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Registration will be closed on April 16, 2010

	The Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM) is being used in 4,000 schools across Canada, and is also being implemented in Australia, the United States and Europe. Why has this program become so popular in such a short time? Quick fluency development Multi-disciplinary approach Motivating for both students and teachers
	“Wendy—you’ve done an incredible job with the program. I have many, many students who were non-participatory last year, who are talking, and enjoying French.” Louise Carson, Harrison Public School   “What has amazed everyone is the ease with which the students are communicating, the enthusiasm they demonstrate and how incredibly fast they make the leap into written work!” Tim Dittrick, HGI Middle School   “I would stop teaching French if I had to stop using the AIM – it’s that good!” Gary Ziel, Medicine Hat Public School
	You can achieve fluency with your FSL students! New! AIM programs for primary and junior high!

AIM WORKSHOPS

London, ON
Intro to the AIM
April 24, 2010

Kingston, ON
Intro to the AIM
April 24, 2010

Edmonton, AB
AIM for Elementary:
The Next Level
April 24, 2010

Winnipeg, MB
Intro the the AIM:
for Immerson
April 24, 2010

London, ON
AIM for Elementary:
The Next Level
April 25, 2010

Winnipeg, MB
AIM for Elementary:
The Next Level
April 25, 2010

Barrie, ON
8th Annual East
Summer Institute
July 2-5, 2010

Squamish, BC
2nd Annual West
Summer Institute
July 2-5, 2010

Edmonton, AB
Intro to the AIM
August 27, 2010

• Learn the songs, dances, plays, gestures, entry and leaving routines of the first unit of the program;


• Learn gestures from Wendy's revolutionary 'Gesture Approach';


• act out plays designed for small-group work;


• watch students using this method;


• learn about language-manipulation activities based on the play;


• learn why a story-based approach is much more effective than a thematic approach.

Wendy Maxwell (M.A.) has 20 years of teaching experience, as both a Core French and immersion teacher. She is the author of Histoires en action !, Jeunesse en action !, Stories in Action! and seven volumes of plays. She has also co-written dozens of songs with her husband, Matt. She has developed a major breakthrough in second language instruction, and is the recipient of a 1999 Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2004 H.H. Stern Award. She has made appearances on Radio-Canada (CBC), CityTV (Vancouver), the Vicky Gabereau Show and the Europe-wide TV5. Wendy has given workshops in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Presenter

Edite Sammons (B.Ed.) has taught core French since 1980 in both the public and independent school systems. In 1999, Edite was the first teacher to pilot the AIM in her grade one core French classes at Havergal College, Toronto and was subsequently awarded the Havergal Chair for Teaching Innovation in 2001. For several years now, Edite has been an AIM presenter, giving workshops across North America and Holland. Currently, Edite teaches French full time using the AIM at The Country Day School in King City, Ontario.

Workshop location
Best Western Lamplighter Inn
and Conference Centre
591 Wellington Road South
London, ON
N6C 4R3 CANADA
Tel: (519) 681-7151
Fax: (519) 681-3217

Cancellation Policy
Up to one week before date of workshop:
90% REFUND.
No refund if cancellation less than seven
days before workshop.

Registration will be closed on Friday, April 16, 2010

Workshop Date and Time
Saturday, April 24, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
Lunch served.

Cost of Workshop
Includes continental breakfast,
coffee break and full lunch.
1-day workshop rate:
$195.00 (including GST)