FSE 2016 Parents Information Session French Section Elective of Caulfield Junior College Thursday 3 rd March 6.30pm – BER

FSE 2016 Parents Information Session French Section Elective of Caulfield Junior College Thursday 3 rd March 6.30pm – BER (5/6 Building)

3 Parent information Session 2016 French Section Elective INTRODUCTION -Since Homologation by French Ministry of Education -Member of the AEFE network -293 students from PREP/GSM to Y6/6 e -14 classes, 7 french teachers, 7 australian teachers, 1 Prep assistant, 1 support teacher -Bi-National education BILINGUAL PROGRAM OF FSE -2 languages -2 teachers -1 harmonized program (Adresses both French and Australian curriculum) -Whole school approach for the best practises

Parent information Session 2016 I.AEFE Network II.AAFEBS III.New french Programs IV.Binome work V.New arrival program VI.Educational support teacher : Gilles VII.How to help my child ?

French Section Elective I. AEFE Network 136 countries, 494 schools, students

French Section Elective I. AEFE Network ZONE ASIA-PACIFIC : DESCRIPTION -19 zones in the world, Asia Pacific in one of them -38 schools in 17 countries -1 General coordonator : Bruno Valéry -2 inspectors of the French National Education -Melbourne : Bruno Delvallée

French Section Elective I. AEFE Network Be a part of AEFE Network, what does that mean ? - Every student of the zone is following the program as if he was in France, with consistency and with the same requirements. -Teachers with a French teaching Diploma -Professionnal learning in French abroad or on site -French educational representatives : inspector, pedagogical Counselor -Scolarship for families

French Section Elective II. AAFEBS L’AAFEBS regroupe les écoles bilingues français-anglais du primaire et du secondaire en Australie. La majorité des écoles sont conventionnées ou homologuées par la France ou bien labellisées par le Label FrancEducation de l’AEFE. L’AAFEBS vise notamment à promouvoir et à soutenir l’éducation bilingue en français-anglais en Australie, ainsi qu’à favoriser le partage d’expérience et d’expertise sur l’éducation bilingue dans le contexte australien.

9 French Section Elective III. New French Programs -The French Ministry of Education started a reform about the new programs who will be official in sept 2016 (january 2017 for South Hemisphere) -Highlights : -New cycles -New reports -Assessment in term of skills

French Section Elective III. New French Programs New cycles Cycle 1 : PS, MS, GS/Prep Cycle 2 : CP/ Grade 1, CE1/Grade 2, CE2/Grade 3 Cycle 3 : CM1/Grade 4, CM2/Grade 5, 6 e /Grade 6

French Section Elective III. New French Programs New reports Before : Achieved, Partially achieved, non achieved Next year : Exceed, Achieved, Partially achieved, non achieved Meet australian report expectation Assessment : Less contents, more skills

French Section Elective III. New French Programs Bruno Delvallée, French inspector Wednesday 23rd of March 6pm to 7.pm Conference New french program and pedagogical orientations

French Section Elective IV. Binome work How the binomes work ? Whole school approach to a multicultural learning (citizens of the world) Swap classes at 3.15PM every Tuesdays New week starts on Wednesday at 9AM Improve bilingual display and explicit pedagogy Australian and French counterparts meet once a week in order to: - align both curriculums - discuss strengths and concerns about students - implement tools and prepare bilingual sessions Meetings with parents are always with both teachers

French Section Elective IV. Binome work How to help your child in the binome work ? Speak in French with him/her and expect replies in French Discuss what has been done in class through the class books Practice French during the English week and vice-versa Speaking French needs to make sense for your child Assist him/her to do the homework which includes reading, learning lessons, poetry, projects (show and tell, displays). 20 minutes every day If no one speaks French at home: try to find a native speaker (au pair, student, nanny) to help for the homework and improve oral skills

French Section Elective IV. Binome work Particularities Writing Australian class: script (start cursive in grade 3) French class: cursive Lines are smaller New arrival students Buddy program Speak in the language they are more comfortable with EAL program

French Section Elective V. New arrival program -Intensive english up to 9 hours for eligible children -Eligibility criteria : children who have arrived within the past year EAL Teacher Withdrawn from Assistance the classroomwithin the classroom In a small grouponly in the english class

French Section Elective V. Educationnal support teacher : Gilles -Additional assistance -Prep Assessment -FLE support -Co-teaching -Reading recovery -Working in pair for writing -ILP -Time released for teachers -Sciences program -Sport -Library -French Events

21 Back to school info 2015 French Section Elective -Child’s learning builds over time, cannot compare with monolingual class progress - Understand that a bilingual child’s language development is slower than the one of a monolingual child in the earlier years Don’t forget !!!

Next events -Conference of Bruno Delvallée : 23 march 2016 at 6.pm -Bilingual workshop : Term 2 -Assemblée générale de l’EFM : 2 nd of May 2016