Reading camps for teachers
Objectives of the reading camps
Do you teach English or any other subject at the elementary or secondary cycle one level? Are you an education consultant, a school principal, a librarian or a documentation technician? Are young people's reading difficulties an issue of concern to you? Would you like to learn about the tools that will enable you to help them develop lifelong reading habits? Would you like to spend some time in a pleasant setting and exchange ideas with your peers, create projects, meet resource persons from the literary world, talk to authors and experience what literature is all about?
Each year, school staff are invited to participate in summer reading camps. Staff from all the school boards in each region will have an opportunity to attend these reading camps over the three years of the action plan.
The objectives of the reading camps are to help participants:
- have memorable experiences centred on books and reading
- become more familiar with the existing resources with respect to both literary and everyday writing
- explore works of fiction and documentary resources
- plan projects that involve using the school library
- become aware of activities related to books and reading
- participate in workshops given by specialists
- create projects that can be transferred to schools
Summer 2007
Reading camp 1
Regions: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord
Reading camp 2
Regions: Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Outaouais
Reading camp 3
Régions : regroupement des régions de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et de l’Outaouais
Summer 2006
Reading camps 1 and 2
Target group: Anglophone sector
Dates and location: August 7, 8 and 9, 2006 and August 8, 9 and 10, 2006 at the Gray Rocks Hotel in Mont-Tremblant
Reading camp 3
Regions: Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches
Dates and location: August 16, 17 and 18, 2006 at the Manoir Saint-Castin de Lac-Beauport
Reading camp 4
Region: Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Dates and location: August 21, 22 and 23, 2006 at L'hôtellerie CEPAL Villégiature in Jonquière
Summer 2005
Reading camp 1
Regions: Montréal and Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière
Dates and location: August 15, 16 and 17, 2005 at the Hôtel Le Chantecler in Sainte-Adèle
Number of participants: about 80 people from elementary and secondary schools (teachers, education consultants, school library staff, school principals)
Reading camps 2 and 3
Regions: Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec, Estrie and Montérégie
Dates and locations: August 17, 18 and 19, 2005 at the Manoir des Sables and August 18, 19 and 20, 2005 at the Hôtel Chéribourg in Orford
Number of participants: about 60 people from elementary and secondary schools (teachers, education consultants, school library staff, school principals)
Information
For more information, please contact your regional office of the Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport.
