Elk Island Public Schools’ French Immersion program offers robust, high-quality, linguistically and culturally rich learning environments where students, K-12, are engaged in becoming highly proficient in Canada’s two official languages. Students who graduate from the program are well-prepared to be active and engaged citizens in today’s bilingual and multicultural Canada.
Learning another language can:
French Immersion Brochure Secondary French Immersion Presentation
Parents do not have to speak French for their children to enjoy and be successful in French Immersion
The French Immersion program aims to prepare functionally bilingual students—giving them excellent English skills and the ability to comfortably speak and write in French. Students complete the regular Alberta Education curriculum (Language Learning, Math, Science, Social Studies, Phys. Ed., Music, Health and Art) in French, as well as a regular English Language Arts program.
French Immersion is offered at the following EIPS schools:
School boundary maps outlining the designated French Immersion areas for elementary, junior high and senior high are available on our maps page. Parents can also find their designated French Immersion school under the advanced search within the Find My Designated School tool.
