Canadian Parents for French -Manitoba (CPF-MB) | Manitoba Association of Teachers of French (MATF) | L'Association manitobaine des directrices et directeurs d'immersion française (AMDI)

Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba (CPF-MB)

www.cpfmb.com

What is Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba (CPF-MB)?

Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba (CPF-MB) is a volunteer organization of adults who recognize the value of learning French and actively promote opportunities for young Manitobans to learn and use French.

CPF-MB provides information services for parents seeking research data about French second-language programs in the province or other areas of the country, information about camps and enrichment activities, and provincial and national newsletters with items of interest to parents, teachers and students.

CPF-MB maintains a rich and varied assortment of information and support services via the CPF-MB website http://www.cpfmb.com and publishes a wealth of information in its newsletters, the CPF Manitoba NEWS.

CPF-MB acts as an advocate for French second-language (FSL) programs, such as French Immersion and Basic French, providing information and support to parents seeking new programs or making presentations to local school boards for changes or expansion of existing programs.

CPF-MB has members in school divisions all over Manitoba, wherever there are French Immersion and Basic French programs. CPF-MB members contribute many hours of time to support FSL programs: fund-raising, joining in reading programs, organizing camps, visits and exchanges, holding family fun nights for FSL students and parents and providing information about FSL programs.

WHO BENEFITS FROM CPF-MB ACTIVITIES?

Every year, CPF-MB provides services to students, teachers,
parents and the community. As well it facilitates extra-cirricular FSL activities such as:

• Le Concours d’art oratoire; a French speaking competition for all students in Immersion, Basic French and French first-language grades 3-S4
• Cultural Tours; subsidized French-language events for students in school divisions where there is a CPF-MB chapter
• Camp Soleil; summer day camps for Immersion students aged 6-10
• Improvisation Workshops; interactive FSL learning experiences for Immersion students in senior years
• French Multi-Media Kits; travelling resource libraries  for FSL students
• Theatre Projects; drama workshops for Basic French students
• French for FSL parents; language courses for parents
• French for Career Options;  a career event for S2/S3 FSL students

Who Benefits?

• Approximately 17,000 French Immersion students and 77,000 Basic French students
• Teachers, students and parents in over 100 French  Immersion schools
• 1,300+ Immersion teachers; 420+ French first-language teachers
• Hundreds of teachers of Basic French
• Approximately 9,000 Basic French students grades 4-S4, French first-language and French immersion students grades 3- S4 who are involved in Concours d’art oratoire at the school and divisional levels
• 150+ students attending the Concours d'art oratoire Provincial Final
• French Immersion and Basic French students who attend the Cultural Tours
• French Immersion students aged 6 – 10 children who attend Camp Soleil
• French Immersion students who participate in the Improvisation Workshops
• Basic French students who participate in the Theatre Project
• Parents who participate in the French for FSL Parents courses
• Parents and members of the community seeking information about FSL
• Businesses providing French language services and products to CPF-MB members and FSL students, teachers, and parents
• Post-secondary institutions seeking connections with FSL students and parents
• Canadians in other provinces seeking information via CPF-MB print publications and website

For more information, visit the CPF-MB website www.cpfmb.com or call the Provincial Office at the numbers listed below.

Provincial Office

Email: cpfmb@cpfmb.com
Website: www.cpfmb.com

Canadian Parents for French - MB
101 -475 Provencher Blvd
Winnipeg, MB R2J 4A7

Phone: 204-222-6537
Fax: 204-222-8180
Toll Free: 1-877-737-7036

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

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Manitoba Association of Teachers of French (MATF)

www.matf.ca

What is the Manitoba Association of Teachers of French/L'Association manitobaine des professeurs de Français (MATF/AMPF)?

The Manitoba Association of Teachers of French / L'Association manitobaine des professeurs de Français (MATF/AMPF) is a volunteer Association that provides culturally and linguistically enriched opportunities for teachers and their students of French second language.

