French Immersion

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French Immersion programs offered in Delta School District reflect Ministry of Education Policy. Delta recognizes that French Immersion programming benefits the cognitive and social development of students, as well as their opportunities for career advancement.

French Immersion is a separate program where instruction is offered in the French language for second language learners. Instruction in the Immersion program will parallel the regular English program in structure, content and academic standards.

The major goal of French Immersion is to provide the opportunity for non-Francophone students to become bilingual in English and French. Upon successful completion of the French Immersion program, it is expected that students will be able to:

participate easily in conversations in both official languages
take post-secondary courses with French as the language of instruction
accept employment where French is the language of the workplace

Key Components

Early French Immersion:
All instruction is in French for the first three years, with formal instruction in English Language Arts beginning in grade 3, the last year of the Primary grades.
Delta Early French Immersion schools are: Sunshine Hills, Richardson, Devon Gardens, South Park and Ladner Elementary.

Late French Immersion:
All instruction is in French for the first year (grade 6), with formal instruction in English Language Arts reintroduced in grade 7,

Delta Late French Immersion schools are: Chalmers, and Cliff Drive

Students continue their French Immersion studies at these secondary schools (8 to 12): Burnsview, South Delta.

Related Programs

Salon Voltaire (Primary) & Salon Beauchemin (Intermediate): WriteStretch programs for elementary French Immersion students who demonstrate very high linguistic abilities and an extraordinary passion for the Language Arts. A small number of students are selected each year for these Salon programs, based on the submission of a written piece.

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