Our values
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F.E.T.E (Festivals Éducatifs à Ton École) stands for respect for all cultures and people. F.E.T.E values diversity and aims to foster intercultural understanding and global citizenship. |
Our values
Our mission
Our mission is to help kids learn a second language and deepen intercultural understanding while having fun!
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Our mini-lessons are designed to help students learn similarities and differences between French cultural celebrations and their own traditions. By learning about French-speaking communities and celebrations in Ontario, in Canada, and around the world, we seek to broaden students' perspectives of the diverse factors that influenced the history of Canada and today's socio-cultural landscape. |
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Integrated Character Education
F.E.T.E integrates character education into each festival lesson by asking students to brainstorm virtues related to the theme and lesson at hand. Students consider the virtues, choose one that speaks to them, and write it on the back of their zipper-pull craft so as not to forget!
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Pedagogy
The F.E.T.E program is aligned with the new Ontario Ministry of Education FSL curriculum which emphasizes the importance of various pedagogical considerations, including:
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- the integration and interdependence of culture in second language learning -the improved effectiveness and engagement when learning is designed around authentic, action-oriented tasks -the use of well-scaffolded, modelled language and integrated language conventions |
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The F.E.T.E program is designed by an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) with FSL Specialist qualifications, who has taught both Extended and Core French, and who is a member of the Ontario Modern Language Teacher's Association (OMLTA).
A Festival at Your School = $10 donation
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For each day that F.E.T.E runs a festival at a school, we give $10 to support education, reconciliation and leadership development in Canada. After much consideration of various organizations doing valuable work in these areas, F.E.T.E has decided to give to Canadian Roots (canadianroots.ca). CR organizes events, exchanges, and conferences to help foster "a Canada where youth stand in solidarity to promote respect, understanding, and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples."
For each day that F.E.T.E runs a festival at a school, we give $10 to support education, reconciliation and leadership development in Canada. After much consideration of various organizations doing valuable work in these areas, F.E.T.E has decided to give to Canadian Roots (canadianroots.ca). CR organizes events, exchanges, and conferences to help foster "a Canada where youth stand in solidarity to promote respect, understanding, and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples."
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Watch this short video to learn a little bit about Canadian Roots: |
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Only the best products
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F.E.T.E chooses only the best products for our activities. We take care in sourcing our face paints and choose products that are non-toxic , paraben-free, vegan, and made in Canada. The cookies we decorate are made in Canada, and are nut, gluten, and dairy free! We make sure to bring our egg-free cookies when teachers inform us about such allergies or choices. Our laser-cut wood festival shapes for our crafts are custom made in Canada, by M.Perrier who has been running his small family business in Timmins, Ontario for more than 30 years. |
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Siège: Parry Sound, ON
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