With parents like Ms. Bateman, who instinctively seem to understand the value of both languages, it's as though we're preaching to the choir.
When I listen to the principal and vice-principals at Kelvin High School promoting our three programs—the International Baccalaureate Programme, the immersion program and the regular academic program—they never say anything discouraging about any of the programs. Their comments are only encouraging.
But I don't know what kind of information is provided to parents who are thinking about enrolling their young children in those programs beginning in junior kindergarten or kindergarten. Unfortunately, I can't elaborate on that for the committee.