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The WRDSB’s International and Indigenous Languages program (IILP) provides an opportunity on Saturday mornings for students who wish to learn a new language, preserve their own language, or enhance their intercultural awareness.  No prior language experience is necessary.  Through the International and Indigenous Languages program, students can develop oral communication, reading and writing skills in languages other than English or French, at either an Elementary or Secondary level.  Secondary (credit) courses provide 110 hours of instruction.

All International and Indigenous Languages programs comply with the Ontario Ministry of Education and are available to all WRDSB and non-WRDSB students. 

 

ELEMENTARY (JK- gr 8) PROGRAM

Registration is now OPEN for 2026/27

Click HERE to open the form

 

 

 

PROGRAM DETAILS for 2026-2027

 

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 26, 2026 and finish on May 29, 2027
  • Registration will close in Saturday Dec 5th, or while space is available
  • If your child is currently participating in IILP, you MUST register again for the 2026/27 school year.
  • New for 2026/27:  Students who are absent 5 consecutive weeks will be demitted and cannot re-enter the program until the next year.
  • Please note: students MUST be registered in a day school AND be at least 4 yrs old before December 31, 2026 to attend the International Languages Program

 

These Elementary (in-person) languages have been and may be offered again, pending sufficient enrollment. 

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

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

 

Locations for our 2025-2026 Elementary IILP Languages:

 

HESPELER PS

STANLEY PARK PS

FOREST HILL PS

FOREST HEIGHTS CI

GRAND RIVER CI
300 Winston Blvd.
Cambridge		 191 Hickson Dr.
Kitchener		 255 Westmount Rd. E.
Kitchener		 255 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Kitchener		 175 Indian Rd.
Kitchener
Arabic Hindi Amharic Albanian Farsi
Gujarati Marathi Bengali Arabic Gujarati (elementary & secondary)
Hindi Tamil Malayalam German Hindi (secondary only)
Punjabi Dari Nepali Greek Korean
Tamil Serbian Mandarin Spanish
Urdu Telugu Romanian Punjabi
 Urdu Somali
Oromo Turkish
Vietnamese

 

Calendar:

Calendar for IILP Elementary 2026 27

 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, please contact WRDSB International Admissions at international@wrdsb.ca or call 519-570-0003 ext, 4454 for more information.
  • 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  clearly indicating the language(s) for which you are applying.

Questions?

  • please contact us via email:   iilp@wrdsb.ca
  • please note that this email is not monitored between June 29 – August 17, 2026