Bi-Lingo: Conversation & Connection

A free linguistic mentorship program for English speakers wishing to improve their conversational and professional French.

Bi-Lingo connects English-speaking mentees (students, soon-to-be professionals and professionals) with Francophone mentors for weekly one-hour conversations.

Practice your interview skills in French on October 15th!

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲? 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

The Bi-Lingo Program is partnering with Place aux Jeunes en région and the Guide Program to bring you a practical workshop designed to help you hone your French interview skills and build your confidence.

🌊 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘃𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 ? 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘇 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲́𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗮̀ 𝘂𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗮̀ 𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻 ? 𝗖𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀.

📍 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 – 𝗖𝗟𝗖 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺
📅 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 / 𝟳 𝗣𝗠 – 𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
🎒𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻!
➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: https://townshippers-association.odoo.com/event/bi-lingo-french-interview-workshop-41/register

Program information

📅 Two 10-week sessions: Fall and Winter

Fall session: September 30 to December 13, 2026
Winter session: February 3 to April 18, 2027

💲Cost: Free!

⏰Commitment: 1 hour per week for 10 weeks

📍Format: In-person, online, or both

🎯For:

Mentees: English-speaking individuals (with knowledge of basic French) who wish to improve their conversational and professional French.
Mentors: Francophone professionals who wish to share their language, culture, and experience

Become a mentee or a mentor!

Registration deadline for the Fall session is September 11, 2026.

I want to improve my French! Register as a mentee!

Je veux partager mon français! M’inscrire comme mentor!

bil web photo 4 — Building bridges, strengthening community

What is Bi-Lingo?

A simple, supportive way to practice your French. Bi-Lingo helps you go from hesitant to confident — no classrooms, just real conversations.

Bi-Lingo matches English-speaking individuals with Francophone mentors.

Each week, mentees meet with their Francophone mentors – in person or online – for one hour of casual conversation. Along the way, participants can join events, workshops, and access free resources.

About Bi-Lingo

What happens in those sessions? That’s up to you and your mentor! Some pairs talk about their daily work, others review tricky vocabulary, and many simply chat about life. The point is regular, real-world practice in a supportive setting.

Along the way, you’ll also have access to:

Events & workshops → opportunities to practice in groups and build your network.
Resources & guidance → curated tools to help you between meetings.
A personalized evaluation & plan → to track your progress and target your learning goals.

The result: more confidence, more ease, and a stronger professional toolkit for navigating French in real life.

Program Goals

The Eastern Townships need more bilingual professionals. Every time an English-speaking worker feels confident in French, the whole community benefits.

Bi-Lingo’s goals are to:

Increase bilingual capacity → more services available in both English and French.
Support English-speaking professionals → helping them build the skills to stay and thrive in the region.
Strengthen community connections → mentorship creates meaningful ties across cultures, languages, and disciplines.

The logic is simple: if more English-speaking individuals are comfortable using French, more of them will find rewarding work here in the Townships.