How to Participate
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French for the Future is looking for ambassadors of bilingualism!
Do you love French? Are you passionate about bilingualism and involved in your school and community? Send in your application for your chance to become a French for the Future ambassador and win an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Ambassador Youth Forum in Quebec City in February 2011!
The National Ambassador Youth Forum (NAYF)
The NAYF brings together 30 bilingual students in grade 11 (and Secondary IV) from high schools across the country for four full days of activities. During the National Forum, the ambassadors share their diverse experiences and discuss the challenges and extraordinary advantages of speaking two languages in Canada. A series of inspiring and educational activities give them the tools necessary to continue to live in French and discover the impact they can have as ambassadors of bilingualism.
After the NAYF, ambassadors organize activities in their communities, write blog entries and articles to be published on French for the Future’s website, share their experiences at the Forum with the media and act as ambassadors of bilingualism in their school and community throughout their secondary studies.
Selection criteria
-Be available from February 24th or 25th to March 1st 2011 to travel to Quebec City
-Feel comfortable communicating in French in front of and with one’s peers
-Be engaged at school or in the community (for example: participate in cultural clubs or extracurricular activities in French)
-Have strong leadership and communication skills (French and English)
Priority will be given to Grade 11 and Secondary IV students (in
order to ensure that they will be attending high school for a full
school year following the NAYF)
Sign me up!
To apply, please send us the following documents by
mail.
All the documents must be in one envelope and must be received at French for the Future’s head office on October 29 2010 at the very latest.
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Formulaire d’inscription (Click the link to download the form. Print it out and fill it in by hand.)
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Contrat de participation (Click the link to download the form. Print it out and fill it in by hand.)
- 2 letters of recommendation from a teacher, principal or community member. These referees must give you their letters in a sealed envelope after having signed the flap.
- A cover letter (maximum 300 words, in French) describing why you want to be a French for the Future ambassador. You can write about activities in which you have participated (or that you have organized) in your school or community as well as your personal path towards bilingualism.
Send your application package to Myriam Lafrance, Interim Executive Director, at :
FNJA 2011
Le français pour l’avenir
366, rue Adelaide Est, bureau 444
Toronto, ON
M5A 3X9
Selection Process
Ambassadors will be chosen by the French for the Future selection committee. If you are selected, you will be contacted by telephone between November 22
nd and 26
th 2010. The official list of 2011 ambassadors will be posted on our website on December 1
st.