SP ISH - Red Deer Public School District

What are
the benefits?
• Expands the intellect and problem
solving skills
• Develops divergent thinking skills
• Teaches responsible citizenship
• Develops feelings of self esteem and pride in having acquired an additional language
• Strengthens long term English
literacy skills
General Inquiries
RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
4747 53 Street
Red Deer, Alberta
T4N 2E6
tel 403 343 1405
fax 403 347 8190
www.rdpsd.ab.ca
• Encourages the joy of lifelong learning
• Promotes exploration, understanding
and appreciation of the cultures of
the Spanish-speaking world
• Contributes to multilingualism
and multiculturalism
• Allows students to compete
internationally
• Provides students with more choices for
advanced education and career options
• Broadens students’ cultural life
through access to literature, art,
music and the theatre
• Makes learning a third or fourth
language much easier
• There are 350 million Spanish
speakers worldwide
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
http://internationalservices.rdpsd.ab.ca/Spanish.php
PARENT INFORMATION ON LANGUAGE LEARNING
Canadian Parents for French
www.cpf.ca
Alberta Education
http://education.alberta.ca/media/3091402/yesyoucanhelp.pdf
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REGISTRATION
VISIT US AT:
http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/District-Programs.php
TRANSPORTATION AND KINDERGARTEN
http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/Transportation.php
RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
International Education
What is it?
The Spanish Bilingual Program provides
students the opportunity to acquire the basic
skills for speaking, reading, writing, listening
and communicating in both English and Spanish
at a young age. English and Spanish are used
as the languages of instruction, beginning in
Kindergarten or Grade 1 and continuing up
to Grade 12.
How will the
program start up?
How WILL it work?
Red Deer Public Schools opened the program
tostudents
garten
school ear. The School Board is initially
committedto
program
The
Registration for Kindergarten & gr. 1 begins
in January each year.
Kindergarten and Grade 1
Previous Spanish experience is not
required and parents do not need to
know the language.
Where will
IT be located?
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ENTRY POINTS
SPANISH/ENGLISH CONTENT
50/50
SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN SPANISH
Kindergarten, Grades 1 to 5*
• Spanish Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Optional Subject
• Complementary course
Grades 6 to 8*
• Spanish Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Optional course
Grades 9 to 12*
• Spanish Language Arts
• Mathematics or Complementary Course
* The Spanish Bilingual Program opened in September of 2012 and will be expanded by one grade level each year up to grade 5.
The long term goal of the program is to offer courses in Spanish to the Grade 12 level . * Complementary courses may vary.