MAKING THE CHOICE
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Education Program Options to support
French language learning
1. English Prime features
• Learning experiences to introduce French
language and culture in Grade 3
• Pre-Intensive French in Grade 4
• Intensive French in Grade 5
• Post-Intensive French Grades 6 through 10
• Post-Intensive courses available in Grades 11
and 12 (optional)
2. Grade 3 Immersion - Grades 3 through 12
3. Late French Immersion - Grades 6 through 12
Program Options
Instructional Time in French
Grade
English Prime with
Intensive French
K-2
Late
Immersion
Grade 3
Immersion
minimum 30 minutes weekly
3
minimum 30 minutes weekly
80%
4
10%
80%
5
60% one term
10% other term
80%
6-8
15%
70%
70%
9-10
10%
50%
50%
Blended High School Program for students with a
proficiency level of intermediate or above
11-12
10%
recommended
25% recommended
Student Performance Targets
English Prime with
Intensive French
Late Immersion
Grade 3 Immersion
Intermediate by
Grade 10
Intermediate Plus by
Grade 12
Advanced by
Grade 12
• Performance targets depend upon various factors (e.g.,
personality, attitude, motivation, French language
opportunities). Not all students will reach program target and
some will exceed it.
• Students in Post Intensive French who achieve Intermediate
may enrol in any French courses offered at Grades 11 and 12.
English Prime with Intensive French
The Intensive classes use a literacy-based approach
focusing on the development of all communication skills
(speaking, listening, reading, writing)
Pre-Intensive French (at Grade 4) - 150 minutes per week
in 2 or 3 blocks of time; the introductory phase allow
students to build initial skills such as speaking in full
sentences, reading simple texts and writing short texts
English Prime with Intensive French
Intensive French – Intensive Block – Approximately 60%
of the day or 3 hours 15 minutes per day
Intensive French – Less Concentrated Block - two or
three times per week for a total of 150 minutes
• Students speak, read, and write daily on a variety of
themes of interest (e.g., me, my family, food, clothing,
leisure, activities – sports, music ...)
• Uses a project-based approach
English Prime with Intensive French
• Mathematics, Physical
Education, Art, Music – in
English all year
• English Language Arts,
Science, Social Studies,
Health and Personal
Development and Career
Planning are taught
through a compacted
curriculum during nonintensive term
English Prime with Intensive French
Combined Grade 4/5 Classes:
• Based on enrolment numbers
• Grade 4 students would not take Pre-Intensive French
in Grade 4
• Students entering Grade 4 would be enrolled in
Intensive French in both Grades 4 and 5.
• A curriculum document and supporting resources have
been developed for these classes.
English Prime with Intensive French
Combined Classes Grade 3/4
• Based on enrolment numbers
• In place of the Grade 3 learning experiences, students in
combined classes will have the opportunity to take PreIntensive French in both Grades 3 and 4 (150 minutes
weekly)
• Content will be adjusted accordingly
English Prime with Intensive French
Post-Intensive French
Grades 6-8
• 2-3 blocks per week (200
minutes) of French
• Focuses on further
development of oral,
reading and writing
communication skills
• Introduction of relevant
and age-appropriate
themes
Post-Intensive French
Grades 9-10
• 90 hours per year
• Tasks are more
demanding
• Reading texts include
greater complexity
• Writing tasks are more
complex
Grade 3 French Immersion Overview
•
Development occurred in consultation with second language experts
and school district/school level educators
•
Research on effective instructional practices influenced development
•
80% of instruction will be in French
•
English language arts instruction will continue to support first language
development
•
Resources have been and are being identified to support the program
•
Grade 3 French Immersion Program was introduced
in September 2010
Grade 3 French Immersion
The Grade 3 year is divided into two blocks:
Block One (September - end of November)
‾ Initial focus is on the development of French language
skills through the exploration of topics such as students’
personal interests, preferences, the school and the
community
Block Two (December-June)
‾ Students learn subjects through French in an
integrated approach
Grade 3 French Immersion
Block 1 Instructional Time: 80% French
September - November
French Literacy Modules
880 minutes per week
Mathematics in French
300 minutes per week
English Literacy
150 minutes per week
Specialties: Art, Music, Physical
Education
220 minutes per week
(minimum of 60 minutes in French)
Grade 3 French Immersion
Block 2 Instructional Time: 80% French
December - June
French Literacy
Science, Social Studies, Health,
Personal Development and
Career Planning in French
Mathematics in French
880 minutes per week
305 minutes per week
300 minutes per week
English Literacy
150 minutes per week
Specialties: Art, Music, Physical
Education
220 minutes per week
(minimum of 60 minutes in French)
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Sc. humaines:
Notre place
et
Formation
personnelle:
Métiers et
carrières
Sciences: Matériaux et
structures
Sc. naturelles: La
croissance des plantes
et leurs changements
Perso
nal
Safety
(Englis
h)
Sc. naturelles:
Exploration du sol
Statistiques et probabilité:
SP1, SP2
Adresser les autres
résultats d’apprentissage
pendant le reste de
l’année scolaire.
À noter:
Important de revoir plus
profondément les résultats
d’apprentissage
enseignés
lors du Bloc 1.
(Minimum de 60 minutes en français)
Forme et espace:
FE1, FE2
Éducation physique
880 minutes / semaine
Régularités et relations:
RR1, RR2
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Module 2: Qu’est-ce que ça
veut dire vivre ici?
Musique
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Nombre: N1, N2
(Possiblement: N3, N4,
N5)
880 minutes / semaine
Santé
et
Formati
on
personn
elle:
Les
saines
habitud
es de
vie
Sujets
Spécialisés
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Module 1 :Qu’est-ce qui me
rend unique?
Mathématiques (en
français)
Arts
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5
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10
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12
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Concentration de la langue
française
Concentration spécifique de la langue
Sema
ine
We
ek
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3
4
5
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English Focus
Establish routines
Literacy and Social Studies
(Unit II Peoples)
Literacy: Language Arts
Narrative Texts
Literacy and Science
(Invisible Forces)
Procedural Texts
Literacy and Social Studies
(Citizenship)
Persuasive Texts
Literacy: Language Arts
Grade 3 French Immersion
Instructional Time in French:
Grades 4 and 5: 80%
Grades 6, 7, and 8: 70%
Grades 9 and 10: 50%
Grades 11 and 12: 25%
Late French Immersion
• A minimum of 70% of instruction will be in French in
grades 6 through 8.
• Literacy skills will be developed through both French
Immersion Language Arts and English Language Arts
• In grades 9 and 10, a minimum of 50% of the courses
are taught in French
Late French Immersion
• Emphasis on developing student
speaking, reading and writing
skills in French at the beginning of
the school year to help students
transition to learning subjects in
French
• Program is offered where numbers
warrant (See Policy 309)
• French Language Arts Grade 6
Curriculum was revised in 2008
Blended High School Program
Grades 11 and 12:
• French is compulsory until the end of Grade 10
• Students are encouraged to continue French to
ensure program proficiency targets
• Grade 11 and 12 students are encouraged to
maintain at least 25% of their courses in French
• French second language courses in Grades 11 and
12 will be available to all students with Intermediate
or higher at the end of Grade 10
• Alternate courses will be available for those who
have not reached Intermediate
French Second Language Coordinators:
• Johanne Austin Hampton Educational Center
Tel: 506-832-6062
• Juliette Ramzi-Trofimencoff Saint John Educational
Center
Tel: 506-658-5696
• Carole Noël St. Stephen Educational Center
Tel:506-466-7303
THREE GREAT OPTIONS …
THE CHOICE IS YOURS!