Concours d'art oratoire

Concours d’art oratoire is a French speaking competition for French second-language and first-language students.

The competition is facilitated by Canadian Parents for French (CPF), and each year, many CPF volunteers support Concours at the school, divisional, provincial and national levels of competition. The Manitoba provincial Concours d’art oratoire is held every spring at l’Université de Saint-Boniface (USB).

Concours d’art oratoire is open to students from grades 3-12 and includes the categories of Early Immersion, Late Immersion, French: Communication and Culture (Core/Basic), French: Communication and Culture (Extended/Enriched/Advanced), Français and Impromptu.

Prizes, including cash, trophies and plaques are awarded to winners in each category at the provincial level of competition. First place winners from the grades 11 & 12 categories (excluding Impromptu) also have the opportunity to participate in the national competition, in Ottawa in June. There, scholarships of varying amounts are awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, some in excess of $30,000. In addition, $1,000 entrance scholarships are awarded to each National Concours participant who attends and competes, but does not place in the top three of their category.

REGISTRATION TIMES FOR CONCOURS PROVINCIAL FINALS

Saturday, May 5, 2018

l’Université de Saint-Boniface
200, avenue de la Cathédrale
Winnipeg, MB

Please note the following registration times:

* Morning – Session 1 (8:30 – 10:30 am) Registration: 8:00 – 8:15 am *
French: Communication and Culture – grade 4, – Ma vie
French: Communication and Culture, Extended – grade 4 – Ma vie
French: Communication and Culture – grade 5/6 – Ma vie
French: Communication and Culture, Extended – grade 5/6 – Ma vie
Early Immersion – grade 3/4 – speech & Raconter une histoire
Français – grade 3/4 – speech & Raconter une histoire
Early Immersion – grade 5/6 – speech & Raconter une histoire
Français – grade 5/6 – speech
French: Communication and Culture – grade 7/8, Une conversation imaginaire – Duo
Early Immersion – grade 7/8 – speech

* Morning – Session 2 (10:45 – 11:45 am) Registration: 10:15 – 10:30 am *
French: Communication and Culture, grade 7/8 – speech
Early Immersion – grade 7/8, Une conversation imaginaire – Duo
Late Immersion – grade 7/8 – speech
Late Immersion, grade 7/8, Une conversation imaginaire – Duo
Français – grade 7/8 – speech
Français – grade 7/8, Une conversation imaginaire – Duo

* Afternoon – Session 3 (1:00 – 3:00 pm) Registration: 12:30 – 12:45 pm *
*Impromptu – grade 9/10 (Register at 12:15)
*Impromptu – grade 11/12 (Register at 12:15)
French: Communication and Culture – grade 9/10 – speech
Early Immersion – grade 9/10 – speech
Late Immersion – grade 9/10 – speech
Late Immersion – grade 9/10, Dans l’œil du dragon – Duo
Français – grade 9/10 – speech
French: Communication and Culture – grade 11/12 – speech
French: Communication and Culture, Extended – grade 11/12 – speech
Early Immersion – grade 11/12 – speech
Late Immersion – grade 11/12 – speech
Français – grade 11/12 – speech

Download Concours 2018 Registration Times

MANITOBA CONCOURS 2018

Please note:

Where the category indicates OR, students may choose one of the two speech options provided. Both options compete in one category. For example: for Early Immersion, grades 3 & 4, students may choose between a speech OR Raconter une histoire, with both types of speech competing in the same category.

Where the category indicates two options separated by a horizontal line, this means that they are two separate categories for the program and grade level. For example: for the category of Late Immersion, grades 9 & 10, students may choose to participate in EITHER the speech category or Dans l’œil du dragon – duo category.

Click here to download the category table.

DATES TO REMEMBER 2017-2018

December 13, 2017	Deadline to submit the Notification of Intent to Participate to CPF-Manitoba to ensure participation of school division/school in the provincial competition.
April 16, 2018	Deadline to notify CPF-Manitoba of divisional winners (please use the Notification of Divisional Winners Form that will be provided in the January package and available on the website: http://mb.cpf.ca/activities/youth-activities/concours-dart-oratoire/ This document is to be submitted together with the $20.00 registration fee for each student.
April 16, 2018	Deadline to submit Official Student Registration Form for students competing at the provincial level, in grade 11/12 categories (is not required for the Impromptu category).
May 5, 2018	Provincial finals for all categories at the Université de Saint-Boniface.
June 2, 2018	National competition for grade 11/12 categories (excluding Impromptu) in Ottawa, ON.