French Immersion

SAVE THE DATE | French Immersion Kindergarten registration opens on January 6, 2025

• Children may begin Kindergarten in a school within the Division in September if they are at least 4 years 8 months old as of August 31 of the respective school year. To register your child starting on January 6, 2025, please visit our Kindergarten webpage.

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Introduction

The Black Gold School Division (BGSD) offers a French Immersion Program with early entry in Kindergarten or Grade 1 within the cities of Leduc and Beaumont. The program is designed for students to learn French in an engaging, supportive, and student-centered environment.

Alberta Education Benefits of Learning French:

• Be fluent in French.
• Be able to live, work and pursue post-secondary studies in French, English, or both languages.
• Be part of and have an understanding and appreciation of Francophone culture.
• Be proficient in English.
• Be able to appreciate other languages, cultures and communities in Canada and around the world.

Eligibility & Entry Points

• French immersion is for students with a background in any language, families do not need to come with any French language skills before entering the program in kindergarten or grade one.
• Students transferring from out-of-Division French Immersion programs may access the same programming within Black Gold schools.

French Immersion Information

Kindergarten – Grade 3
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-9
Grades 10-12

Schools offering French Immersion

Beaumont

• École Beau Meadow School: Grades K – 6
• École Bellevue School: Grades K – 6
• École Champs Vallée School: K – 9
• École Coloniale Estates School: Grades K – 6
• École Dansereau Meadows School: Grades K – 6
• École J.E. Lapointe School: Grades 7 – 9
• École Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School: Grades 10 – 12

Leduc

• École Corinthia Park School: Grades K – 6
• École Leduc Estates School: Grades K – 6
• École Leduc Junior High School: Grades 7 – 9
• Leduc Composite High School: Grades 10 – 12

Visit “Find a School” to determine your child’s designated school.

Transportation

If your child resides outside of Beaumont or Leduc they may also access a Early French Immersion Program as a School of Choice student, meaning that they will attend a school that is not their designated school. Bus transportation may or may not be available and additional fees may apply. 

In order to attend a School of Choice, you must receive permission from the applicable school’s principal.  You should also contact the Transportation Department at 780-955-6034 for information on school bus transportation.