This is the story of my life so far: 68 years and counting.
Prequel: A Brief History of my Family in France
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Previous episode: Part 110
In June 1995, we rented another house, still in Richmond, British Columbia
9100 McCutcheon Place, Richmond, British Columbia
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So that Gaëlle could walk to school, she changed to another elementary school that was closer to our new address. While Roseline, Betty, and Syrille stayed in the same secondary schools.
At the end of grade 11, Roseline ESL teacher told her that she should take the course "English 10" during summer school. This way, she could take "English 11" during her Grade 12 year, and take "English 12" during her first year of university.
However, in Richmond, during summer 1995, there was no English 10 course during summer school in the Richmond school district. Roseline should have to go to Vancouver for a course given by the Vancouver school board, but it was complicated and it would have taken her a long time to go to Vancouver every weekday for 9 weeks.
There was an "English 11" course in Richmond during this summer. So that Roseline could take this course, her ESL teacher had to write a letter indicating that she was confident that Roseline's level of English would allow her to take the course. The letter was written, and Roseline registered to take "English 11" during the summer of 1995.
So, for 9 weeks, she spent 4 hours every day at a school, and more hours studying and doing homework at home. I remember that she learned about Shakespeare's plays during this summer. She was very courageous to take this course only one year after arriving in Canada, not being fluent in English. And she passed the course without a problem.
So, when she started Grade 12 in September 1995, she was no longer in ESL and was able to take English 12. I remember that she told me that her English teacher discovered only in December that she was francophone and had become fluent in English less than a year before.
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Summary
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7
Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 Part 11 - Part 12 - Part 13 - Part 14
Part 15 - Part 16 - Part 17 - Part 18 - Part 19 - Part 20 - Part 21
Part 22 - Part 23 - Part 24 - Part 25 - Part 26 - Part 27 - Part 28
Part 29 - Part 30 - Part 31 - Part 32 - Part 33 - Part 34 - Part 35
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