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2025 ACCENT contest - Decorate your classroom

Objective

Encourage creativity, collaboration, and community engagement among students in French-language daycares and schools, French immersion programs, and French as a second language courses in Alberta.

Participation Criteria

• Open to all classes (K-12) in Alberta, including daycares.
• Class decorations must align with the 2025 theme: “My Francophonie, My Story.”
• Only one submission per teacher.
• Various materials can be used: paper, cardboard, fabric, paint, etc.

Key Dates

• April 6, 2025: Submission deadline.
• April 30, 2025 (latest): Winners announced.

Student Collaboration

• Role distribution: Divide students into groups based on their interests and talents (artists, planners, assemblers, etc.).
• Collaborative brainstorming: Organize a class discussion to share ideas related to the theme.
• Creative workshops: Set aside dedicated times for each group to work on different aspects of the project.
• Showcasing ideas: Encourage each student to contribute by sharing a personal story or memory related to Francophonie, which can be incorporated into the decoration.

Evaluation Criteria

• Creativity and originality
• Quality of artistic execution
• Overall coherence with the theme

Prizes

Winning classes will receive:

• A French classroom decoration kit for the teacher.
• A pizza lunch for the entire class (maximum value of $150.00).