Moncton local forum 2024
DETAILS OF THE EVENT
The Moncton Forum is almost here!
Moncton’s seventeenth French for the Future local forum will take place on the Université de Moncton campus on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024.
The French for the Future local forum is an event full of activities, including an opening conference, 15 different workshops, and a closing show offered by LeFLOFRANCO.
Who’s invited? Students from French immersion programs from grades 9 to 12 from eight English-language high schools in the Greater Moncton area. These students will meet people who have French at heart and who use it regularly in their professional and social lives.
As always, our guest speaker is Mathieu Gingras from the Université de Moncton, French for the Future's National Ambassador.
A few of the themes covered in the workshops are: health, sciences, video games, the arts, criminology, engineering, French as a second language studies, and so much more!
Hope to see you there!
SCHEDULE
TIME | ACTIVITY |
8:00 AM | Volunteer training |
9:00 AM | Students' arrival |
9:30 AM | Opening ceremony |
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Workshop #1 |
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Workshop #2 |
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | LeFLOFRANCO |
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Evaluations |
2:00 PM | Students leave |
Special guests
Mathieu Gingras
Originally from Quebec, Mathieu Gingras obtained his undergraduate degree in history/geography from l’Université de Moncton. Passionate about the richness of cultures in Canada, he did a master’s degree in public administration at the same university and became its director of student development and recruitment.
LeFLOFRANCO
Hip-hop artist from Ottawa, LeFLOFRANCO proposes a sound full of high vibrations mixed with texts filled with emotion. Looking to push the hip-hop scene towards new horizons, he describes his style as "multicolor urban hip-hop."