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BILINGUALISM ROCKS is back for FALL 2010!Our wildly successful Bilingualism Rocks! (BR!) tour is back. The 2008/2009 tour played to 8,000 children in 25 communities (excluding metro Vancouver and Victoria) in BC & the Yukon. This new edition of BR! features a single set of performers - Alberta’s Trad’badour - offering a concert and two workshops with each school booking. In addition, this time chapters and schools in metro Vancouver and Victoria will be eligible to book a BR! performance. Finally, Trad’badour will be touring a specially commissioned piece with BC-specific content, celebrating core Canadian values like bilingualism and our shared history. Bilingualism Rocks Tour is a travelling production of bilingual entertainers sponsored by Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon, with financial support from Canadian Heritage. The aim of Bilingualism Rocks is to bring young Canadians together in cultural celebration, establishing and extending relationships between young Francophones and Francophiles in communities across BC. Our aim is to deepen the appreciation of the richness of French language and culture - specifically music and storytelling - through interactive performances and workshops. THE BILINGUALISM ROCKS TOUR 2010-2011 HAS ENDED!The tour kicked off on November 4, 2010 in Golden, BC There were an additional 34 school performances in Alberta organized by the CPF Alberta Branch Merci/thank you to all schools and communities that participated! CPF - BC & Yukon Presents TRAD'BADOUR!This year's Bilingualism Rocks tour will feature the Franco-Albertan duo Trad-badour, who toured during the second half of the 1st edition of Bilingualism Rocks in 2009. For the 2010 tour they are offering interactive performances, which include a 50 minute show AND two 45 minute workshops, to schools with French Immersion, Francophone and Core French programs and communities throughout the province. The school shows are targeted for Kindergarten through to Grade 9, but can be adapted for a Grade 10-12 audience. It's French fun for all ages!
Click here to learn more about Trad’badour, or you can also visit their French language website. Click here to listen to samples of their music. Click here to download a promotional poster of the group. How can I bring Bilingualism Rocks to my community?THE TOUR HAS CONCLUDED AND BOOKINGS ARE CLOSED!It’s easy! A) If you’re a school district language coordinator or a school principal, download the following booking request form: -Winter 2010 BC tour booking "Request Form" (PDF/MSWord) or French Version (PDF/MSWord) B) If you’re a parent and member of a local CPF BC & Yukon chapter, you can get involved in any of the following ways:
If you have any other question please contact Tour Coordinator Erika Rosales through the CPF BC & YT website or by phone at 778-329-9115 or toll free at 1-800-665-1222. For a little more background on our past tour feel free to visit our Bilingualism Rocks 2008/2009 Tour Page to see: movies, photos, articles, artwork, plus more from the first edition of Bilingualism Rocks! |