The French immersion program is available on early (kindergarten and grade one) and late (grade six) tracks. Program goals include:
- Helping students develop functional bilingual skills so they can understand and communicate in French.
- Helping students develop linguistic and cultural knowledge and appreciation.
- Preparing students for further education and careers in French.
Successful graduates will receive two diplomas (i.e. 鈥淒ouble Dogwoods鈥�): a British Columbia Certificate of Graduation and a Dipl么me de fin d鈥櫭﹖udes secondaires en Colombie-Britannique.
Early and late French immersion programs
Early French immersion (K-1)
- Begins in kindergarten or grade one and continues through to grade 12.
- All instruction in French for the first four years with English Language Arts introduced in grade four.
- English exploratory courses offered in middle school.
- Students from early and late French immersion programs join grade eight together and progress