The French Immersion Program in Manitoba

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According to the Statutes of Manitoba – P250 of the Public Schools Act, your children have an opportunity to learn both French and English in Manitoba. More than 17,000 students in 96 schools are enrolled in the French Immersion Program, one of the four recognized programs of Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth. The program allows students to learn French and study other subject areas in French; they also learn English. In some secondary schools, students can also learn a third or a fourth language.

You may use this map to give you the location of a school offering a French Immersion Program. Some schools provide a program only at the elementary level; some only at the secondary level and other schools have a program both at the elementary and secondary levels. Early French Immersion begins in Kindergarten or Grade 1, however, a few schools may offer the late French Immersion Program starting in Grade 7.

Contact schools directly for more information on enrolment procedures. If your children are older, call the school division in that area, to assist you in finding a school with a suitable program. Some school divisions provide school bus transportation for children.

Visit the French Immersion in Manitoba website for more detailed information about the program.

For more information or hard copies of the map, please contact:

Sandra Drzystek
Education Officer - French as a Second Language
Bureau de l'éducation française Division
509-1181, Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3G 0T3
Telephone: (204) 945-6939
Fax : (204) 945-1625

Email: sandra.drzystek@gov.mb.ca