Preliminary Program

SCHEDULE

 

Friday night, Sept 27th: Québec film!
[Gateway Film Center, 1550 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201]

6:00-8:00:  Screening of film “Monsieur Lazhar”
8:00-8:30:  Q & A about film

Saturday, Sept 28th: Seminar events
[Grandview Heights High School, 1587 W Third Ave, Grandview Heights, OH 43212]

 

9:00-10:00:  Gregory Charles and students (French) (all welcome)
– Choir room

9:30-10:00:  Registration
– Lobby
– Coffee and tables

10:15-10:30:  Welcoming remarks 
– Auditorium

10:30-12:00: Plenary Session: Round Table Discussion with Gregory Charles (English & French)
– Auditorium

12:15 -1:15: Luncheon
– At Middle School

1:30-2:30: Panel I: Québec in the Curriculum
[Thierno Diallo, The Ohio State University: Moderator]
– Wynne Wong, The Ohio State University: Discovering Quebec through la chanson québécoise
– Isabelle Choquet, Denison University: Québécois slam in the classroom
– Steve Hedge, Grandview HS: Integrating Quebec at the secondary level

2:45-3:45: Panel II: Quebec and the Arts
[Kirby Childress, The Ohio State University: Moderator]
– Charles Batson, Union College, ACQS: Québec and its Cirques
– Patrick Rodrigue, artiste de Québec: Québec’s Visual Arts: A treasure to discover
– Erin Fletcher and Mary Anne Lewis, Ohio Wesleyan University: Contemporary Jewelry from the Francophone World

4:00-5:00: Panel III: Innovation in Public Education
[Sébastien Proulx, The Ohio State University, Department of Design: Moderator]
Round Table Discussion
– Caroline Gagnon, Université Laval, School of Design
– Stéphane Lavertu, The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affair
– Jan Nespor, The Ohio State University, Department of Educational Studies

5:15-7:15:  Dinner
– List of restaurants around Grandview HS will be provided to participants.

7:30:  Gregory Charles Performance (English & French)
[Grandview Heights High School, 1587 W Third Ave, Grandview Heights, OH 43212]