Montreal

The Montreal Forum was held on April 21, 2010 at the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec

More pictures here!

The Montreal Forum was an exciting day with inspiring professionals and cultural guests aimed at creating a fun and enriching day for over 250 Anglophone youth in Montreal.

With our theme: Respect, Culture and Integration into Québécois society, the goal again this year was to create an atmosphere in which students have a really positive and empowering experience in French while connecting them with the Québécois culture that surrounds them.

It is especially important in the Québécois context to provide a space where Anglophone youth can celebrate their bilingualism and feel proud of their mastery of the French language.

The Montreal Forum is about making the French language and the Québécois culture more accessible and more alive. All in all, the day can be summed up as high energy, positive and fun. The students really walked away with a feeling that French can be fun, that francophone culture is interesting and that they should be proud of themselves for being open and able to spend an entire day laughing and learning in French.

Highlights included: A francophone youth Hip Hop dance troupe, Vise Haut, La Ligue D’improvisation Montréalaise, Québécois musical group, a panel discussion with young athletes who have used their bilingualism to open doors and increase their opportunities and more!


For the program, click here!

Read an article published in the West End Times: Students 'dive' into French for the Future Conference with Olympian Marleau

An article in the English Montreal School Board's newsletter (see page 3)

The organizing committee

Coordinator

Alyssa Kuzmarov

Members
Nadia Bazinet
Roxane Bérubé
Jean-Alix Louis Charles
Michael Cohen
Martine Delsemmes
Lawrence DePoe
Jacinthe Leclerc
Cherine Mikael
Daniella Scoppa
Charles Taker