New Brunswick is trying something new to improve French second-language learning among anglophone students.
Thirteen different prototype projects are being rolled out at 11 schools and two early learning centres in the province.
Officials say the new approach gives more decision-making power to educators, allowing them to identify and meet the specific needs of their learners.
“As Canada’s only bilingual province, all students should be able to converse in both official languages by the time they graduate high school,” Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy said in a news release Monday.
“We have been working with local educators and administrators to develop flexible and personalized programs that will increase the chances of success for all students in the province.”
The participating schools include Campobello Island Consolidated School, Salisbury Middle/J.M.A. Armstrong High School, Maplehurst Middle School in Moncton, Mountain View School in Irishtown, Sir James Dunn Academy in Saint Andrews, and Vincent Massey Elementary School in Saint Andrews.
A new online platform has also been launched, offering French second-language teachers more access to high-quality language development and learning opportunities.
“This model has never been tried before in our schools and I am thrilled to be able to introduce it to our anglophone learners,” said Cardy.
The projects will be assessed after the current school year to see how well they did.
We want all our students to be able to converse in French by the time they graduate high school. That’s why we’re rolling out 13 prototype projects to improve French language learning.
Learn more here: https://t.co/guTzOJtcVd pic.twitter.com/erItkwL1JB
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) November 29, 2021
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