Core French Info Session in Espanola and Manitoulin

Have you thought about French as a Second Language for your child entering Kindergarten this fall?

All parents and children are invited to a FREE Info Soirée to learn more about French Second Language programs in Rainbow Schools.

 A Core French Info Soirée will be held on Manitoulin Island on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at Central Manitoulin Public School, 56 Yonge Street.
To register, please call Central Manitoulin Public School at 377-5325 or email [email protected].

A Core French Info Soirée will be held in Espanola on Thursday, February 28, 2008 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at A.B. Ellis Public School, 128 Park Street.
To register, please call A.B. Ellis Public School at 869-1651 or email [email protected].

The Info Soirée will feature dynamic workshops for children that will give parents an opportunity to see French instruction in action. The workshops will focus on literacy, numeracy, music, dance and/or visual arts. Rainbow District School Board representatives will be on site to answer any questions parents/guardians may have.

Core French, offered daily as part of the regular English program in Rainbow Schools beginning in Grade 1, develops basic communication skills in French and an understanding of the nature of the language.  The Core French program offers students a valuable educational experience and the opportunity to develop a basic usable command of the French language that can be expanded through further study or contact with French-speaking people.

For more information about the Info Soirée and French as a Second Language programs in Rainbow Schools, visit rainbowschools.ca.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette,
Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705.674.3171, ext. 7217
[email protected]