French Second Language Programs

French Second Language Programs​​​​​​
The following French Second Language Programs are offered in Anglophone West School District:
     * Grade 1 Entry French Immersion Program
     * Grade 6 Entry Late French Immersion Program
     * Intensive French Program
     * FLORA   (French Learning Opportunities Rural Areas) Pilot 
     * Language Learning Opportunities Prototype Initiative

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 FSL Info

 
​Welcome to the application site to register your child for Grades 1 or 6 for 2020-21, in Anglophone West School District.

Please note that on-line registration will be open on February 3, 2020.  Registrations received by March 9, 2020 will inform planning for formation of classes (as per provincial Policy 309).    

Immersion Entry Points:
         Grade 1 French Immersion Program (offered where numbers warrant)
·         In Grades 1 and 2, 90-100% of instruction will be in French. There will be an emphasis on oral language, followed by learning to read
     and write in French from the beginning of the program.
·         In Grades 3 to 5, 80% of instruction will be in French and there will be 150 minutes per week of English Language Arts.
          
        Grade 6 Late Immersion (offered where numbers warrant)
·         In Grades 6 to 8, 70% of instruction is in French.
·         English Language Arts is scheduled as part of the program.


     Please Note: As per Provincial Policy 321, section 6.1.2, the Superintendent shall not admit a French-speaking or bilingual student to the French Immersion Program in English language schools.
 
If you reconsider your choice for French Immersion, return to the registration site and  click on Withdraw from French Immersion. Your child will still have instruction in French second language as part of the English Prime program. This will include a 300-hour Intensive Block in grade 5.

     English Prime Program
In grades K to 3, your child will still participate in the French Language and Cultural Learning Experiences followed by instruction in French Second Language as part of the English Prime program from grades 4-12.

     For more information please visit the GNB website  https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/education/k12/content/anglophone_sector/fsle.html​  or  contact your local school, or the Subject Coordinator for French Second Language Programs:

  • Grade 1 Entry French Immersion: Amanda Desveaux  (506) 453-8682
  • Grade 6 Entry French Immersion: Ann Manderson  (506) 357-4181
  • Intensive French Program,
    FLORA,
    Language Learning Opportunities:     Janice Gagnon  (506) 325-4567
 

 Registration ~ Now Available ! ~

 

 

Click here to register online for French Immersion Programs 2020-21​
  Registrations received by March 9, 2020 will inform planning for formation of classes (as per provincial Policy 309).

                                                                           or

 Click here if you wish to WITHDRAW your 2020-21 registration​
 

 Documents

 
Type
  
Name
  
EveryoneAtTheirBest Brochure January 2020.pdf
  
FSL Parent Information Meetings 2020-2021.pdf
  
 

 Helpful Links

 
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   New Brunswick Education and Early Childhood Development French Second Language Education Page