Concours d’art oratoire 2016: North Vancouver District Finals

Elementary Concours winners (April 13, 2016)

Secondary Concours winners (April 13, 2016)

On April 13th & 14th, 2016 Canadian Parents for French North Vancouver and the North Vancouver School District hosted the annual District finals for the French public speaking competition, Concours d’art oratoire.

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The district finals were attended by 38 students from 10 schools and parents, teachers, administrators, SD44 staff, community judges and CPF North Van volunteers over a two-day period. District Finals are part of CPF’s national Concours event that involves over 80,000 children from across the country. Winners from the district competition will go on to compete with students from across BC in the Provincial Concours d’art oratoire held at SFU Surrey Campus on Saturday May 7th 2016. Grade 12 provincial winners have the opportunity to go on to travel to the National Concours (in Gatineau, Québec on May 28, 2016) to compete for university scholarships and many other prizes.

We are proud of the effort and dedication of all students who competed in the district finals. The speeches were very well-written and well-presented to an audience of the students’ peers, teachers and parents, in the lovely setting of the Oceanview Room at the Education Services Centre. Many thanks to NVSD44 for once again hosting this wonderful event.

“I was blown away, once again, by the powerful speeches the students delivered. Not only did their French language skills shine, but they spoke to issues that are really important to them. They were able to convey their passions while utilizing their French,” said Emina Dervisevic, president, North Vancouver chapter of Canadian Parents for French.

District Finalists 2016
Click here for the list of District Finalists
Superintendent John Lewis’s blog
Click here to read post provided by Dr. Joanne Robertson, Director of Instruction, Learning Services, North Vancouver School District

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

The North Vancouver Chapter of Canadian Parents for French would like to thank the following local businesses for their generous support of the Concours d’art oratoire:

Everything Wine, Marine Drive
www.everythingwine.ca