School Excursions
Inspired by the cultural themes of the Flying Canoe Volant Festival (La Cité Francophone’s cultural winter event) our curricular specific school programs offer experiential learning to students from kindergarten to Grade 9. The focus of our programming is on the sharing of our French-Canadian, and Métis collective stories, past and present.
All programs are presented in both French and / or English.
The Program
The program has 2 interactive activities which meet the following curriculum subject matter:
Social Studies, French (first language), French (Immersion), English Language Arts, Music,
Physical Education, and Art.
Location
La Cité francophone / Centre Communautaire d’Edmonton
8627 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury
Edmonton, Alberta T6C 3N1
Presented January 6 to 24, 2025
Sessions are available in both English and / or French
Cost: $14 per student (no cost for teachers/supervisors)
WHEN:
January 6 to 24, 2025
DURATION:
2 Hours morning OR afternoon session
9:30 – 11:30 am OR 12:30 – 2:30 pm
PROGRAM:
Opening –
Welcoming and Introductions –
First Contact
Workshop 1
Métis Culture and people (with Krista Leddy)
Workshop 2
Stories and Music of the French- Canadian people (with Roger Dallaire)
Registrations are required and applications are processed in the order they are received.
For additional questions, please contact: education@lacitefranco.ca
