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French as a Second Language

The ALCDSB offers a range of French as a Second Language (FSL) programs, including French Immersion, Core French and Extended French. French Immersion is offered at six locations across the Board and entry starts in Year One and Kindergarten.

The ALCDSB offers a range of FSL programs which focus on the development of communication skills taught in authentic, meaningful contexts. Students in French language classes are assessed in 4 strands:

Listening and speaking are at the forefront of all instruction and assessment. Teaching and assessing through an action-oriented approach focuses heavily on oral interactions.

The ALCDSB offers students the following programs:

Core French is offered at all ALCDSB schools from Grades 1-12.
French Immersion is offered to students in Grades K-8 at the following schools:
  • École catholique Cathédrale
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School
  • St. Mary Catholic School (K-6)
  • St. Michael Catholic School (K-6)
  • St. Paul Catholic Secondary School (7-8)
  • Nicholson Catholic College (7-8)​
 
Offered to students in Grades 9-12 at the following secondary schools:
 
Secondary Extended Sites
  • St. Paul Catholic Secondary School
  • Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School  ​
 
Secondary Immersion/Extended Sites
  • Nicholson Catholic College
  • Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School
Nicholson Catholic College (Belleville) and Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School (Kingston) offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.
 
Students in French Immersion may choose to complete the Higher Level Language B component of their IB Diploma. Extended or Core French students may complete the Standard Level. Language B of their IB Diploma.
 

At ALCDSB, students who have pursued French up until Grade 12 through either Core, Immersion, or Extended studies have the opportunity to pursue the internationally recognized Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) certificate.

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The Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) is an internationally recognized test of French proficiency. 
 
Upon completion, successful students receive a diploma awarded by France's Ministry of National Education. This diploma is valid for life and recognized in 160 countries, as well as universities, employers and the Canadian Federal Government. 
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