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Nos histoires, notre histoire: L'école de la résistance, Penetanguishene - 1979

S1 E30
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2019

“40 years ago, on September 3, 1979, an illegal French secondary school was opened in improvised premises in Penetanguishene. It was a rebellion orchestrated by Franco-Ontarians exhausted of feeling like foreigners in their own so-called bilingual school, École secondaire Penetanguishene Secondary School. On September 3, 1979, therefore, the secondary school of La Huronie was inaugurated. This school of resistance will welcome 54 students from the 9th to the 13th year. Then began a long fight that would last ten years. It will take manifestations, political maneuvering and even a trial to succeed ... and a real French secondary school in Penetanguishene.

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Subjects:
Social Sciences and Humanities Français Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology Canadian and World Studies
Skills:
Problem Solving Global Citizenship and Sustainability Collaboration Self-Directed Learning Communication Critical Thinking
Themes:
Francophonie Franco-Ontarian Culture Bullying Diversity and Inclusion
French level:
B1: Threshold Independent User (B1 - B2) B2: Vantage
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E20 : Nos histoires, notre histoire: La contestation jusqu'en prison, le mouvement « C'est l'temps! »

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On September 25, Franco-Ontarian Day, let us remember that in September 1975, a vast movement of civil disobedience was born in Ontario: it will bear the name of 'It's time! ' 'It's time! Was orchestrated by young Franco-Ontarians, upset at not being able to access justice in French in Ontario. 'It's…
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E30 : Nos histoires, notre histoire: L'école de la résistance, Penetanguishene - 1979

9min6s
“40 years ago, on September 3, 1979, an illegal French secondary school was opened in improvised premises in Penetanguishene. It was a rebellion orchestrated by Franco-Ontarians exhausted of feeling like foreigners in their own so-called bilingual school, École secondaire Penetanguishene Secondary School. On September 3, 1979,…
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E32 : Nos histoires, notre histoire - Lemieux: Le village disparu

10min36s
On June 20, 1993, two years after the demolition of the last building in the village of Lemieux, a huge mud pit carried a driver and his vehicle, while swallowing a large portion of land. This is the reason why residents of the Francophone village of Lemieux in Eastern Ontario suddenly had to leave their hamlet. At any moment, its…
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E38 : Nos Histoires, notre Hhstoire - Sauver l'usine de la Spruce Falls de Kapuskasing

8min42s
1991 was not an easy year for the employees of Spruce Falls and for the small community of Kapuskasing, which lives at the expense of this pulp and paper mill. We are in a deep recession and the price of newsprint is plummeting. The factory will close. Almost 1,000 jobs are at stake. The residents of Kapuskasing are furious: they take…
Levels:
Secondary Grade 9 Grade 11 Grade 12 Grade 10
Subjects:
Social Sciences and Humanities Français Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology Canadian and World Studies
Skills:
Problem Solving Global Citizenship and Sustainability Collaboration Self-Directed Learning Communication Critical Thinking
Themes:
Francophonie Franco-Ontarian Culture Bullying Diversity and Inclusion
French level:
B1: Threshold Independent User (B1 - B2) B2: Vantage