Strategic Action 2.5: Access to French Immersion
Make the French Immersion program easier to access by introducing new entry points and meeting the needs of all learners.
Reflective & Responsive
Guided by student voice and provincial policy, we are committed to enhancing our French Immersion program. In November 2023, all French Immersion staff participated in a professional learning session centered on the new provincial policy, featuring inspiring insights from a student panel. This reflective process helps us celebrate our strengths and identify areas for growth, ensuring our program remains vibrant and effective.
Creating New Opportunities
To increase accessibility, we are excited to introduce new entry points. Beginning in September 2025, École Sage Creek School will offer a Middle Immersion (Grade 4 entry) and a Late Immersion (Grade 6 entry) program. This expansion creates more pathways for students, including newcomers, to embark on their French language journey.
What We've Accomplished
French Immersion Staff Reflective Learning
Attended comprehensive professional learning session in November 2023 focusing on (Manitoba Education, May 2023)
Engaged with student panel sharing lived experiences in 91黑料网 French Immersion schools
Conducted personal and collective reflection on instructional practices
Celebrated existing strengths and successful strategies
Identified areas requiring fine-tuning and improvement
Determined new approaches and practices to adopt
Recognized outdated methods and practices to abandon
French Immersion Examine Retention Tool
Developed analytic tool to examine retention rates by school, grade, and over time
Presented detailed report to trustees at the December 17, 2024, Board meeting
École Sage Creek Bonavista Opened
Introduced Middle Immersion (Grade 4 entry) in September 2025, boosting spaces by 50 per cent.
Launched Late Immersion (Grade 6 entry) to provide access for students—particularly newcomers—who missed earlier entry points.
All French Immersion Schools Adopted Single-Track Model
Adopted single-track model across all 91黑料网 French Immersion schools.
Implemented Recommendation 4.2.1 of .
Where We're Going
Enhance Retention with Analytics, Expanded Options, and Inclusive Frameworks
- Principals and vice-principals will use the analytic tool to better understand current French Immersion retention rates and to develop a plan for enhancing them over time.
- Middle Immersion and Late Immersion will be offered in multiple sites throughout the Division.
- Implementation of a framework to support neurodiversity and diverse abilities in our classrooms (see MYSP strategic action 2.2) will lead to: a greater number of students feeling successful in the French Immersion program, contributing to higher retention rates, and a growing number of families viewing the French Immersion program as a good fit for their children, thus increasing access to the program.
Strategic Overview
- Engaged all French Immersion staff in a reflective professional learning session centered on provincial policy and student voice.
- Developed a new analytic tool to examine and report on French Immersion retention rates.
- Announced new Middle and Late Immersion programs at École Sage Creek/Bonavista to increase program access and opportunity.
- Fulfilled provincial policy by adopting a single-track model for all French Immersion schools by 2025.
- Use an analytic approach to better understand and enhance French Immersion retention rates.
- Expand Middle and Late Immersion programs to multiple sites throughout the division.
- Implement the neurodiversity framework (Action 2.2) to improve student success, increase retention, and expand access.