Top 10 benefits of being involved in your child’s school parents’ association
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. As a new school year begins, here are 10 compelling reasons you might want to consider getting involved in your school’s parents’ association (APÉ) this year. By Christine McLeod Published in The Squamish Chief on August 19, 2022 Adapted with the author’s permission 1. A […]
CSF School Board Elections 2022: Why it’s Important to Vote
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. The next school board elections for the Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B. (CSF) will take place in October 2022, at the same time as the elections for the province’s other school districts. The election will be for the seven Trustees who will form the CSF’s […]
Quiz: The Francophone Parents’ Movement in B.C. in 5 questions
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. Which parents have the right to have their children educated in French in public schools, and where does this right come from? How did Francophone parents get involved, and how are they involved today, with advancing French-language education in our province? Learn more about these topics […]
A New Francophone School Opens in Kimberley in Southeast BC
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. In 2017, several Francophone families living in Kimberley – a municipality nestled between the Rockies and the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia – and in nearby Cranbrook, wanted access to education in French for their children. Initially, the project was led by Marie Nairn (a mother […]
The APÉ for Dummies: What’s the Purpose of a School Parents’ Association (APÉ), and How Does It Concern Me?
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. Have you recently enrolled your child in a Francophone school, and you’re wondering what the APÉ (school parents’ association) is? Or have your children already been attending a Francophone school for a few years, but you’ve never had the time to attend the monthly meetings of […]
“Les 8 à 9”: a New Networking Opportunity for Parents’ Associations
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. The member associations of the Fédération des parents now have the opportunity to meet virtually on a regular basis to discuss their challenges, experiences, and needs. For parents involved in parents’ associations, the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to have accentuated the need to network […]
École des Cascades: a New Francophone School in Duncan in the Cowichan Valley
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. For Francophone families living in the picturesque Cowichan Valley on southern Vancouver Island, the nearest Francophone schools had always been in Nanaimo and Victoria, and this was too far away for their children to be able to attend. As a result, many of these families enrolled […]
École Norval-Morrisseau: An Annex Becomes a School in Vancouver
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. Contribution by Élisabeth Lefrançois, member of the parents’ association of l’école Norval-Morrisseau Opened a few years ago in East Vancouver as an annex to l’école Anne-Hébert, Annexe Maquinna was granted school status by the Conseil Scolaire Francophone (CSF) Board of Trustees in 2020, much to […]
Funding for Online or Hybrid School Projects
Article from Parenthèse published on , in the category. Two small grant programs support school projects even during the pandemic Since last year, many schools across Canada have benefited from two initiatives to fund projects for Francophone minority students. Launched in the fall of 2019, the PassepART and Vice-Versa programs provide a grant of $1,500 […]