Immersion and bilingual schools

Are you an immersion or bilingual school looking for support in programme development, professional development or parent support? CEC has extensive experience in the field of immersion/bilingual education, and can help your school get to the next level.

Designing, implementing and delivering an immersion or bilingual education program is a complex and profoundly important task. The wide variety of factors that go into making operational decisions on an individual level can lead schools to adopt a “ready-made” model and program. However, it is clear from research that the success of any program depends on how it responds to the needs of the students, and how it interacts with the local language ecology. A good starting point is to choose a model focus (transitional, maintenance, enrichment), followed by a full survey of the situational, operational and outcome factors. This will give a clear picture to the critical questions:

The answers to these questions will help guide the macro- and micro-decisions that need to be attended to in order to develop a cohesive, responsive immersion/bilingual program.