oi SUR Rp as es INFO-PARENTS re, On February 21, 22 and 23, about 200 Francophones gathered together for FORUM 97 whose theme was "School at the heart of the community : an essential partnership". Teenagers, parents, teachers and members of the community learned and exchanged on partnership: how it works? How to build a good relationship? Howto learn from other experiences? How each group can contribute to improve the quality of education? The main idea of partnership for _ the Francophone programm is to enrich the cultural environment in and out of the school system. MISSION POSSIBLE, a short tases produced by a group of young Francophones, show that we need efforts from everyone to provide better francophone environment for students. The 17 minutes video is very appealing and delivers the message : we must work together and always remember that we are doing partnership in education for students in the classroom. The way to obtain successful partnership is far from easy. However a lot of people experienced Here are some words of the closing speech of Yvon Mahé, guest speaker "Partnership makes everybody responsible and help people stick together. : ~ (...) You worked in partnership all day long eee Through partnership you did helped build an identity, culture, education, community spirit and individual and group vitality. Now we have to establish partnerships especially to implement Francophone stand alone facilities wherever it is possible. Bring with you the idea of partnership and keep on practising itin your family, in your school, in your community, between teenagers, between teachers, between parents, between volunteers, between business people, between associations and in your whole community. I know that your ship is well equipped and well secured, your ship has even already left port and I know it will stop here and there and that there is room in it for everybody who wants to get on board when they are ready because there is some people who are not ready yet. It is a ship of excellence in Francophone education and in Francophone community development. If you travel in Alberta, come and visit us, I think your vitality could inspire us. We need it!!!" it before FORUM 97 either at local level or at FORUM 1997 provincial level. Ten people shared their experience CONSORTIUM EN EDUCATION FRANCOPHONE Hotel Parkhill, Vancouver 21, 22 et 23 février 1997 | with the participants; for example, the creation of a Francophone school community centre, the production ofanewsletter involving all the local Francophone organizations in Prince George and the production of banners by students for a Francophone festival in Coquitlam. ae ale ad Teles) EEO ARO atm oat | |EVALUATION LOGISTIQUE =e AAméliorerPassable Bien Trésbien Excellent ss Accueil as A t) 2 13 31 ie [Format du forum B 1 0 10