To: French Immersion School Principals & Contacts 

RE: Gala D’art oratoire 2020 

Date: April 25, 2020

The Gala d’art oratoire 2020 is scheduled for: 

When: Saturday, April 25

·                     Group 1: 9:15 

·                     Group 2: 11:00 

Where:  800 3 Street SE, directly east of City Hall

Is the Gala a competition? 

No, the Gala is not a competition.  The Gala is a showcase and a celebration of student achievement in French public speaking.  The only “competition” part of the process is the school’s selection process to determine which presentation at various grade levels will represent the school.  

How long does it last?   What happens at the Gala? 

Each group of the Gala will be about 75 minutes. Students give their presentations on the stage before the audience with a microphone. All of the Gala participants are presented with ribbons at the end of the event.   

Will it be a lot of extra work for teachers? 

The idea behind the Gala is that it NOT become a lot of extra work for anyone, but rather, be a part of the French Immersion curriculum.  What has been done in the past is the presentations were developed in the classrooms under the supervision of the classroom teacher as part of the regular French Language Arts program of studies. The classroom teacher decides if the presentations should be original texts, memorizations of fables, poems, etc. 

Recommendation: Maximum 1.5 minutes for Division I 

Maximum 2.5 minutes for Division II 

Maximum 3 minutes for Division III 

Who can participate? 

·         the Gala is open to students in kindergarten to 9.  

·         each school may send 1 presentation from each grade.

Please note, that no recordings or videos are permitted. Simple costumes that do not distract from the performance are permitted. 

For more information, please contact Rachel Kruchten, French Immersion Consultant at 403-608-9649 or by e-mail: rachel.kruchten@cssd.ab.ca