The objectives of the Association are:

• to promote and to advance the teaching of French as a second language throughout the province of Manitoba
• to provide the means of exchanging ideas and to act as a resource in sharing developments in the teaching of French as a second language
• to promote the cultural enrichment of its members
• to promote the professional development of its members by holding meetings, seminars, and conferences to discuss matters pertaining to:
  
  (i) the recruitment and training of teachers of French
  (ii) the methodology of teaching French as a second language
  (iii) the dissemination of information regarding programs and textbooks
  (iv) the promotion of available courses of study for teachers
  
  
• to furnish recommendations and advice to the Manitoba Teachers’ Society executive committee and other committees of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society on matters affecting the teaching of French as a second language, and on matters affecting teachers of French
  

WHO BENEFITS FROM MATF-AMPF ACTIVITIES?

Every year, MATF-AMPF provides services and facilitates activities to teachers & students such as:

• A Mentorship Program for new and experienced teachers
• Grade 12 Basic French & Intensive French Certificates to students
• Bursaries for teachers and students
• Le Concours d’art oratoire; a French speaking competition for all second language students
• Music, Art & Theatre Integration Projects for Basic French teachers & students
• The Special Area Groups French Conference (An annual French conference for teachers)
• Professional development workshops and sessions for teachers throughout the ear
• A quarterly journal publishing news, current research, data and PD opportunities for teachers of French

Who Benefits?

• Approximately 77,000 Basic French students in Manitoba
• Approximately 500 schools offering Basic French in Manitoba
• Approximately 1000 Basic French teachers Teachers in Manitoba
• Post-secondary institutions seeking partnership opportunities with FSL schools, teachers & students
• Canadians in other provinces seeking information & partnerships with FSL teachers & schools in Manitoba
  

For more information, visit the MATF-AMPF website:
www.matf.ca

Or write to:

Manitoba Teacher's Society; c/o MATF/AMPF
McMaster House: 191 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg, MB. R3J 3H2

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L’Association manitobaine des directrices et directeurs d’immersion française (AMDI)

www.amdi.ca

What is L’Association manitobaine des directrices et directeurs d’immersion française (AMDI) ?

A.M.D.I,  l’Association manitobaine des directrices et directeurs d’écoles d’immersion, is a professional organization which includes all the administrators (principals and vice-principals) of Manitoba’s French Immersion Schools.  AMDI was created in the late 1980’s to meet the needs for professional development and networking of French Immersion administrators. As it evolved the association has developed close partnerships with several organizations such  as les Éducatrices et éducateurs francophones du Manitoba (ÉFM) and COSL (Council of School Leaders) of  Manitoba Teachers Society (MTS), Le Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface (CUSB), Canadian Parents for French (CPF), ADEF (Association des directeurs des écoles françaises) and Le Bureau de l’éducation française (BEF). 

The goal of AMDI is to support French Immersion administrators through networking, organizing professional development activities and raising the awareness of our members about issues relevant to French Immersion. It is our mandate to maintain a strong liaison with educational organizations in order to heighten the profile and needs of the French Immersion Program.

AMDI is an association which, by its mandate, works solely in French. As part of ÉFM, AMDI offers support and professional development to administrators in the French language. In its action plan, AMDI tries to target needs expressed by French Immersion Administrators and that includes non-French speaking administrators. 

The French immersion conferences which have been organized in the last few years were the results of developing partnership and sharing information between key stakeholders such as School Divisions Management Teams, School Administrators, Parents, Trustees, Teachers, Students, etc.

This year’s French Immersion Conference focuses on the needs of French Immersion Administrators without excluding all the other stakeholders. The conference and the document are the results of a strong partnership between AMDI and BEF. (Bureau de l’éducation française). The French Immersion Administrator’s Handbook was developed in English in order to provide information that all administrators could use with their stakeholders.

The executive committee is made of principals who were elected at the last AGM (Colloque May 2007) and who volunteer their time to meet monthly and  work on the long-term and short-term goals  described in the 5-year plan (Plan d’action). AMDI is working in close collaboration with its partners to support and promote the following activities during the 2007-2008 school year:

• CAP sur le leadership is offered in partnership with Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface. It offers professional development opportunities in French  to teachers and administrators in French Immersion schools.

• Symposium is a conference in the French language for all teachers and administrators of French Immersion Schools. This year it will take place on February 22, 2008.

• AGM (organized in partnership with ÉFM) will take place on Friday February 22, 2008 during the French Immersion Symposium.

To contact us, please do not hesitate to check our website at http://www.amdi.ca/

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