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About Our School

Principal: Donald Tougas

Superintendent: Ruth Suderman

	*School Demographics /School Organization*
	*Enrolment*
	*Who is immersion for?*
	*Knowing a second language*
	*The process of learning a second language*
	*How do I prepare my child for immersion?*

Demographics at École Sacré-Coeur

Because our school is designated as the French Immersion Milieu School for the Central District of the Winnipeg School Division , we have a large catchment area. Our boundaries are:

- to the south, the Assiniboine River
- to the West, Kenaston Blvd.
- to the North, the CP Rail
- to the East, the Red River

Mobility and Stability

In 1996, our last statistics, our elementary population had a 19.8 % mobility rate. Stability was at 92.5 %
At the Junior High level, the mobility rate was 8 % while stability was at 99.0 %

School Organization

Nursery to grade 8 French Immersion Milieu School.

Enrolment

290 students

École Sacré-Coeur is a public school which offers the French Immersion program. It is situated at 809 Furby Street and it is part of the Winnipeg School Division . We house students from Kindergarten to grade 8. Our program is well established in the school and we have an experienced and competent staff.

Have you thought of giving your child the gift of another language?
Who is immersion for?

Early immersion is a program of choice, open to all children of the appropriate age.

While most French immersion students are from English-speaking homes, a growing number come from homes where neither English nor French is the primary language. These students are learning English and French as their second and third or even fourth and fifth languages.

Knowing a second language can:

	*increase your child's personal pleasures such as the enjoyment of literature, art, music, theatre, travel and personal relationships*
	*increase your child's understanding of and respect for other nations and other cultures*
	*help your child to understand more about himself, his country and his fellow Canadians*
	*give your child access to a larger pool of information and to more educational and career opportunities*
	*give your child a competitive edge in the job market anywhere in Canada and in many other countries.*

The process of learning a second language
can also:

	*develop your child's listening and learning skills as well as the self-discipline that are useful throughout life*
	*increase cognitive ability creating a more flexible thinker*
	*enhance his knowledge of his first language and improve his ability to communicate in it*
	*make learning a third or fourth language much easier*

How do I prepare my child for immersion?

The best advice we can give when enrolling your child in an early French immersion program is to prepare him for school just as you would if he were entering the English stream from ensuring that he can manage his own jacket and shoes to making him comfortable spending time away from you. Anything you can do to familiarize him with the school, the playground, the teacher, future classmates, the route to and from school and the routine he'll follow in the fall will make the transition that much smoother.

Most if not all of the children in his class will have no prior knowledge of French so don't feel it's necessary to put him in a French preschool or daycare. On the other hand, it is a good idea to expose him to a little French beforehand so that he can enjoy some familiarity with the sound of the language: a French cartoon on the TV, a segment of Sesame Street, some children's French songs.

Need more information?

Call us at 775-2574 and an information meeting can be set up.