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Explore another corner of Canada while learning French! C'est l'aventure... interested?

Explore another corner of Canada while learning French! C'est l'aventure... interested?. Second-Language Spring/Summer Program Established in 1971 by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), and the Secretary of State Formerly the Summer Language Bursary Program (SLBP)

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Explore another corner of Canada while learning French! C'est l'aventure... interested?

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  1. Explore another corner of Canada while learning French! C'est l'aventure... interested?

  2. Second-Language Spring/Summer Program • Established in 1971 by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), and the Secretary of State • Formerly the Summer Language Bursary Program (SLBP) 2002 2004 — Learn 2009 — Live • Funded by Canadian Heritage • Administered by CMEC at the pan-Canadian level and by the provinces and territories in their jurisdictions

  3. What is Explore? • Explore(five weeks for 16-year-olds and older) is an intensive language-learning course in French or English. • More than 7,600 bursaries are awarded for Explore. • Explore has 65 spring and summer sessions offered from May to August, in 50 institutions across Canada.

  4. Open to all students • Bursaries are awarded by random selection and are based on quotas. • Each province and territory has a quota that determines the number of bursary recipients. • Each institution has a quota that determines the number of bursary recipients it can receive.

  5. Eligibility criteria • Full-time student • Canadian or permanent resident • Have completed one term of full-time studies during the current school year • Have completed at least grade 11 or is at the postsecondary level

  6. The bursary • $2,000 bursary per recipient • Given directly to the institution for: • Tuition • Meals • Accommodation • Instructional materials • Activities

  7. The bursary Does not cover: • Registration fees • Travel costs* • Pocket money

  8. Courses —levels • Beginner • Intermediate • Advanced

  9. Courses • Morning • Three and a half hours of formal instruction in class per day • Afternoon • Workshops • Outings • Sociocultural events (e.g., sports event)

  10. Useful facts • Priority is given to first-time candidates. • Some courses are credit courses. • Students stay in residence on campus or with a homestay family. • The deadline is February 28.

  11. Le français dans le monde • Spoken by 9 million Canadians and 250 million people around the world • An official language of 30 countries • In Europe, French is an official language in five countries • One of the languages of work at the United Nations and in many international organizations

  12. www.myexplore.ca

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