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2005 FPFCB Conference:
Spotlight on Partnership!

With its guiding theme, “Parents: A
a Movement, A Force,” the FPFCB annu-
al conference (and AGM) took place
November 18-19, 2005 in Richmond. More than
a hundred parents, partners in education and

early learning, and government representatives
met fo hold discussions, learn and re-energize.

Note that two provincial ministers were in at-
tendance, the Minister of State for Child Care
and Early Learning, the Honourable Linda Reid,
and the Minister of State for Intergovernmental
Relations, the Honourable John van Dongen.
Parents even had an opportunity for a per-
sonal chat with fhe Minister of Education, the
Honourable Shirley Bond. Representatives of
our key financial partners (Andrea Sebastian
of Heritage Canada and Nicole Couture of the
BC Ministry of Education) also honoured us with
their presence. It’s a clear sign of how credible
the parents’ movement is—a frue force in the
community!

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Atelier sur le fonctionnement d'un programm
Workshop: Effective Preschool Managemen

Atelier : l'intégration des prématernelles dans

Workshop: Integrating preschools into the ev
La garderie durant le congrés......... as
Atelier : Les orientations du CSF (2005- 2010)
Workshop: CSF Orientations (2005-2010)
Assemblée générale annuelle de la Fé d
FPFCB Annual General Meeting .... .
Tout ce que les APE ont toujours voulu sav
Discussions avec les associations de parents
Victoria : l'association de parents de |’ anne
Victoria: APE of the Year......... baa
Reconnaissance des bénévoles de l'année :

The opening evening
was marked by the
signing of a partner-
ship agreement, a
memorandum of un-
derstanding between
the FPFCB and Col-
lege Educacentre for
professional _ training
for francophone early *
learning educators in BC. After several years
of training included as part of the annual par-
ents’ conference, the FPFCB is now passing the
torch to College Educacentre. This means that
henceforth francophone educators will receive
professional training through Educacentre. It
goes without saying that this organization has
acquired certain expertise in the field during
the past few months with the preparation of an
early learning education certificate that will be
available in 2006.

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