David Thompson - Open House - Feb 6, 2025

Join us for an informational presentation in the main gym at 6:30pm on February 6, 2025 and take a self-guided tour of the school with support from our amazing leadership students and teachers.

Interested in our grade 7 Late French Immersion program? Learning French offers students significant linguistic, academic and cognitive benefits. It opens doors to knowledge, communication, culture and travel, and gives graduates an edge in the global job market. Our grade 7 late French immersion program provides students with the opportunity to become highly functional in speaking, reading, writing, listening and communicating in French by the end of Grade 12. Our program is also designed for students whose first language is not French, so no prior French is required!

The Impacts of Second Language Learning

Cognitive: Learners show well developed problem-solving, multitasking and memory skills as well as higher attention levels.

Academic: Learners show superior literacy skills and better knowledge of spelling, grammar and syntax across all of their languages.

Personal: Learners have greater confidence & pride, and a wider worldview can access more exchange & foreign study programs.

Societal: Learners show enhanced empathy, awareness of diversity and willingness to examine ideas from other cultures.

Intercultural: Learners show greater tolerance of ambiguity and more positive attitudes and openness to other cultures and practices.

Economic: Workers who speak additional languages earn more, attract more opportunities both near and far, and signal enhanced communication and cognitive skills to employers.

If you are interested in enrolling your child in this program, please complete the Expression of Interest and the Transfer Request forms, which can be accessed on the right side of this page.  Please email completed forms to Davidthompson@cbe.ab.ca.