Welcome to French Immersion in Chinook's Edge!
You want the very best for your child - and so do we!
We are proud of the French Immersion programming that has evolved over time in Chinook's Edge, and we are excited to provide this overview to help you determine if French Immersion is the right choice for your child.
French Immersion (FI) is an educational approach were the students:
- Acquire fluency to speak, read, listen and write in French
- Develop an appreciation of Francophone culture through various cultural activities
- Maintain and improve their competencies in English.
- Have greater opportunity to understand the Canadian culture through both official languages
Our French Immersion program provides students with a wealth of experiences and advantages within the classroom walls and beyond. The program follows the regular Alberta Education curriculum in French with the addition of a regular English Language Arts Program. The program targets students with non-French-speaking parents while enriching and complementing a child's first language. It also enhances a student's academic growth and encourages new ways of thinking.
Our enthusiastic FI parent community, our dedicated school administrators, our strong core of FI teachers and the solid support from our Board of Education speak volumes about the benefits of French Immersion programming. There is a long list of benefits to having fluency in French, from opening post-secondary and career opportunities to cultivating an appreciation of the French culture. Fluency in French is a desirable skill in our global society where there are educational and career opportunities around the world.
Remember... whether they are enrolled in French Immersion or in our traditional programming, your child will be surrounded by Chinook's Edge values from the minute they enter school until the day we celebrate their graduation together!
Check out the CESD French Immersion Brochure for an overview of our program.
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Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) credentials
DELF is a set of official French Proficiency tests. As an official certification of second-language proficiency, DELF tests the ability of students to use French in real-life situations. These tests provide international recognition of French proficiency and life-long certification. As well, these tests help our schools examine their programming and continue to improve upon it.
This is an evaluation of language competency for second-language speakers, based on the Common Europen Framework of Reference for Languages. This is an internationally recognized, standardized assessment of language proficiency. It involves language specific diplomas that assess the four areas of communication: oral production, written production, listening comprehension and written comprehension. Students receive a diploma upon successful completion of each level. DELF has now become accepted as a way of benchmarking language ability all over the world.
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