Premier Blaine Higgs’ government has proposed to completely dismantle New Brunswick’s French-immersion program
– the country’s only officially bilingual province – has a history of tinkering with its French-as-a-second-language program.has proposed drastic action: dismantling the French-immersion program altogether. In its place, children entering kindergarten and Grade 1 in anglophone school districts this fall would spend half their dayOver the last month, during in-person and virtual consultations, parents and teachers stepped up to the microphone and expressed their worries to Mr.
Mr. Kennedy spoke at the session in Saint John late last month. His eldest daughter, now 14, started French immersion when the entry point was in Grade 3. His 10-year-old started French immersion in Grade 1. Mr. Kennedy and his wife, a teacher, want to enroll their son, who starts kindergarten this fall, in the English program. The four-year-old has a developmental issue that affects his ability to communicate.
“I will be doing nothing that will cause any damage to anybody’s learning opportunities as we move forward,” Mr. Hogan told the audience at the end of a two-hour session. He said his grandchild would enter theThe department of education said Mr. Hogan was not available for an interview with The Globe and Mail.
Students in higher grades and those currently in French immersion would continue that track, the government said. Prof. Lévesque has observed the changes to the French-as-a-second program in the province over the decades.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Vancouver FC offers a look at its new modular Canadian Premier League stadium homeVancouver FC shows fans what its prefabricated stadium will look like
Read more »
Vancouver FC offers a look at its new modular Canadian Premier League stadium homeThe stadium is owned by and will be operated by the Township of Langley.
Read more »
Premier declares ‘New Brunswick is back’ as province faces several challengesPremier Blaine Higgs declares ‘New Brunswick is back, in a big way’
Read more »
Letters Feb. 9: Grocery price-gouging seems selective; new holiday a new cost for businesses
Read more »
Letters Feb. 9: Grocery price-gouging seems selective; new holiday a new cost for businesses
Read more »
Macron weighs kicking Putin out of French Legion of HonourUkraine's wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now been bestowed with France's highest medal of honour. But there's a problem: Russian President Vladimir Putin has the same medal.
Read more »