Official Languages committee  Teachers have materials. However, unlike large school boards, small school boards often do not have access to educational consultants. We are really lucky because we have six educational consultants who are responsible for just the French component. Together with the teachers, w

Official Languages committee  We have many French books. The level of French is geared to grade 7 students, but the content is childish. That is a problem because we are looking for authentic resources and they have to be suitable for the grade and age of the students.

Official Languages committee  We really need teachers who can teach French. We also want to send the message that the French immersion program is not just for the strongest students. We really have to dispel the myth that French is not for everyone. In fact, French is for all students, no matter their level o

Official Languages committee  The problem is not that school boards don't want to offer core French; it's that they don't have the teachers with the proficiency to teach the second language.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair and Mr. Vice-Chair, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My name is Tamie Beattie, and I am the French program coordinator at the Edmonton Public School Board. I am going to continue in English. I am one of many who work at the Institution for Innovation