Bienvenue! Welcome!

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Bienvenue! Welcome!
I suddenly have this urge to join Late French
Immersion
Do it.

• To Georges P Vanier School
• Home of the Lynx

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Tonights Agenda

• What is Late French
• Immersion?
• What are the
• advantages
• and requirements
• of the program?
• Why is GPV the place to be?
• How do I sign up?!

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What is Late French Immersion?

• French immersion program
• for Grade 7 students with no
• prior knowledge of French
• 4 Core subjects taught in French
• (FLA, Math, Science and Social Studies)
• Program covers the outcomes
• of the regular programs of study
• with adapted resources.

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Characteristics of a Late French Immersion Student

• Creative and critical thinker
• Looking for a challenge
• Wants to learn French!
• Strong family involvement
• and support
• Good looking (in that funny teenage way) and nice
  (when they feel like it)

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Characteristics of the perfect candidate

• You dont need to be an A student,
• but you DO need
• Good attention skills
• Good listening skills
• Good organizational habits
• Good work ethic study habits
• Enthusiasm for learning French!
• A willingness to learn
• and take risks

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Advantages of the Late French Immersion Program

• Develops learning
• listening skills
• Increases cognitive abilities
• critical thinking skills
• Improves skills in your
• first language
• Gives you skills for future language learning
• Opens doors for the future (jobs, education etc)

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How do students learn in the late French
Immersion Program?

• Use words that are
• similar to words in English
• (ex question, conclusion, evaluation)
• Build on vocabulary
• and familiar words/phrases
• Information is adapted
• Use of visual aids, mime,
• gestures, speak slowly, use
• simple language and routines
• After school tutorial is available

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Other Advantages

• Immersion students are mixed in grade 9
• Fluency in French
• (proficiency depends on effort)
• Authentic Experiences
• (Movies, food, games, field trip to Quebec)
• Can receive a DELF certificate
• Can continue studies in French Immersion
• (Aberhart, Western)
• Bilingual certificate after grade 12
• Eligible to challenge the French 20/30 exams
• Eligible for Bursaries after High School

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Thinking Long Term

• Students can continue
• their studies in French
• Immersion (Aberhart, Western)
• Bilingual certificate
• after grade 12
• Students can challenge
• the French 20/30 exams
• Students will be eligible for
• Bursaries after High School

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All About Our School

• 450 students, 5 programs
• Hours 815-1439
• Cafeteria healthy!
• (no pop, no beer, no wine)
• Great Band program!
• Field Trips!
• France Exchange!

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But Wait! Thats Not All

• Many fantastic Option courses!
• We make the Grade 7 transition easy!
• (same teacher for math/science
• and language/social studies)
• Our PAT results are competitive!
• Staff is funny (looking),
• young (at heart) and they got the moves (like
  Jagger)

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We Are a Step Ahead!

• More than 200 computers
• 12 computer to student ratio
• 2-3 computers in every classroom
• Teacher websites (D2L)
• 3 computer labs mobile lab
• Smartboard in every classroom
• Camcorders, cameras, ipads

Projects
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Communities Designated to our Amazing School

• We are a Bus Receiver school for these areas

• Beddington Heights
• Cambrian Heights
• Capital Hills (east of 14 st)
• Country Hills / Village
• Evanston
• Greenview
• Harvest Hills
• Highwood
• Huntington Hills

• Kincora
• Mount Pleasant
• North Haven
• Panorama (incl Hanson Ridge)
• Queenspark Village
• MacEwan Glen
• Rosedale
• Rosemont
• Sage Hill
• Sandstone Valley
• Thorncliffe

City Transit for Bridgeland, Crescent Heights,
Highland Park, Hillhurst (east of 14 st),
Mount View, Renfrew, Riverside, Tuxedo Park,
Winston Heights
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Sign Me Up!

• Ask for our registration package!
• February 28th is the official
• registration deadline but you can
• do it tonight!! (you know you want to!)
• Letter of acceptance and other
• information will be sent home to you
• Open House February 21st _at_ 600 pm
• School Tour for Grade 6 students March 7th