Posted on: 20/10/15
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board to Hold Public Information Meetings for 2016-2017 French Immersion Program
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board will hold a series of public information meetings in Mississauga and Brampton for parents and guardians interested in enrolling their children in the board’s French Immersion Program for the 2016-2017 school year. The information sessions are intended to provide parents and guardians with an overview of our French Immersion Program, the criteria for admittance, and changes that can be expected from the regular program.
Dufferin-Peel offers the French Immersion Program starting in Grade 1 at eight school sites. Students registered in this program will spend 90% of their day learning in the French language. All subjects and activities in the French Immersion classroom, except for Religion and Family Life, will be delivered in French. In Grades 2 and 3, 70% of the instruction will be in French, with the proportion of English increasing to 50% in later years.
Students in the French Immersion Program usually attain a mid-range level of competency in the language. This means that after at least 4,510 hours of French instruction during his/her school career, the student should be able to read newspapers and books, with the occasional help of a dictionary, as well as watch and understand radio and television news and other programs. The student should also be able to participate adequately in conversation, demonstrate knowledge of the culture, society, customs, economy, government, institutions of a French-speaking community and, after a few months’ residence, and function quite well in a French-speaking community.
Online registration will begin following the French Immersion parent information sessions with the deadline for submissions to be announced. Should the number of applications exceed the number of spaces available, a centralized, computer-generated lottery will be held following the deadline.
More detailed information will be available at the information meetings to be held at three French Immersion locations:
French Immersion Schools | Information Session Location | Date and Time |
St. Gertrude St. Pio of Pietrelcina | St. Pio of Pietrelcina | Tuesday, November 10, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
Our Lady of Providence St. Angela Merici St. Joachim | St. Angela Merici | Wednesday, November 11, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
Divine Mercy St. Elizabeth Seton St. Margaret of Scotland | St. Margaret of Scotland | Thursday, November 12, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of largest and most diverse school districts in Ontario, with approximately 82,000 students in 149 Catholic schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. With over 11,000 employees, the board is also one of the largest employers in the region.
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For more information, contact:
Micheline Goguen, French Language Consultant at 905-890-0708 ext. 24307
