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La voix des parents de Colombie-Britannique

CSF cultural and community policy!

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By Carole Watkins, Consultant to the CSF for Pedagogie 2010

Roughly a hundred members a of the Brifish = Columbia

francophone community took the time to respond to the survey “Vers un langage commun...un bon point de départ!" The survey, prepared by the French School Board (CSF) cultural and community task force, gave parents, teachers, administrators, and members of francophone community organizations an opportunity to ex- press their opinions regarding general concepts that could be used to develop a cultural and community policy.

In 1993, the task force on francophone culture in British Columbia published a report, entitled “L'école francaise — un habitat de culture”, commissioned by the office of official languages and multicultural programs of the Ministry of Education and the minister res- ponsible for Multiculturalism. Forty-eight the have been addressed and today serve

recommendations from report as points of reference for working group members’ discussions. The pioneers of this document will surely continue to

inspire us in the work ahead.

The French School Board, in launching its 2005-2010 Strategic Plan and Pédagogie 2010, has chosen to

develop a cultural and community

policy, in concert with its various partners; therefore a working group including students, parents, teachers, and community agency and union representatives has been established. The group has met several times already and outlined the bases of the CSF cultural and community policy. The group has identified three key priorities for this year: disseminate information concerning the work of the commitiee; draft a preliminary policy; and consult

the community.

The student members of the working

group play a leadership role throu ha

website entitled “Place auxjeune site was created with the cooper of various people involved | group, among them, Mr. Joél Tre: of the Economic Developm and Mr. Yves Perron of the interactive site is designed students to get actively by submitting their comments reactions to the various issues tt

are raised, particularly Developing an

identity.

Working group members report that they are confident that, in the near future, they will be able to draft specific definitions, basic principles, guidelines, and axes of intervention for the CSF cultural and community policy.

Members of the francophone com- mittee can follow working group progress by consulting the Culture et Communauté page of the CSF

website at www.csf.bc.ca.