• Open to any student who has successfully completed Grade 5
• Suitable for students who have had little or no previous French experience
• Late French Immersion students have highly developed first language skills that are transferred to the second language
• Language structures and vocabulary expansion are emphasized in the first year.
• Late Immersion has proven to be an extremely successful programme, which results in a high level of proficiency in French with no negative impact on the other areas of student's education.

• Gives your child access to a larger pool of information
• Increases cognitive abilities, creating a more flexible thinker
• Enhances your child's knowledge of his/her first language and improves his/her ability to communicate in it
• Research suggests that after 2 to 3 years Late Immersion Students achieve as well as both Early Immersion and English students in English Language Arts and the content areas.
• A second language provides more educational and career opportunities.
• Increases your child's ability to enjoy personal pleasures such as the arts, literature, music and theatre.
• Provides an environment where students are surrounded by other high achievers.

Our Program occurs in a Middle School Environment which:

• is focussed on the needs of the adolescent learner
• expects student achievement and success
• provides relevant learning experiences
• offers exciting exploration programs including Band, Woodworking, Home Ec and Computer Technology
• Benefits students through teaching teams
• "Looping" in Grades 6 and 7
• Offers extensive extracurricular activities
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• Student motivation
• Student commitment
• Prior demonstration of academic ability in school
• Parents support and involvement
• Good work habits
• Positive attitude about learning another language
• Tolerance of ambiguity and change, and the willingness to take chances

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