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Thank you for your interest in the
WRDSB’s International & Indigenous Languages Program. 

 

2024-2025 Secondary Credit Program
Registration opens for NEW registrations on Saturday, May 18th, 2024

 

click here →  SECONDARY CREDIT (gr. 9-12)
2024-2025 International and Indigenous Languages Program Registration Form

(registration link opens Saturday, May 18th, 2024)

 

 

2024-2025 Elementary Program
Registration opens for NEW registrations on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

click here →  ELEMENTARY (JK – 8)
2024-2025 International and Indigenous Languages Program Registration Form

(registration link opens Tuesday, August 6th, 2024)

 

 

  • Please register using the link above.  
  • Please complete a separate registration for EVERY child you wish to register.
  • No in-person registration available – please do not go to an IILP school directly to register.

 

The WRDSB’s International and Indigenous Languages program provides an opportunity on Saturday mornings for students to develop oral communication, reading and writing skills in another language, at either an Elementary or Secondary level.  Secondary (credit) courses provide 110 hours of instruction.  

PROGRAM DETAILS

 

ELEMENTARY (JK – gr. 8):

  • Elementary classes are in-person and run on Saturday mornings from 9:00 to 11:30
  • Elementary classes will start on Sept 28, 2024 and finish on Jun. 7, 2025
  • Registration closes Jan. 31st, 2025 (or earlier, if the class is full).
  • Please note: students MUST be registered in a day school AND be at least 4 yrs old before December 31, 2024 to attend the International Languages Program
  • Elementary Calendar:  click here!  (coming soon)
  • 2023-2024 Elementary IILP Languages and Locations (may change for 2024-2025)

SECONDARY (gr. 9-12):

  • Secondary classes are virtual and run from 8:45 to 12:30
  • In-person classes may be offered in some languages on a case-by-case basis, based on interest for this format
  • Secondary classes start on Sep. 14, 2024 and finish on Jun. 14, 2025
  • Credit courses are scheduled for 110 hours of instruction
  • Registration for full credit courses closes at 4:00 pm on October 12, 2024 (no exceptions)
  • Secondary Calendar: click here!  (coming soon)

LANGUAGES OFFERED:

note:  Additional languages may be offered, depending on sufficient enrolment and the availability of a qualified teacher.  Generally, 23-25 students are needed to be able to open a new class.   If a language you are interested in is not listed here, please complete the registration form, choosing “other” under the language your child would like to study and then indicating the language you would like to see offered.

These Secondary Credit Courses (offered virtually) were offered in the 2023-2024 school year:

Arabic
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Korean
Mandarin
Punjabi
Romanian
Serbian

please note:

  • courses with the last 3 digits – BDI – for students new to the language AND/OR in grade 9 or 10   (level 1)
  • courses with the last 3 digits – CUI – for students in grade 11 and some experience with language  (level 2)
  • courses with the last 3 digits – DUI – for students in grade 12 and experience with the language     (level 3)

 

These Elementary Classes (in-person) for the following languages have been and may be offered again this year pending sufficient enrollment.

Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Bengali
Dari
Farsi
German
Greek
Gujarati
Hindi
Korean
Malayalam
Mandarin
Marathi
Oromo
Nepali
Punjabi
Romanian
Serbian
Spanish
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Vietnamese

 

2024-25 Calendars:

  • 2024-2025 IILP Elementary Calendar  (link coming soon)
  • 2024-2025 IILP Secondary Calendar link (link coming soon)

2024-25 Languages & Locations:

  • Elementary IILP Locations and Languages – Sept 2024 (link coming soon; may change based on site availability)

Fees for IILP Classes:

  • If your child is a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident, there are no fees associated with Saturday Morning language classes.
  • If you are living in Canada on a work or study visa and your child is fee-exempt at day school, there are no fees for a Saturday Morning language class.
  • If your child is a fee-paying international student in day school, there is an additional fee to take a Saturday Morning language class.  To inquire about this, please contact WRDSB International Admissions at international@wrdsb.ca or call 519-570-0003 ext, 4454.  Specify that your child is already registered in WRDSB as a fee-paying international student and that you are interested in adding a Saturday morning International Language class to your child’s program.

Interested in teaching in our International and Indigenous Languages program? 

  • Please send your application package to  coned_resumes@wrdsb.ca  and indicate the language for which you are applying.

QUESTIONS?

  • please contact us via email:   iilp@wrdsb.ca
  • please note that this email is not monitored between July 1- August 16, 2024