Transcript 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,

Explore another corner of Canada while
learning French!
C'est l'aventure... interested?
Second-Language Spring/Summer Program
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Established in 1971 by the Council of Ministers of
Education, Canada (CMEC), and the Secretary of State
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Formerly the Summer Language Bursary Program (SLBP)
2002
2004 — Learn
2009 — Live
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Funded by Canadian Heritage
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Administered by CMEC at the pan-Canadian level and by
the provinces and territories in their jurisdictions
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.
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.
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
The bursary
 $2,000 bursary per recipient
 Given directly to the institution for:
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Tuition
Meals
Accommodation
Instructional materials
Activities
The bursary
Does not cover:
 Registration fees
 Travel costs*
 Pocket money
Courses — levels
 Beginner
 Intermediate
 Advanced
Courses
 Morning
 Three and a half hours of formal instruction
in class per day
 Afternoon
 Workshops
 Outings
 Sociocultural events (e.g., sports event)
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.
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
www.myexplore.ca