Canadian Parents for French, Nova Scotia will be hosting a Parent Virtual Fair. We will be offering 3 days of events for parents featuring a panel, presentations, and free concerts.
Join CPF parents and members as they learn and share! Our partners, Alliance Française Halifax and CASLT kick things off on Thursday examining language and the family. Our President Kate Ashley is part of the discussion panel. Event in French only.
We have 2 workshops on Friday presented by IDÉLLO TFO on accessible online resources for parents to help their children with French.
Our bilingual concerts are family-friendly! Enjoying a concert together is a great way to have some family-fun in French! Don’t miss Mary Beth Carty on Friday and Razzmatazz for Kids on Saturday morning!
PARENT VIRTUAL FAIR Schedule
November 25, 2021
3 pm Presenter: Alliance Française Halifax
Round Table (in French): Languages in Daily and Family Life – Kate Ashley (CPF Nova Scotia), Carole Bonin (CASLT), Karim Amedjkouh (CSAP) and Barbara Abdelilah-Bauer (Author)
Alliance Française Halifax, in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Canada, Alliance Française Ottawa, Canadian Parents for French, CASLT and CSAP is organizing a round-table discussion and conference for the International Day of the Teacher of French (Journée internationale du professeur de français).
The goal is to inform, advise and answer the many questions that may ask within a multilingual and multinational household. Specialists will approach these questions from different angles, with their rich personal and professional experience, to offer you solutions and advice to your questions and thus help you in your daily life.
Parents, future parents, teachers, Francophones, Francophiles, multilinguals and monolinguals as well as anyone interested in linguistic and cultural issues are welcome to attend this day of exchange and learning.
November 26, 2021
12 pm Presenter: Colette Fraser
Learn about Boukili, the app that makes reading in French fun!
IDÉLLO presents Boukili, an immersive, interactive and educational reading experience for children aged 4 and over, whether they are native French speakers or still learning the language.
Boukili encourages children to read and supports them by offering a collection of over 120 illustrated books grouped by reading level, theme and skill.
Boukili makes learning to read fun by offering quizzes and a cute avatar to customize. The theme of travel is ever-present, with the possibility of unlocking countries to discover as the children progress. They gain confidence while discovering the wonderful world of reading!
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdu6hpjMpHtfMX9D2XLAZ6X_7yO2sJHej
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
2 pm Presenter: Pascale Bourdeau
Do you know about IDÉLLO?
IDÉLLO is a digital platform and a mobile application that bring together thousands of resources to support you in the educational support of your children. Fun and physical activities, including teaching writing, sounds and phonemes, and reading. All the activities have been designed to create an engaging and stimulating environment, with stories, songs, games that will delight your children.
The content presented has been chosen by our education experts in order to make learning at home or at home as entertaining as possible. I invite you to come and discover IDÉLLO.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcOippzooH9f4Mon3UW4_nzVMxHBNCjlP
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
4:30 pm Presenter: Mary Beth Carty
Bilingual concert for families!
Join me, Mary Beth Carty, for an afternoon of songs and tunes! We will try some easy Acadian “dance assise,” aka chair-step-dancing, making rhythms with our feet right from the comfort of our very own chairs! We’ll also practice some songs from the call-and-response song tradition, old and new, in French and English! I look forward to hanging with you!
ACCORDIONIST SINGER-SONGWRITER / CELTIC GUITAR ACCOMPANIST / TRADITIONAL SONGSTRESS A sparkling spirit and veritable vagabond, Mary Beth Carty paints with a broad palette of roots-music motifs, fusing traditional song, instrumental tunes, and songwriting. She is dedicated to cultural-ecology and bringing joy to audiences of all ages.
November 27, 2021
11 am Presenter: Razzmatazz for Kids
Bilingual concert for families!
Join Sandy and Thomas, the award-winning musical duo for their concert in English and French. Live on Youtube!
Razzmatazz shows provide fun musical activity for young children. Our show is funny, lively, and interactive. Most of the songs are our own, with some familiar ones too. There’s something in every song for the kids to do – whether shouting out their favourite food, clapping their hands, pretending to be animals at the zoo, hopping, dancing, riding a bumpy bus, or singing along!
Razzmatazz has performed across Canada, including with Symphony Nova Scotia, and in parts of the USA, UK, and France.
