French On The Rock

The Councours d’art oratoire is Canada’s largest annual French public-speaking competition. 

The competition is open to students in every province and territory in a wide range of age/grade categories and French abilities. Thousands of students participate every year in communities big and small for their opportunity to win prizes and/0r scholarships to postsecondary institutions!

The Concours d’art oratoire has proven to be highly beneficial for students as it:

• stimulates their interest in learning French;
• improves their speaking and pronunciation skills;
• offers them the experience of speaking French in public;
• provides an opportunity to foster a community of active French language learners; and
• demonstrates the relevance of French language instruction in the ‘real world.’

For all the details on participating in Concours d’art oratoire, download our 2022 General Participation Rules as well as a Traditional Judging Rubric for an idea on how participants will be scored. 

Download our complete 2022 Eligibility and Category Guidelines

Register for our CPF Newfoundland and Labrador competition by April 15^th, 2022.

2022 PROVINCIAL CONCOURS D’ART ORATOIRE – VIRTUAL

Bonjour,

The 2022 edition of the Provincial Concours d’art oratoire will be virtual.

Participants can enter the 2022 Provincial Concours d’art oratoire by submitting a video of their
speech. They can edit their recording, as much as they want to, before entering the provincial
competition. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 15, 2022. Each video will be reviewed
by a panel of three (3) judges and their combined scores will determined the provincial winners
in each group.

There are 15 groups in the 2022 Provincial Concours d’art oratoire: Core French, Core French
Plus, Early French Immersion, Late French Immersion and Francophone with three (3) divisions
each – Junior for Grades 7 and 8; Division A (Intermediate) for Grade 9 and 10; and Division B
(Senior) for Grades 11 and 12.

Canadian Parents for French – Newfoundland and Labrador will present each participant with a
Certificate of Participation and constructive comments on their speeches from the judges. First,
Second and Third place students will also receive a 1st Place, 2nd Place or 3rd Place Certificate as
well as a cash prize.

The top three (3) Provincial Winners in each group (15) will receive an individual gold, silver or
bronze medal. The school of the participant with the highest score in each group will be given a
school trophy to display for a year and get the bragging rights that come with it!

First, Second and Third place students in Division B (Senior) will also be invited to submit a
video of their speech at the National Concours d’art oratoire. Judging at the National
competition will take place in early June 2022.

The National Concours d’art oratoire offers over $500,000 in scholarships from the University of
Ottawa (ON); Université de Moncton (NB); Université Sainte-Anne (NS); Université de Saint-
Boniface (MB); and Campus St-Jean, University of Alberta (AB) with substantial scholarships for
up to four (4) years.

We invite you to register your students in the 2022 Provincial Concours d’art oratoire. Your school may enter one (1) student in each category. For instance, only one (1) student can be
entered in the Junior Division for Grades 7 AND 8, not one (1) student in Grade 7 and one (1)
student in Grade 8.

Registration forms have to be completed by the student or parent; signed by a parent or
guardian; and the school and teachers’ contact information provided. A written copy of the
speech must be attached to the Registration form.

Canadian Parents for French – Newfoundland and Labrador will review each registration form
to ensure participants are entered in the category that best suits the student’s background,
education and experience. Canadian Parents for French – Newfoundland and Labrador reserves
the right to change the category the student will participate in, based upon the information
contained in the registration form.

Finally, participants’ parents or guardian must agree to sign for a FREE Canadian Parents for
French membership to take part in the Provincial Concours d’art oratoire. Membership is
required to participate in the Concours d’art oratoire throughout the CPF network.

Please review the General Participation Rules and the Eligibility and Category Guidelines before
completing the 2022 Provincial Concours d’art oratoire Registration Form.

Oh… I forgot to tell you….. participants’ name will be entered in a draw to win an Apple iPAD
10.2 (9th Generation, 64 GB) when they submit a video of their speech.

Please contact me at ed@cpfnl.ca for any further information.

Looking forward to your participation in the 2022 Provincial Concours d’art oratoire.

Francine Couture
Executive Director

Letter to Participants and Schools

Check out this document (PDF) for advice on creating your YouTube channel and uploading your entry for Concours!