ESL

Welkom! Karibu! Maligayang! Welcome to JPCI’s ELL community, where we proudly have students from all nationalities including Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Gambia, Haiti, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Korea, the Philippines, Russia, and Vietnam - just to name a few! All our ELLs (English Language Learners) are taught by caring, experienced ESL teachers and benefit from smaller class sizes. ELLs have the opportunity to attend various field trips and workshops throughout the year, compete in academic, leadership, and speech competitions, as well as gain valuable support from our Community Support Groups. At JPCI, ELLs are able to enroll in ESL Sensitive courses, where extra attention will be given to English vocabulary and terminology. We invite ELLs to join and become part of JPCI’s unique ESL program!


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Some of the Field Trips Our ELLs Attend:


  • Royal Winter Fair

  • Art Gallery of Ontario

  • Romeo and Juliet (Classical Theatre Project)

  • Skating at the Nathan Phillips Square

  • Maple Syrup Festival (Forest Valley)

  • Snow shoeing (Forest Valley)

  • Royal Ontario Museum


Our Community Support Groups:



Our Annual JPCI ESL Events:


  • Welcome Newcomer Conference

  • TDSB Speech Competition

  • International Student Holiday Luncheon

  • TDSB Welcome Newcomers Awards Ceremony

  • Reel Asian Film Festival


ESL Courses & ESL Sensitive Courses offered at JPCI:


  • English as a Second Language Levels 1-5 (ESLAO8, ESLBO8, ESLCO8, ESLDO8, ESLEO8)

  • Grade 9 & 10 ESL Math (MAT1L8, MAT2L8, MFM1P8, MFM2P8, MPM1D8, MPM2D8)

  • Grade 9 & 10 ESL Science (SNC1D8, SNC1P8, SNC2D8, SNC2P8)

  • Grade 9 ESL Canadian Geography (CGC1D8, CGC1P8)

  • Grade 9 & 10 ESL Dramatic Arts (ADA1O8, ADA2O8)

  • Grade 10 ESL Canadian History (CHC2D8, CHC2P8)

  • ESL Civics and Career Studies (CIVCA8)

  • ESL Exploring Family Studies (HIF2O8)

  • ESL Learning Skills (ELS2O8)

  • ESL Presentation Skills (EPS3O8)

  • ESL General Learning Strategies (GLS1O8)


ESL Pathways

Our Fabulous ESL Teachers:

Ms. D. Costa (Curriculum Leader)

Ms. G. Chak

Mr. A. Momodu