North Vancouver School District Late French Immersion (LFI) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

North Vancouver School District Late French Immersion (LFI) Information Meeting 2020

Evening Program Welcome and Introductions Tracy Langer, District French Facilitator Why French Immersion? Tracy Langer Laura Hall and Mia Mavor, LFI Teachers, LFI Program Presentation Teacher, Boundary Elementary Mark James, District Principal, Administrative Services Registration Procedure Sandra Singh, Principal, Braemar Elementary Making the Decision and LFI students Closing Remarks Jessica Young, Canadian Parents for French Questions?

French Immersion • A well researched program • Promotes functional bilingualism • Taught across Canada since 1978 • Late French Immersion was introduced in North Vancouver in 2002 • More than 2,500 students enrolled in French Immersion across the District

Why French Immersion? Increases Encourages understanding critical and and respect of creative thinking other cultures Develops self Contributes to Canadian unity confidence Multiplies future French Improves literacy educational and skills career Immersion opportunities

Characteristics of LFI • Intensive and challenging program • Follows the same BC curriculum as in English • Students join their Early French Immersion peers in secondary school (Grade 8) • Goal: functional bilingualism by the end of grade 12

Percentage of Instruction Grade 7 LFI: 80% French instruction Grade 6 LFI: 100% French Instruction

Curriculum • The year begins with intensive French vocabulary acquisition to provide the base needed for other subjects to be taught in French. • English Language Arts are not taught or assessed.

Stages of Learning (Grade 6) Term 1: We’re getting started! Most of the emphasis is on acquiring basic vocabulary and building a sense of community. Term 2: We’re gaining confidence and working more on other subject areas. Term 3: We’re more comfortable learning in French and are starting to speak “unscripted”.

Stages of Learning (Grade 7) Term 1: Picking up where we left off in grade 6 by fostering community with an emphasis on taking risks and becoming more comfortable listening and speaking in French. Term 2: We’re developing our confidence communicating (both orally and written) in target language by expressing opinions using taught vocabulary. Term 3: Working toward our French Immersion goal of being functionally bilingual – speaking, listening and reading in French independently.

Secondary French Immersion 13 French courses between Grades 8-12 to meet the requirement for the Bilingual Dogwood Graduation Diploma Socio-Cultural opportunities: • Festival du film • Concours d’art oratoire • Français pour l’avenir • Idélire (French author visit) • Cultural exchanges

Registration 2019-2020 Registration from January 20, 2020 – February 28, 2020 for priority placement and inclusion in the lottery The NVSD Late French Immersion Application Form is available at: • Your local school • NVSD website (www.sd44.ca) • Central Registration Office (2121 Lonsdale Avenue, 2 nd floor)

LFI Sites & Feeder Schools Elementary Sites Secondary Sites Boundary Argyle Braemar Handsworth Windsor

History of Applicants # Registrants for 58 Applications Withdrawals spaces (2x29) 2016 67 11 2017 76 8 2018 69 6 2019 81 10

Registration • Registration form to be submitted directly to the Central Registration Office (2121 Lonsdale Avenue) • Late French Immersion is a district program (no catchment areas), parents indicate first and second choice on the registration form • Siblings are given first priority in Late French Immersion • Remaining spaces are determined by lottery • Letter will be sent prior to the end of April 2020 informing you of your placement

How to make the decision? Students and parents: • Should make the decision together • Should have a positive attitude toward learning another language • Should be willing to take on a new challenge For more information, visit: www.sd44.ca www.cpfnorthvan.ca

Enriching Your French Experience • Participate in French socio-cultural events • Borrow French books, CDs, DVDs etc. from the library • Watch movies in French & French TV (Radio-Canada et TV5) • Use Visual Dictionaries & Verb Wheels • Explore educational French websites & apps (Radio- Canada et TV5) • Go to French summer camps!

Canadian Parents for French

Student Perspective

Thank you for coming! Questions? Email: tlanger@sd44.ca