Saskatoon Public Schools offers a Kindergarten to Grade 8 elementary French Immersion program. French Immersion students learn French and English and follow provincial curricula.
There are six dual-track elementary schools offering English and French programs for kindergarten to Grade 8: Γcole Alvin Buckwold, Γcole College Park, Γcole Dundonald, Γcole Forest Grove, Γcole Lakeview, Γcole River Heights, and Γcole Silverspring. The programs run alongside regular English programs and are housed in the same building. Two elementary schools, Γcole Henry Kelsey, and Γcole Victoria, offer a single-track French Immersion program for students in kindergarten to Grade 8.
Students generally enter the program in Kindergarten or Grade 1 and the language of instruction is primarily French in Kindergarten to Grade 2. Utilizing the new provincial curricula for early learners, our French Immersion program maintains a strong focus on student identity and language development while fostering studentsβ achievement in multiple subjects. The English Language Arts program is not formally introduced until Grade 3.
In Grades 3-8, students apply their literacy and language skills to support and further their learning. Once students have learned to read in French, they apply this skill as they continue to explore the language and build vocabulary, communicate orally with purpose and write to explain their thoughts and learning. The ability to speak, read and write is applied in all subject areas and enables students to continue to learn the French language in the context of curricular subjects.
Boundaries and Student Transportation
Students living in the following areas of the city attend the French Immersion schools listed below. Transportationβ is provided for students attending French Immersion schools located outside of their neighborhood's English-program attendance area. More information is available on our transportation βmap, our French Immersion Handbook or from schools.
- All neighbourhoods west of Idylwyld Drive except Dundonald, Hampton Village, Confederation Park, Kensington and Westview β Γcole Henry Kelsey
- Dundonald, Hampton Village, Confederation Park, Kensington and Westview β Γcole Dundonald School
- All neighbourhoods east of Idylwyld Drive to the river β Γcole River Heights School
- Avalon, Buena Vista, Exhibition, Grosvenor Park, Holliston (north of Taylor Street), Nutana, Queen Elizabeth, Varsity View, The Willows β Γcole Victoria School
- Adelaide/Churchill, Eastview, Holliston (south of Taylor Street), Nutana Park, Stonebridge β Γcole Alvin Buckwold School
- Briarwood, Lakeridge, Lakeview, Lakewood, Rosewood β Γcole Lakeview School
- Brevoort Park, College Park, East College Park, Greystone Heights, Wildwood β Γcole College Park School
- Arbor Creek, Brighton, Erindale, Forest Grove, Sutherland, University Heights β Γcole Forest Grove Schoolβ
- Aspen Ridge, Evergreen, Silverspring and Willowgrove β Γcole Silverspring School