Information sessions for the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at French Immersion schools on January 18, 2018 at 7 p.m. FI registration will begin January 19, 2018. In order to streamline the registration process, parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2018, and wishing to enrol in the FI Program, can visit or call their home school office (where your child currently attends) and request an Office Index Card - short version.
The Office Index Card must be signed by the principal of the home school. Parents or guardians then take this form, along with one piece of identification showing their address to your designated French Immersion school to register between January 19 and February 9, 2018. This eliminates the need to provide duplicate enrolment information or to pre-register.
Late registrations are those submitted after February 9, 2018. Late registrations will be treated on a first- come, first-served basis and will be considered subsequent to registrations received during the registration period should overflow be necessary.
French Immersion Information Nights will take place at all French Immersion school locations offering a Grade 1 program on January 18, 2018 at 7 p.m.
The School Locator Tool for 2018-19 French Immersion boundary information will be available in January 2018.
Please see the link below for more information. The French Immersion school for Johnsview Village P.S. is Yorkhill Elementary School.
http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/fi/Pages/Program-Locations.aspx
What is French Immersion?
- In French Immersion, students receive instruction in French in a variety of subjects from a teacher who speaks French fluently
- The French Immersion program begins in Grade 1 and is designed for children whose first language is not French.
- In Grades 1, 2 and 3, all subjects are taught in French. Starting in Grade 4, time is shared equally between French and English instruction.
- The French Immersion program continues in high school, at the following locations: Bill Hogarth Secondary School, Aurora High School, Langstaff Secondary School, Newmarket High School, Pierre Elliot Trudeau High School, Thornlea Secondary School, Vaughan Secondary School and Woodbridge College.
- Secondary school students must earn at least 10 French Immersion credits to qualify for the French Immersion Certificate upon graduation.
- All interested parents/guardians are encouraged to attend their local French Immersion School Information Night at their designated attendance area.
