Have you chosen a_ franco-

phone school for your child

and now wonder how you

can support his education, especially
if you have not mastered the French
language? Would you like fo overcome
the language barrier that limits your
ability to get involved in your child's
school life?

The FPFCB offers a workshop that can
help you. The workshop was developed
in cooperation with Glen Taylor, author
of the guide forintercultural families “I'm
with you"! The session is led by a team
of anglophone parents of students
enrolled in a francophone school -

The exogamous families page

these people have been
in your situation. The three-

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FPFCB office di-
rectly. The FPFCB

member panel of parents

will put you in

makes up the ExTeam (Exo-

contact with

gamous families’ Team).
The team is ready to visit
your school, at your convenience,
to helo you better understand the
inherent features of a francophone
school and fo discuss ways in which
you can become more involved in
your child's academic life.

If you are interested in this workshop,
ask your parents’ association or school
administration to plan an ExTeam
workshop. You may also contact the

one of the team
members, who will help you to organize
thesession. The FPFCBcoversallexpenses
related to facilitating the workshop. So
thereisnoreasonnotto take advantage
of this service. A simple telephone
call is all that separates you from a
resource that has already helped many
parents!

To contact us by phone:
1-800-905-5056 or 604-736-5056
and by email: info@fpfcb.bc.ca

From left to right, Glen Taylor, author of «I’m with you! » with the ExTeam members: Lynda Clark, Laurie Stone and Lorne Kelton.