Alumni
Where Are They Now?
Blake Woolley
My name is Blake Woolley and I am a promotion agent for the Explore and Odyssey programs for Nova Scotia and the Atlantic region. I participated in the Explore program through l’Université Sainte-Anne and the Centre Linguistique du Collège de Jonquière, and these experiences have helped me to pursue multiple opportunities that would not have been possible if I were not able to communicate in our country’s two official languages. Going into the Explore program for the... More »
Harold Rennie, French-language Services Coordinator, Nova Scotia Department of Education
It is with great pleasure that I am responding to CMEC’s request for testimonials from former Explore participants “who have benefitted from the program in terms of it helping them achieve their professional goals.” I have many happy memories of my two summers in what was then called the Summer Language Bursary Program, as a student in 1973 and an animator in 1974. But I will limit my remarks to its impact on my... More »
Olivier Plessis, lawyer
The Explore program is something that I believe all Canadians should participate in: francophones, anglophones, and allophones. As a student of the Explore program in Trois-Rivières and a monitor for the UBC Explore program, I gained many of the language and cultural skills that have allowed me to move from Vancouver (my hometown) to Montreal to study law. Today, I work for an international law firm and will soon be practising in Paris. I can... More »
Silvia Ursini - Explore Director
My Explore experience My name is Silvia Ursini. As far as I can remember, I have always loved the French language. As a little girl, I dreamed of one day being able to speak French fluently. I was born and raised in Toronto, a city were French is rarely spoken or heard, and although I had taken French classes all throughout grade school and high school, I never had the opportunity to practise French and, therefore... More »
Tope Quadri
I just graduated and this is the first time I am teaching with Explore. I took part in Explore as a student five or six years ago when I was in grade 11. At that time, I was eager to learn about French culture and one teacher recommended this program, so I went on the Internet and I chose to Explore. I went to Jonquière. It was a really, really great experience. When I went to... More »
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Testimonials
Learning how to make my own food and living on my own for a short time was really fun, because I go to school close to home and never got the chance to do that before.
Patrycja Jankowski, ON
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