Slides from SD48 Parent Night for French Immersion

1. Stakeholders Information Evening
October 28, 2013

2. French Immersion Information
Evening
Objective:
 To provide Sea to Sky School District No. 48
stakeholders with information about options for
French Immersion programs in the District

3. Why Now?
 The Squamish community has asked the Sea to Sky
School District No. 48 Board of Education to consider
the implementation of Early French Immersion
programming

4. French Immersion in SD 48
 SD 48 implements Late French Immersion
programming and has done so for the last 27 years
 In Squamish the program is delivered in Squamish
Elementary School

5. Decision
 The Sea to Sky School District No. 48 Board of
Education will decide to replace the current Late
French Immersion program in Squamish with an Early
French Immersion program, OR maintain the current
Late French Immersion program.

6. Key Considerations
 Early OR Late French Immersion
 Location of program
 Transportation
 Classroom space
 Staffing
 Implementation

7. Survey
 Available on October 29-November 4
 2 different surveys
 1 for families of pre-school to grade 4 children
 1 for families of grade 5-12 children
 Will be made accessible through and email sent home
from your child’s school

8. Survey
 Also being distributed through Sea to Sky Community
Services and Canadian Parents for French
 Paper copies will be made available upon request at
your child’s school, as well as at the School Board
Office