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Saskatoon Public Schools offers French immersion from kindergarten to Grade 8. French immersion students learn French and English and follow provincial curricula.
Seven elementary schools offer dual-track English and French programs for elementary school students:
École Alvin Buckwold School
École College Park School
École Dundonald School
École Forest Grove School
École Lakeview School
École River Heights School
École Silverspring School
The programs run alongside regular English programs and are housed in the same building.
Two elementary schools,
École Henry Kelsey
and
École Victoria
, offer a single-track French immersion program for elementary students.
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 students’ achievement in multiple subjects. The English Language Arts program is not formally introduced until Grade 3.
In grades 3 to 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.
École Alvin Buckwold
Adelaide/Churchill, Eastview, Holliston (south of Taylor Street), Nutana Park, Stonebridge
École College Park
Brevoort Park, College Park, East College Park, Greystone Heights, Wildwood
École Dundonald
Dundonald, Hampton Village, Confederation Park, Kensington and Westview
École Forest Grove
Arbor Creek, Brighton, Erindale, Forest Grove, Sutherland, University Heights
École Henry Kelsey
All neighbourhoods west of Idylwyld Drive except Dundonald, Hampton Village, Confederation Park, Kensington and Westview
École Lakeview
Briarwood, Lakeridge, Lakeview, Lakewood, Rosewood
École River Heights
All neighbourhoods east of Idylwyld Drive to the river
École Silverspring
Aspen Ridge, Evergreen, Silverspring and Willowgrove
École Victoria
Avalon, Buena Vista, Exhibition, Grosvenor Park, Holliston (north of Taylor Street), Nutana, Queen Elizabeth, Varsity View, The Willows
Transportation is provided for students attending French immersion schools located outside their neighborhood's English-program attendance area.
More information is available on our
transportation map
in our
French Immersion handbook
or from schools.
French Immersion Handbook