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Groupe Média TFO offers English school boards its collection of 5,000 educational tools

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TORONTO – Groupe Média TFO is partnering with the Ontario Ministry of Education to introduce TFO Éducation French-language resources to English school boards, teachers, and students across the province.

The organization said Thursday that its collection of over 5,000 multimedia educational tools will be made available to 14,000 teachers in 60 English school boards and will benefit one million students.  The collection includes educational videos, online games, apps, and electronic books designed to promote collaborative learning within the classroom and among educators, plus offers guides in English to help out English-speaking parents whose children are learning French.

"With this exciting agreement, TFO Éducation strengthens its partnership with Ontario's teachers and students," said Julie Caron, Groupe Média TFO’s director of TFO Éducation, in the news release.  "We are proud to share these wonderful educational resources in French throughout Ontario, and we appreciate the trust granted to us by the educational community."

From left to right in photo: Janine Griffore, assistant deputy minister, Ontario Ministry of Education; Mary Cruden, president board of member, Canadian Parents for French; Madeleine Meilleur, minister responsible for Francophone Affairs; Glenn O'Farrell, CEO, Groupe Média TFO; Julie Caron, TFO education director.

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