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New Francophone School
to open in Revelstoke
September 2012

As of next September, a brand
=] New francophone school will
open its doors in Revelstoke
and welcome a dozen children from
kindergarten through Grade 2. The
school, whose location and name will
be determined during the summer, is
the culmination of almost four years of
hard work by a group of dedicated pa-
rents. Thanks to those parents’ efforts,
students will now be able to learn in
French in this picturesque southeastern
BC town, nestled in the heart of the
Columbia Mountains.

Shortly after hearing the good news,
Caroline Grenier declared, “Here in
Revelstoke, we are extremely excited
and we are ready to take the next
steps!” Ms. Grenier started the group
which has invested considerable time
and energy into identifying, uniting

La voix des parents de Colombie-Britannique

and _ informing francophone
parents in the region. The
parent group will soon hold a
consultation to select a name
for the new school, and also establish
a properly constituted school parents’
association. According fo Ms. Gre-
nier, in addition to the twelve students
registered to begin their French-lan-
guage education this fall, the group
has compiled a list of some thirty child-
ren whose parents want them to at-
tend francophone school when they
reach school age.

During its May 26 meeting this year,
the CSF (francophone schoo! autho-
rity) Board of Trustees unanimously
approved a motion to authorize the
opening of the new school. The CSF
feels that the Revelstoke school will
become, over time, as important a

francophone elementary school as
the institutions in Nelson, Rossland, Chil-
liwack and Kamloops. Indeed, as wit-
nessed in other regions of the province,
the new school is likely to attract new
francophone families. This will help to
increase the overall CSF student enroll-
ment, which has continued to grow
over the past seven years.

The Fédération des parents, which
supported the Revelstoke parents’
application, salutes their commitment
and determination and is thrilled to
welcome them into the BC _ franco-
phone education family. We send our
very best wishes for a bright future for
the new school and its community!

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