French Immersion at LKDSB - Lambton Kent District School Board

Elementary French Immersion Program

List of elementary schools offering the French Immersion Program

Which school will my child attend?

School	Address	Phone
Brooke Central	7989 Brooke Line, R.R. 7, Alvinston N0N 1A0	519-847-5218
Cathcart Blvd.	1219 Cathcart Blvd, Sarnia, ON, N7S 2H7	519-542-5651
Errol Road	989 Errol Rd E, Sarnia, ON, N7S 2E6	519-542-9341
Harwich Raleigh	231 Chatham St S, Blenheim, ON, N0P 1A0	519-676-5481
High Park	757 Kember Ave, Sarnia, ON, N7S 2T3	519-332-0474
Hillcrest	433 First Ave, Petrolia, ON, N0N 1R0	519-882-2260
McNaughton Ave	480 McNaughton Ave E, Chatham, ON, N7L 2G9	519-352-8252
Sir John Moore	274 St Clair Blvd, Corunna, ON, N0N 1G0	519-862-1089

What might the program look like?

Grade	Description
Full Day Kindergarten	In Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten, the language of instruction is French. The children's introduction to the Early Immersion Program is "gentle," in that they may continue to express themselves in English as they build their French vocabulary, while the teacher speaks only French. This builds listening comprehension in French so that when academic content is introduced, children have little difficulty following what is going on. A typical French Immersion Kindergarten classroom is a warm, stimulating place where the students are active participants in everything that goes on around them. There are play focused centres where children learn to manipulate objects. There are opportunities to learn basic vocabulary through the use of talk, rhymes, songs, short stories and drama.
Grade 1 & 2	All instruction, including Reading, Writing and Mathematics is in French. Speaking skills receive greater emphasis and the children are increasingly able to express themselves in French.
Grade 3 - 8	English language studies are introduced in Grade 3 for 50% of the instructional time. Specific study areas are designated for English or French instruction.

What subjects are taught in French?

The following guideline outlines in Green and marked F which subjects are taught in French and in Red and marked E which subjects are taught in English. It should be noted that this is a general guideline and that schedules may vary depending on the needs of the school.

SUBJECT	FDK	GRADE 1 & 2	GRADE 3 & 3/4	GRADE 4-6	GRADE 7 & 8
English	Large blocks of time are needed for students to adequately participate in intentionally created learning opportunities in the classroom that are based on the curriculum, student inquiry and student interests and strengths.	N/A	E	E	E
French		F	F	F	F
Math		F	E	E	E
Science		F	E	E	E
Social Studies / History & Geography		F	F	F	F
Physical Education / Health / Arts: Visual Arts / Drama & Dance / Music		F	F	F	F

Secondary French Immersion Program

List of secondary schools offering the French Immersion Program

Which school will my child attend?

School	Address	Phone
Chatham Kent Secondary School	285 McNaughton Ave E Chatham, ON N7L 2G7	(519) 352-2870
Lambton Central Collegiate and Vocational Institute	4141 Dufferin Ave., Box 250, Petrolia N0N 1R0	(519) 882-1910
Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School	940 Michigan Ave., Sarnia, ON N7S 2B1	(519) 542-5545

What courses are offered in French?

Here is an example of what you might see for a semester course selection in high school. Please visit the course selection website for your designated school in order to determine current course offerings. You can reach these by clicking on the school logo in the table.

School	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12
CKSS	FIF 1DZ French Immersion PPL 1OZ Healthy Active Living (Imm) SNC 1DZ Science (Imm) CGC 1DZ Issues in Canadian Geography (Imm)	FIF 2DZ French Immersion GLC 2OZ Careers CHC 2DZ Canadian History Since WW1 (Imm) CHV 2OZ Civics and Citizenship (Imm)	FIF 3UZ French Immersion HSP 3UZ Intro to Anthropology, Psychology & Sociology (Imm)	FIF 4UZ French Immersion
LCCVI	FIF 1DZ French Immersion CGC 1DZ Issues in Canadian Geography (Imm) PPL 1OZ Healthy Active Living (Imm)	FIF 2DZ French Immersion GLC 2OZ Careers CHV 2OZ Civics and Citizenship (Imm) ALC 2OZ Integrated Arts (Imm)	FIF 3UZ French Immersion HSP 3UZ Intro to Anthropology, Psychology & Sociology (Imm)	FIF 4UZ French Immersion
Northern Collegiate	CGC 1DZ Issues in Canadian Geography (Immersion) FIF 1DZ French Immersion MPM 1DZ Principles of Math (Immersion)	CHV 2OZ Civics and Citizenship (Immersion) FIF 2DZ French Immersion GLC 2OZ Career Studies MPM 2DZ Principles of Math (Immersion)	FIF 3UZ French Immersion	FIF 4UZ French Immersion HSB 4UZ Challenge & Change in Society (Immersion)

How many credits are required to obtain the part and full secondary French Immersion certificate?

In order to obtain the full French Immersion certificate, students are required to obtain 10 credits in French. Four of these will be French as a Second language courses and six will be other subjects in which French is the language of instruction. Upon successful completion of the program, students are granted a Certificate in French Immersion Studies.

Students may opt to follow the Extended French certificate, in which they must successfully complete seven credits in French. For this credit students must take the four French as a Second language courses and then choose three other subjects in which French is the language of instruction.