French Immersion

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

French Immersion provides students with opportunities to acquire and maintain language skills in French and English. Harry Ainlay has one of the largest French Immersion programs in Western Canada. Here, at Ainlay, we are proud to offer:

• all our core subjects in French

• DELF, Bilingual certificate (taken in grade 12)

• Partial IB in French Immersion

• Higher level IB French Language Arts (only one in the province).  

• Exchanges to

  • • France (Grenoble region)

Our French Immersion students achieve high levels of proficiency in reading, writing and listening comprehension skills in the French language but also score higher on the English 30-1 diploma than students only taking their courses in English. 

GOALS

• Develop language and literacy skills in French and English, and use both to communicate

• Learn about French culture, traditions and celebrations

BENEFITS

• Proficiency  in English and French

• Improved academic achievement

• Improved communication skills in a student’s first language

• Knowledge and appreciation of different cultures

• International language certification opportunities 

ALBERTA CURRICULUM

All Edmonton Public Schools programming is based on curriculum determined by Alberta Education. Students enrolled in French Immersion will receive the same high-quality education available in all of our programs.

ELIGIBILITY

To register in French Immersion at Harry Ainlay High School you must meet the following criteria: 

• We recommend that students have at least 65% in the following courses but they must be passing ALL courses in order to be accepted:

  1. French Language Arts 9

  2. English Language Arts 9

  3. Sciences 9

  4. Mathématiques 9

  5. Études sociales 9

• Living in Edmonton and being a resident student

• Currently studying in a French Immersion, late French Immersion or Francophone program. 

• Register before March 19, 2025 by 4:00 pm. 

IF students DO NOT register before the deadline, they will not be accepted into the program. 

For more information about eligibility, please contact Mme. Margot Baril Cooke at margot.baril.cooke@epsb.ca

TRANSPORTATION

• Grade 10 to 12 - Edmonton Transit is the preferred method of transportation.