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PROVINCIAL MEETING FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCATORS

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participants (preschool educators
and parents) met in Vancouver during a
training and exchange session organized
by the Association des parents
francophones de la Colombie-Britannique.

Preschools educators from Saute-
mouton (Victoria), Trotin-Trotinette (North
Vancouver) ,la Coccinelle (White Rock),
les Petits lutins (Nanaimo) joined the
session as well as persons in charge of
Mini-Franco-Fun from Victoria, Coquitlam,
Nanaimo, Campbell

place in Novembre 1994. Considering the
success of the event, the participants
expressed the desire torenew the experience
once a year.

During the last meeting on January 20
and 21, the participants attended
workshops on songs and music, puppets,
tinkering, body expression. They had an
opportunity to exchange knowledge and to
share their experience with each other. A
preschool curriculum has been developped
in order to help children learn French more
easily. This

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To date we can find in British Columbia:
- 10 French preschool programs for children
eligible under Section 23 of the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- 11 Mini-Franco-Fun (groups of
Francophone parents and children
gathering once a week)
- several licensed (or not) family daycares
Those French programs offered in early
chilhood education are essential to pass on
the French language and the culture.
Indeed, a child exposed to a Francophone
education at an early age will with no doubt
develop ahigher level of French. And later
on, she/he will be more prepared to join a
Francophone school.

Since several years ago, APFCB
provides support to develop these
programs. A first provincial meeting took

Tire Lire, the
provincial educative
resources centre of
APFCB provides parents
and early childhood
Francophone educators
with educational and
pedagogical French
resources for preschool-
aged children (0-6). These
resources help Francophone

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aspect in childhood education, but each
workshop brought me knowledge that I
will myself pass on to other people. I
realized that it has also reinforced my
conviction of preserving the Frenchculture
inorder to builda future for our children».
Carmen L.

In response to the common request, the
Association has decided to organize a
training session for Francophone
preschool educators every year in British
Columbia from now on.

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in some preschools.

Can you imagine a best way to evaluate
the success and the impact of such a
session than reading the comments of the
participants:

«I personally found this week-end
session very pleasant. I attended with an
opening mind and I was satisfied with the
results. It was wonderful to have the
chance of meeting people from B.C. who
are involved in preschool programs. It
was a real pleasure to communicate in
French.

«The choice of the workshops was
perfect. Sometimes we miss the cultural

children to integrate more easily
the Francophone School:
- in developing a liking for
é reading and communicating in
French.

— heal f - in offering the necessary

tools to frenchify young
children eligibleto attend

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«The choice of the workshops was
perfect. Sometimes we miss the
cultural aspect in childhood
education, but each workshop
brought me knowledge that | will
myself pass on to other people. |
realized that it has also reinforced
my conviction of preserving the
French culture in order to build a
future for our children».

Carmen L.

access to games, magazines,
books, video tapes in French
for young children from 0 to
6 years old.

Tire Lire, educational resources
centre for young children

# 223-1555, West 7th Avenue,
Vancouver, B.C., V6J 1S1

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