Golden Secondary offers instruction in French in two formats:  French as a Second Language and French Immersion.

Communication is the fundamental goal of the French as a Second Language program.  Oral and written activities provide opportunities for true communication about teen subjects.  In this program, students share real information while expressing themselves in French.  We use videos, comic strips, plays, and language monitors as well as a variety of other resources.  Units focus on topics of interest such as food, friendship and fashion to create a link between what is taught in the classroom and daily life.  For example, French 10 students put on a fashion show as a part of the unit.  On occasion, opportunities to travel to a French-speaking area are provided through the French Department. 

French Immersion immerses students in the French language from Kindergarten and on.  In the earlier years, students have the majority of instruction in French, and by the time students are at Golden Secondary, they receive approximately half their subjects in French and the remainder are taken in English.

You can view our French course offerings here.