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International & Indigenous Languages Elementary Program

Programs & Learning

In-Person and Virtual Language Classes for JK - Grade 8 Students 2024-2025

The Elementary International & Indigenous Languages Program offers students the opportunity to learn to listen, speak, and write in a new language or maintain their home or heritage language. The language classes are available to students in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 from all school boards. Prior knowledge of the language is optional to enroll in these classes.

Languages to be offered: Albanian, American Sign Language, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Chin, Cantonese, Czech, Dari, Finnish, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Lai, Malayalam, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Nuer,Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Serbian, Sinhala, Somali, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamazight (Berber), Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese

Language Class Information

Please note: Classes offered are based on sufficient enrollment. Dates, times, and languages available are subject to change.

Program duration: September 7, 2024 - June 14, 2025
Class times: Saturday mornings from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday Morning Language Classes and Locations:

Language

Locations

Albanian
  • Knoxdale Public School, 168 Greenbank Rd.

Arabic
  • Bayshore Public School, 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Blossom Park Public School, 3810 Sixth St.
  • Broadview Avenue Public School, 535 Dovercourt Ave.
  • Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.
  • Carleton Heights Public School, 1600 Prince of Wales Dr.
  • Charles H. Hulse Public School, 2605 Alta Vista Dr.
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, 679 Deancourt Cres.
  • Farley Mowat Public School, 75 Waterbridge Dr.
  • Jack Donohue Public School, 101 Penrith St.
  • Knoxdale Public School, 168 Greenbank Rd.
  • Roch Carrier Elementary School, 401 Stonehaven Dr.
  • Sawmill Creek Public School, 3400 D’Aoust Ave.
  • Sir Winston Churchill Public School, 49 Mulvagh Ave.
  • Vimy Ridge Public School, 4180 Kelly Farm Dr.
  • Westwind Public School, 111 Hartsmere Dr.

Bahasa Indonesia
  • Charles H. Hulse Public School, 2605 Alta Vista Dr.

Bengali
  • Centennial Public School, 376 Gloucester St.
  • Westwind Public School, 111 Hartsmere Dr.

Chin
  • Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.

Cantonese
  • (Gr. 1-8) Adult High School, 300 Rochester St.
  • (JK & SK) Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.

Coptic
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, 679 Deancourt Cres.

Czech
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.

Dari
  • Bayshore Avenue Public School, 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Charles H. Hulse Public School, 2605 Alta Vista Dr.
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, 679 Deancourt Cres.
  • Sir Winston Churchill Public School, 49 Mulvagh Ave.

Finnish
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.

Greek
  • D. Roy Kennedy Public School, 919 Woodroffe Ave.

Gujarati
  • Knoxdale Public School, 168 Greenbank Rd.

Hebrew
  • Ottawa Modern Jewish School, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.
  • Talmud Torah Elementary School, 2310 Virginia Dr.

Hindi
  • Pinecrest Public School, 1281 McWatters Rd.

Igbo
  • Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.

Japanese
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.

Kannada
  • Pinecrest Public School, 1281 McWatters Rd.

Khmer
  • Adult High School, 300 Rochester St.

Lai or Chin-Hakkah
  • Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.

Malayalam
  • D. Roy Kennedy Public School, 919 Woodroffe Ave.
  • Fallingbrook CES, 679 Deancourt Cres.

Mandarin
  • (Gr. 1-8) Adult High School, 300 Rochester St.
  • (JK & SK) Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.

Marathi
  • Knoxdale Public School, 168 Greenbank Rd.

Mongolian
  • Centennial Public School, 376 Gloucester St.

Nepali
  • D. Roy Kennedy Public School, 919 Woodroffe Ave.

Nuer
  • Centennial Public School, 376 Gloucester St.

Pashto
  • Bayshore Avenue Public School, 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Charles H. Hulse Public School, 2605 Alta Vista Dr.
  • Sir Winston Churchill Public School, 49 Mulvagh Ave.

Persian (Farsi)
  • Bayshore Avenue Public School, 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, 679 Deancourt Cres.
  • Sir Winston Churchill Public School, 49 Mulvagh Ave.

Serbian
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.

Sinhala
  • Farley Mowat Public School, 75 Waterbridge Dr.

