How to Participate
Become a French for the Future ambassdor!
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!
Thirty students will be chosen to take part in the 2012 National Ambassador Youth Forum, which will be held in
Edmonton, Alberta, from August 23 to 28, 2012. Travel, lodging and meals for the participants are covered by French for the Future.
The National Ambassador Youth Forum (NAYF)
The NAYF brings together 30 bilingual students in grade 11 (Secondary IV in Quebec) from high schools across the country for five full days of activities. During the NAYF, the students share their diverse experiences and discuss the challenges and extraordinary advantages of speaking two languages in Canada.
The NAYF guides these 30 students to become official French for the Future ambassadors: resource people and "special agents" of bilingualism among their peers and in their respective communities across the country, who fulfill important "missions" in motivating their schools and communities in bilingual action and awareness!
Watch the 2011 NAYF video!
Who can apply to be an ambassador?
Students who are:
- in Grade 11 or Secondary IV (in Quebec)
- available at the time of the NAYF, from August 23 to 28, 2012
- currently enrolled in a French program (Core, Extended, Immersion, French First Language)
- comfortable communicating in French and English with and in front of their peers
- involved in extracurricular activities in French in their school or community
- leadership-oriented and have the desire to make an impact!
How to apply
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 before
April 13, 2012.
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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.
- 1 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.
Your application must be received by mail,
before April 13, 2012 at French for the Future's national office:
French for the Future
c/o Kristy Brezina
366 Adelaide Street East, Suite 444
Toronto, Ontario
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 by the end of April 2012.
The official list of 2011 ambassadors will be posted on our website during the month of May 2012.
Questions?
Kristy Brezina, Program and Liaison Officer, will happily answer all your questions regarding the 2012 NAYF.
You may reach her during our office hours (Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Eastern Time) by telephone or by email.
kbrezina@french-future.org
Tel.: 1 866 220-7216, ext. 222