The International Languages Program offers language training to students from junior kindergarten to grade 8. The courses, at 2.5 hours each, are taught for 34 weeks by instructors hired from members of the multicultural communities. Registration is ongoing and new students, regardless of their ethnic and/or cultural background are welcome. The languages taught are Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Dari, Hindi, Italian, modified Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Turkish et Ukrainian. Summer courses are also offered for some of the languages. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Education of the Province of Ontario. The subsidized courses are offered only for residents of Ontario. |