Spanish
  • Centennial Public School, 376 Gloucester St.
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, 679 Deancourt Cres.
  • Farley Mowat Public School, 75 Waterbridge Dr.
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.
  • Roch Carrier Elementary School, 401 Stonehaven Dr.

Swedish
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.

Tagalog
  • Charles H. Hulse Public School, 2605 Alta Vista Dr.

Tamazight
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School, 17 Hopewell Ave.

Tamil
  • Knoxdale Public School, 168 Greenbank Rd.

Telugu
  • Farley Mowat Public School, 75 Waterbridge Dr.

Thai
  • Cambridge Street Public School, 250 Cambridge St.

Turkish
  • Sawmill Creek Public School, 3400 D’Aoust Ave.

Urdu
  • Bayshore Public School, 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, 679 Deancourt Cres.
  • Westwind Public School, 111 Hartsmere Dr.

Vietnamese
  • Bayshore Public School, 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Centennial Public School, 376 Gloucester St.
  • Farley Mowat Public School, 75 Waterbridge Dr.
  • Jack Donohue Public School, 101 Penrith St.

Program duration: September 7, 2024 - June 14, 2025
Class times: Saturday afternoon from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Centennial Public School, 376 Gloucester St.

Languages Offered
  • Bengali
  • Mongolian
  • Nuer
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese

Program duration: September 7, 2024 - June 14, 2025
Class times: Saturday afternoon from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Virtual, synchronous

Languages Offered
  • ASL (American Sign Language)
  • Arabic
  • Bengali
  • Cantonese
  • Czech
  • Dari
  • Japanese
  • Mandarin
  • Serbian
  • Sinhala
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Pashto
  • Persian/Farsi
  • Tamil
  • Turkish
  • Urdu

Program duration: September 23, 2024 - June 5, 2025
Class times: 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Virtual, synchronous

Monday & Tuesday After School Language Classes:
  • ASL (American Sign Language)
  • Arabic
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese

Wednesday & Thursday After School Language Classes:
  • Arabic
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
  • Spanish

How to Register

Registration deadline for attendance of the full program: August 23, 2024 (*students can still register after this date but they may not be able to attend the full year program). *Due to the processing time for new applicants, students who register after August 23, 2024 will not be able to attend the full language program. In order to start the program on the first day of classes, registration forms must be received before this deadline.

Parents & Guardians will register their children by completing and submitting one of these online registration forms: 

General Registration Form: Registration form for all languages (except Hebrew): 2024-25 IIL Languages Registration Form.

Payment:

Important Registration Information

Please complete ONE registration form per child. In case you would like to make amendments in the registration form you submitted, send an email to iilp@ocdsb.ca with information on changes needed.

Registration Acceptance: There will be a period of 10 days to process the registration, assign students into classes, and contact parents/guardians with the acceptance letter and provide further information on the classes.

Student Fees: Out-of-province students or those who are on a Student or Visitor Visa must pay a $180.00 fee. Adjustments in the fees for siblings can be arranged. Parents & Guardians will be contacted with further information regarding the payment procedure.

Non-OCDSB Student Residency & Citizenship Verification: As per the Ontario Ministry of Education guidelines, a verification of residence and citizenship status in Canada should be conducted for the completion of the registration process. Parents & Guardians will be contacted through email to book virtual appointments for the completion of the verification process. Please see the required registration documents below.

Required registration documents for Non-OCDSB Students:

  1. Proof of Address (e.g., Current Property Tax Bill; Current Utility Bill; Home Phone/Cable/Internet Bill. Please note, Driver’s License is not acceptable)
  2. Proof of Citizenship and Status in Canada:
    1. Canadian Citizen (Birth Certificate, Passport, Baptismal Certificate)
    2. Permanent Resident (Permanent Resident Card, Stage One Approval letter, Equivalent Documentation from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confirming approval in principle)
    3. Refugee Status: Documentation from IRCC confirming status, Consideration of eligibility (Convention refugee)
    4. Diplomat Status / Minister’s Permit
    5. Student Visa (Study Permit)
    6. Visitor Visa (Visitor Record)
    7. Copy of last year's day school Report Card - OEN

More Information

For more information, please contact the International & Indigenous Languages office by phone at 613-239-2703 or by email at iilp@ocdsb.ca