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Manitoba-Québec Six-Month Student Exchange Program

Six-Month Student Exchange Program
Description | Objectives | How It Works | Terms and Conditions | Selection Criteria | Cost | Procedure | Contact

Application Form 2010-2011 – MS-Word™ (Word Icon 287 KB)
Application Form 2010-2011 – Adobe PDF (Adobe Icon 48 KB)

Brochure (Adobe Icon 906  KB)

Program Description

The Manitoba-Québec Six-Month Student Exchange Program is offered to students enrolled in the French Immersion Program or taking Basic French course, and who will be in Grade 10, 11 or 12 in September 2010. Manitoba students with strong Basic French skills may also apply. Students are paired with Québec students for a six-month period – three months in Manitoba and three months in Québec

Program Objectives

  • Improve the Manitoba students' knowledge of the French language and Québec;
  • Improve the Québec students' knowledge of the English language and Manitoba;
  • Encourage cross-cultural exchange;
  • Expose students to another school system.

How the Program Works

From September to December, Québec students live with their Manitoba host families and both students attend school in Manitoba. In turn, starting in February the Manitoba students live with their Québec host families and both students attend school in Québec, for the same length of time and under the same conditions.

Terms and Conditions of Participation

  • School boards, schools and parents must consent to participate in the program.
  • Schools must interview candidates and their families and select the participants.
  • A family must be prepared to accommodate the Québec students for three months.

Participant Selection Criteria

The candidates must have:

  • an interest in the program
  • the ability to adapt
  • the determination to complete the program
  • a good sense of humour
  • a mature attitude
  • openness to other cultures
  • good health
  • a solid academic record or a recommendation from the his/her school and parents
  • a willingness to live in the host community
  • a good knowledge of French
  • good English language skills

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Cost

  • Participating families must pay part of the airfare as well as living expenses for their visiting student.
  • The government of Manitoba, Bureau de l’éducation française, covers the remaining round-trip travel costs from Winnipeg to Québec City.
  • School authorities cover any tuition costs.

Application Procedure

  1. The student and his or her parents shall complete this Application Form 2010-2011 – MS-Word™ (Word Icon 262 KB) or Application Form 2010-2011 – Adobe PDF (Adobe Icon 50 KB), printing legibly in black ink. The student shall then submit the form to the school coordinator of the program before the set deadline.
  1. The school coordinator of the program shall advise the school board of the student's possible participation in the exchange program.
  1. Once the Application Form has been submitted, the student and his or her parents shall be interviewed at home by the school coordinator of the program. It will also be necessary to ensure that the family has the capacity to host the Québec student comfortably for three months.
  1. The school coordinator of the program will decide how the school and home interviews (of the student and the parents respectively) will be conducted and the questionnaire filled out.
  1. The file on the student and parents recommended by the school shall consist of two duly completed documents: the Application Form 2010-2011 – MS-Word™ (Word Icon 262 KB) or Application Form 2010-2011 – Adobe PDF (Adobe Icon 50 KB) and the Interview Questionnaire. For a copy of the Interview Questionnaire, the schools may contact Simone Touchette at palo-olsp@gov.mb.ca.
  1. For every student recommended by the school, the school coordinator of the program shall submit to the program coordinator at the Bureau de l'éducation française four complete copies of the student's file, including the original. He or she shall keep a copy for his or her own use.
  1. The entire process (application, interview, recommendation, file summary, photos and forwarding of four copies to the coordinator at the Bureau de l'éducation française) must be completed by March 1st, 2010.
  1. The Manitoba candidates will be paired with the Québec candidates in April. Each participant will be given the information on his or her counterpart in May.
  1. Only one family member a year is allowed to participate in the six-month exchange program.
  1. It is up to the student and his or her school to make the necessary arrangements to compensate for the schooling that may be missed while he or she is away.

 

Contact Person

For more information please contact:

Simone Touchette
Education Officer
Bureau de l'éducation française Division
Telephone: 204-945-6024
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069, ext. 6024
Email: palo-olsp@gov.mb.ca

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