-Danish animated film was the winner of a [...]
Ms. Emily Quigley, Principal (left) with CPF Halifax Peninsula & Mainland South Chapter President, Joan Dobbie (right) CPF Halifax Peninsula & Mainland South celebrated "Reading Week"/"Semaine de Lire" by visiting a pair of schools on Thursday, January 31st, 2019. Our chapter first visited École JW McLeod School and met with their principal, Emily [...]
How do we engage with educators in schools of Education? How do we reach teachers? How can we bring in the wider community and convince them of the need for a second language? How do we diversify our funding within the private sector? These are some of the questions for which we are trying to [...]
Canadian Parents for French, Nova Scotia held its Annual General Meeting on October 20, 2018. At the meeting, Tony Orlando stepped down from his role as President and stepped up into the role of Treasurer. Janet Claes moved up to President and Kate Ashley is the new Vice President. Janet Claes has been involved in [...]
Canadian Parents for French, Nova Scotia was delighted to honour Jason Belliveau Wood at their 41st Annual General Meeting on October 20. Jason Belliveau Wood is in his tenth year as a French second language teacher. He is presently teaching at Bluenose Academy in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE). The CPF Nova [...]
CPF Nova Scotia recognizes Nancy Belliveau for her exceptional work in French Second Language Education The Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Network Conference took place in Halifax from October 18-21. CPF Nova Scotia took time to recognize the outstanding achievement of Nancy Belliveau, who was presented the 2018 Nova Scotia FSL Champion award. CPF delegates [...]
Chapter Outreach Officer Are you, or someone you know, passionate about grassroots engagement, French language education, and creating positive social change? Canadian Parents for Nova Scotia Branch is hiring a Chapter Outreach Officer. Canadian Parents for French Nova Scotia Branch is a non-profit organization promoting French-language educational and cultural opportunities for youth. CPF believes in [...]
Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Network Conference is pleased to be hosting a Parent FSL Expo on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. The Parent FSL Expo will take place at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax from 9 am to 3:30 pm, featuring a free concert by Razzmatazz for Kids from 12:30pm to 1pm! Admission to [...]
Canadian Parents for French, Nova Scotia is sponsoring a school tour by award-winning duo Razzmatazz for Kids to CCRCE, SRCE and CBVRCE schools from November 13-23, 2018. Your school can choose one or both of the following concerts, in which students sing along and interact with the performers. Teacher’s resources will be sent in advance [...]