CPF Toronto Catholic West Chapter

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Welcome!
CPF Toronto Catholic West Chapter
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Toronto Catholic West Chapter
Introduction
How the CPF Toronto Catholic West Chapter can
strengthen your communitys French
programs Grants available to CPF Toronto Catholic
West Individual school (AMO) membership
benefits
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Who Are We?
Toronto Catholic West Chapter

• By Parents for Parents and their children
• Started in 1977 - Nationally Run Organization
  with over 200 Chapters and over 25,000 members
• Non-Profit Charity
• Over 35 Chapters in Ontario
• Started Toronto Catholic West Chapter in Nov/07

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CPF Toronto Catholic West Org. Chart
Our Chapter started in November to help fulfill
the needs of the community

BC Yukon
Volunteer Board of Directors Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta

• Volunteer Chapter Members
• -Advocate
• Member Drive
• Events

Manitoba
Volunteer Board of Directors Ontario
NWT
Toronto Catholic West Volunteer Executive Committ
ees
National Office Staff Ottawa
Ontario Office Staff
Québec
NFLD
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is
served by two chapters, East and West, who work
with the School Board on French second language
issues.
New Brunswick
President Secretary Treasurer
PEI
Nova Scotia
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Toronto Catholic West Chapter
What Do We Do?
Advocacy Ministry of Education / Finance French
Advisory Committee Bussing and
Facilities Resources Literacy (early grades),
library School Activities Survival Night, Movie
Night, etc. Summer Camps, Winter Camps, etc.
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Toronto Catholic West Chapter
What are Chapters?

• Chapters distribute information about FSL
  education in their community and work to support
  local FSL programs
• Chapters create and sponsor extracurricular
  French experiences for children at the local
  level
• Chapters receive grants from CPF (Ontario) to
  help run local programs

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Benefits to Chapters
Grants to help support French activities. 65 of
the revenue generated from each membership fee
goes back to the Chapter Access to CPF
(Ontario)'s knowledgeable staff and network of
volunteers Sponsorship of Chapter representatives
to conferences and training sessions Free copies
of CPF publications, brochures to promote FSL and
CPF programs.

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Chapter Grants
Library Grant for French Story Time
Chapters can organize a Story-Time en Français
program for children at their local public
library A 2,500 grant is available to the
hosting library to purchase French reading
materials
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Chapter Grants
Advertising Grant For FI Information Nights
This grant is to help advertise French Immersion
information nights in your local school board
The maximum amount of this grant is 1,500
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Chapter Grants
Adult French Course Grant for Level 1

• CPF (Ontario) will provide Chapters with
• the Adult French Course material (20 per
  participant) and the Teachers Guide.
• tips on organizing the event

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Chapter Grants
Summer Camp Grant
500 start-up grant available for new CPF
(Ontario)-sponsored camps An enhancement grant is
also available Visit CPF website for details
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CPF CHAPTER EVENTS
Parent Survival Night
French Book Fair
French Concerts
French Movie Night ? ? ? ?
French Café Night
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CPF Resources
Brochures
CPF (Ontario) has 10 different brochures
promoting French Immersion, bilingualism and
CPF Excellent for Chapters to distribute during
FSL information nights and fairs
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CPF Resources
Keys to French
Keys to French I, II Les Clés Over 700 French
verbs, vocabulary grammar and their English
translations Les Clés is entirely in French
Members 4.00 Non-members 5.00
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CPF Resources
Activities that introduce French to
English-speaking children
Members 1 Non-members 2
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School Membership Benefits
Have your school join as an Associate Member
Organization (AMO)

• Free access to our Multi-media Kits.
• Receive 10 copies of CPF (Ontario) NEWS
  three times per year
• Receive CPF posters Im staying in French
  Because and Concours dart oratoire
• Access to extensive research information on
  the members-only section of the CPF national
  website

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Multi-Media Kits
Available on loan free of charge for 4 weeks
to schools with AMO membership!

Each kit contains different sets of resources
books, books on tape, magazines, CDs, CD-ROMs,
DVDs, board games, flashcards, and more!
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CPF Individual Membership
Membership Benefits

• New members receive a booklet called Helping
  Your Child Become Bilingual, along with
• 3 national and provincial newsletters annually
• An annual report, The State of
  French-Second-Language Education in Canada
• National and provincial websites that provide
  answers to frequently asked questions on FSL
  education

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Toronto Catholic West Chapter
Conclusion
CPF has been on the forefront in creating and
promoting FSL opportunities for over 30 years.
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Any Questions? cpf.tcwest_at_yahoo.ca Tel
416-231-3655 www.cpfont.on.ca