This guidebook is intended for parents of French-speaking students in Alberta. It describes French-as-a-first-language education in Alberta and provides information to help parents, in collaboration with school personnel and the wider francophone community in Alberta, to preserve and develop their children's identity as speakers of French and as members of the French Canadian culture. The guide includes the following sections: (1) French education in Alberta; (2) On the road to French-as-a-first-language school; (3) The first partner in French-as-a-first-language education--the role of the parent; (4) Books, studying, and homework; (5) Language, identity, and culture in the home; (6) Home/school communication; (7) Adolescence--a stage of life; (8) Testimonies from former students and parents; (9) Data bank of resources; and (10) Bibliographic references and glossary. (KFT)