Les Rapides: French Immersion at Riverside
Continuing with French studies at the secondary level allows students to maintain and expand their language skills, gaining greater confidence and precision in their use of French. The French Immersion program provides students with meaningful connections to their peers and teachers in a supportive community while they enjoy the full spectrum of opportunities available to all students.
Riverside's French Immersion program enables students to build upon their foundation language skills and develop greater confidence in using French with increasing precision and sophistication. Grade 9 courses provide a natural continuation of the middle school experience, but the Conversation class is designed to support both Early and Late Immersion students in first semester prior to their Français 9 class in second semester. For graduation, students are also required to take one Socials Studies course in Grade 11 or 12.
French Immersion students are also required to write the Français Langue Seconde Immersion 12 exam which has both written and oral components. Upon graduation, successful graduates of the full program receive a Bilingual Graduation Certificate in addition to the provincial "Dogwood" certificate. Students in Grade 12 also have the opportunity to write the international DELF exam to obtain the Diplôme d'études en langue française which is an internationally recognized accreditation.
Please visit the Riverside Course Information site for more details.