BC Students Take National AwardPress ReleaseReleased: May 30, 2006 New Westminster - Silvana Lovera of Burnaby, Sebastien Picard of Victoria and Ilya Feige of Shawnigan Lake all won coveted $20,000 scholarships to the University of Ottawa, and the top place prize at Canadian Parents for French’s national French-language public speaking competition in Ottawa on the weekend. Min Je Woo of Burnaby took third place in the late immersion category. The BC students competed in the Early and Late French immersion, regular or Core French, and Francophone categories against provincial and territorial winners from across the country. Lovera came first in the Core French, Picard in the Francophone, and Feige in the early immersion categories. All wrote and presented their speeches in French, which for most was either a second or third language. “BC's showing is absolutely tremendous, and a testament to the incredible commitment to French being made by students, teachers, districts and parents across British Columbia,” stated Sherry Taylor, president of CPF’s BC & Yukon Branch. BC has enjoyed record-breaking rates of growth in French immersion enrolment for the past six years. More than 40,000 students from the Yukon to Prince Edward Island competed in school, district, and provincial-level competitions before winners were sent on to Ottawa to the annual Concours d’art oratoire. The competition was open to children studying French from grade six through 12, either as a subject or through an immersion or Francophone program, and topics covered everything from existentialism to Marilyn Monroe. Only grade 12 provincial winners went on to compete in Ottawa Canadian Parents for French-BC & Yukon Branch has organized Concours d’art oratoire for close to two decades. CPF is a non-governmental, parent-led organization that has worked for the past 30 years to promote French-language educational and cultural learning opportunities for youth. Contact Canadian Parents for French-BC & Yukon Branch to learn more and to arrange interviews with students.
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phone: 250-595-0138
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