Why send your child to a Fransaskois school?
Funded by the province, French first-language education is offered FREE OF CHARGE to rightholders. Click here to find out if you qualify!
Fransaskois schools provide a learning environment:
- that is welcoming, healthy and safe, and where there is mutual cooperation, respect and a sense of civic pride,
- where a personal approach enables children to reach their full potential,
- that is 100% Francophone and supports the development of the French language and Francophone culture,
- where the goal is for children to reach a superior level of long-lasting bilingualism, thus giving them an advantage for the future and eventual employment opportunities,
- that encourages curiosity by developing physical, emotional, social and language skills,
- that represents the image of Canada, that is, of being open to the world and valuing diversity,
- that offers sport and socio-cultural programs to enrich the academic experience and enable global development,
- that helps children understand the world around them and become responsible, engaged and accomplished citizens,
- that recognizes the importance of the school-family-community relationship in achieving academic success.
There are many other advantages, too!
Did you know…
A 2009 study by Statistics Canada compared the sustainability of bilingualism for students from a variety of immersion programs to that of students from first-language French schools in a minority context. Results from this study showed that:
- 98 % of students who attended minority schools benefited from sustainable bilingualism, compared to
- 57 % of students who studied in immersion programs.
Bilingual individuals:
- find it easier to learn a third or even a fourth language.
- obtain better scores on intelligence tests and have a greater ability to concentrate.
- have better skills in literacy and in decoding verbal and non verbal communication.
- are more open towards other cultures.
- find it easier to multi-task and move quickly from one task to another.
In Canada, bilingual individuals benefit from a higher employability rate and earn nearly 10% more than their unilingual peers.
For more information on studies concerning the advantages of bilingualism, visit the following websites:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-004-x/81-004-x2008004-eng.htm
http://www.francais-du-monde.org/2011/05/24/les-avantages-du-bilinguisme/
http://leap.tki.org.nz/Is-bilingualism-an-advantage
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/04/02/10-proven-brain-benefits-of-being-bilingual/
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Bilingualism-in-Young-Children--Separating-Fact-fr.aspx
