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CONTEST HAS ENDED

The winners will receive a set of AIM readers for their class!


Although the contest has ended, we are still happy to accept any student submissions to add to our showcase.
 
Theme: Link it with whichever unit you are using in class, from Histoires en action ! pour les tout petits, Histoires en action ! or Jeunesse en action !
 
Requirement: The entries should be unedited and handwritten in the students' own handwriting.
Printable Release Form
 
Format: Story Extension
 
Length: Minimum 1000 words.

Info Required: StudentName/Grade/
School/Teacher
 
Submission: Send in a scan of the original writing to: stef@aimlanguagelearning.com subject line: 'AIM Young Writers';
or
Mail to: AIM Young Writers, AIM Language Learning,
101-566 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G0, Canada

 Student Work Showcase Student Work Showcase

What is the Student Showcase?

The primary goal of the Accelerative Integrated Method is to ensure successful, rapid fluency-building over a very short period of time.
 

The strategies and techniques found in the AIM program provide students with the confidence and competence to express themselves in French, both orally and in writing. Oral language skills are developed by repeated vocabulary practice through gesture, dramatization, songs/dances and in spontaneous classroom interactions. The AIM program also promotes the development of higher order thinking skills in tandem with fluency-building through creative writing activities such as story extension and story retelling. Parents and teachers alike are often astonished at the confidence that AIM students develop in the language.
 

Here at the AIM head office we continually receive glowing feedback from proud and excited teachers and parents. They cannot believe that French students are now demonstrating levels of fluency that they never thought possible.  AIM teachers are reaching high levels of success all across Canada and are proud of their students work....


so we decided to share some of it with you.
 

Enjoy!

 

Congratulations to our Winner Parisa Fani-Molky and to our Runner Up Victoria Chin for their excellent entries!
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Story: La fête surprise

Name: Parisa Fani-Molky

Grade: 7

Teacher: Marilena Murgen

E.J. Sand P.S.

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Story: Comment y aller

Name: Victoria Chin

Grade: 4

Teacher: Judy Carmichael

Matthews Hall

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Welcome to the students shows case, here are some examples of what students have submitted to us

Video Submissions

Written Submissions
   
 
 
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Story: Cendrillion

Name: Hilary Chen

Years in AIM: 1

Grade: 5

York House School
marna

Story: Blanche Neige

Name: Marna Swart

Years in AIM: 4

Grade: 4

York House School

Story: Les trois boucs bourrus

Name: Fraser Jang-Milligan

Years of AIM: 5

Grade: 5

York House School

La Banane
 

Juli Powers' approaching performance at St. Anthony's School in Ontario inspired Milly Crescenzi's, of St. Anthony School in Thornhill, grade eight students to create their own version and video of Juli's song La Banane. Just before beginning her concert at the school, Juli projected the video for all students to see and, as always, the concert was a bit hit with everyone!

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Exciting News from around the world

AIM Mandarin program
   

For the past few years Jennifer McKinney, the AIM facilitator based in Australia, has worked with a select group of Mandarin teachers to develop the AIM Mandarin program. The success so far with the AIM Mandarin program has been phenomenal. The reaction from teachers and others who have witnessed the learning potential of the AIM in Mandarin, a language that is typically very challenging for English language speakers, is extremely positive!

AIM in Madagascar
   

Kathy Lucking has been working with AIM FSL and ESL kits in Madagascar. The interest is growing steadily and there are about 26 people who come daily at 4 pm for one hour. Younger students at school try to get into the adult classes because they enjoy it so much. Around the school yard one can hear little bits from the plays regularly, and on seeing the teachers in the morning the students usually greet them with words and gestures!