Issue link: https://publications.tfs.ca/i/152655
French National Curriculum Like the International Baccalaureate programs or the Ontario curriculum, the French National curriculum has a distinct point of view. Considering the French National curriculum was first devised after the French Revolution, it is not surprising that the idea of citizenship is at the heart of French education. From Grades 1 through 9 (the end of the collège program in France), students increasingly participate in the life of the school, learn to be citizens in their community and then country, and discover the wider world and their place in it. By the end of Grade 9, students are expected to have acquired the seven key competencies, or pillars, of the Common Base of Knowledge and Skills. Introductory French until Grade 7 Knowing a second language opens doors around the world Because we know just how important acquiring a second language is, students can enter our school with little or no French up to and including Grade 7. is applies to both our Mississauga and Toronto campuses. TFS was the pioneer of French immersion education in Canada, so it's no surprise our highly successful Introductory French Program permits students who enter an introductory class to move into the regular, bilingual academic stream the next school year. We know it works Introductory French teachers speak French every day in class, and employ a wide variety of strategies and resources to make learning French fun, while still following the curriculum for that grade level. Children quickly acquire comprehension, reading, writing and oral language skills, appropriate to the child's developmental stage. All of our students graduate fluent in English and French, no matter when they started at TFS. 1 2 4 5 6 3 7 Seven pIllarS oF T he FrenCh naT Ional CurrICulum Command of the French language Proficiency in a modern language (other than French) Basic knowledge in mathematics, science & technology Humanist culture Proficiency in information & communication Social & civic skills Autonomy & initiative PHOTOGRAPHY: GEOFF GEORGE T F S - Ca na da'S I n T ernaT I o na l S C h o o l 15