Late French Immersion

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Feb 28

Public Board Meeting

Feb 29 (All day)

Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here!

Mar 19

Mar 23

Spring Vacation

Late French Immersion

Late French Immersion is a program of choice that runs from Grades 6 through 12. Students enter the program in Grade 6. No prior knowledge of French is required to enter French Immersion. The Late French Immersion program is available to all Grade 6 students in the Chilliwack School district. Students study French and follow the regular BC Curriculum Learning Outcomes. By Grade 12, students graduate with a bilingual Dogwood.

Attention: Parents of Grade 5 Students

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

To register at Sardis Elementary, click on this link:

To register at Strathcona Elementary, on this link:

Information meetings will be taking place at the following times and locations:

Monday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m at Sardis Elementary School (45775 Manuel Rd)

Tuesday, February 21 at 1:00 p.m. at Strathcona Elementary School (46375 Strathcona Rd)

CBC News: Bilingual children score higher on some cognitive tests than children who speak only English, a new Toronto study found.

It's known that children who grow up speaking two languages tend to be slower in picking up each language than children raised speaking just one, but the study suggests the benefits of bilingualism outweigh any drawbacks.

Bilingual children develop a deeper understanding of the structure of language, researchers have found. (Joanna Sanders Bobiash/Canadian Press)

Bilingual children develop a deeper understanding of the structure of language, an important skill for literacy, researchers from York University said in Wednesday's online issue of the journal Child Development.

"People always ask if the languages themselves matter and now we can definitively say no," study co-author, Prof. Ellen Bialystok, of York's psychology department said in a release.

Click here for additional research on the benefits of bilingualism: http://www.yorku.ca/coglab/?page_id=8

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