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MO THE HURON EXPOSITOR MARCH 12. 1981
HPRCSS
1'
French
changes
The Huron Pertfi Roman
Catkolic, Separate School
(IIPRSS) board, in adapting ,
'to ettcrieninht changes set out
by the MiaiStry of Edication.
rretiCh ,„ program
,allet.44Onk :,notihted.: .; its
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:POPO ,,P:r9graills.
401 In, the. late , .
eartyr ,:170s,*:.', ex, •
.044.1013ha to11*..aerL 911.4it?
perS.0.1t, or the three4nertitter.
-delegatiOn;"litt the late "70S
artitnow the '80s,, it is a
four"skill approach = hearing.
speaiting, , reading and
.
addition, because the
HPRCSS hoard has,,xtended .
French instruction to include .
Grade 4 through '8 lit was
previously offered from
Grade 6 to, 8). The language
program was reviewed.
The committee-selected a
curriculum using' the text
Vive' Le Francais. Mrs.
Lauwaert told the board.
"because it met' niost of our-
needs."
Besides Mrs. Lauwaert. a
teacher at St. Joseph's and
Immaculate, Conception in
Stratford.. oilier "ibembers it
the delegation were Gaetan
Blanchette. principal of St.
Boniface in Zurich and Justin
Ttnnasulo of St. Alostus in
Stratford.
The delegation" spokes-
person. explaining the aims
of the ministry guideliries,
said "they want cOrn- •
municators, nor bilingual
students." Complete
bilingualism. . she added•
would require ahOut 5TD00
htiurs of classroom training.
The new program. noted
the delegation. includes not
only language- instruction but
encourages • an. under-
standing of other cultures
and a positive attitude
toward learning another
language.
"After all. we are . a
bilingual • ~country." con-
cluded Mrs. Lauwaert. "The
aurtural 'prOgram did not'
in the oldTirograin..-T
Board chairman Ron
Murray asked the delegation
if HPRCSS graduates , did
well in either the Huron or
Perth systems in Grade 9.
The Huron public board
started French instruction in
Grade 4.. earlier than the
separate board..
"When they leave us they
are well prepared," replied
Mr. Blanchette. "'It's been
found in my experience the
studentS who put in. a little
efforl. are .caught up by
Christmas tin first year high..
schoofr•
Education, superintendent
John McCauley added about
52 per cent of HPRCSS
Students had opted for
French classes' going, into
Grade 9 Of 1979.
Trustee Ted Geoffrey.
asked whether studetit'S
instructed in French in other
subjects managed as well in
those courses when taken in:
English in high school.
IT DEPENDS
"In my experience. again
it depends on the student."
responded Mr. Blanchette.
Mr. Blanchette .explained
after French `instruct ion
students often have a better
understanding,1,., of
grammatical terminology -
articles. verbs. subjects.
clauses, etc. - because the y
are no longer the
abStractions of one language.
DISMISSAL CHANGE
in other business. the
boaid approved changing
dismissal time . at St.
Ambrose in Stratford from
3:10 to.3:25. The adjustment.
which will' be made up for
with an extended noon' hour.
`was made to ease bus
scheduling.
The board reviewed a
tentative plan
professional activity days f< r
the- 1981.82 -satin! year. A
attempt is being made to
have HPRCSS days coincide
with. those.of other boards, as
well as with other community
event-S. For instance. Sept.
25 has been suggested since
several area fall fairs arc
planned for that day.
Two Stratford residents on
the board. Jeanette
Eybergen. and on Marcy.
will investigate a space re-
quest by the tratford Toy
Library. St. Michael's School
was suggested as ;. a
possibility for the library.
which. loans expensive toys
many parents can not afford.
The board intends to circu-
late .4.,,parstto spit-mos' fact
aiiit in Vie bulletins of the'
region's chutches.
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