New Brunswick French Immersion

• N.B. backtracks on scrapping French immersion in English schools

  The province of New Brunswick has backtracked on its controversial plan to replace French immersion with a new French-language learning program at anglophone schools.

  Education

  Feb 17, 2023
  
• Parent group welcomes N.B. premier statement that French immersion reform uncertain

  A New Brunswick parent group is welcoming a statement by the premier that the government's proposed reform to the French immersion program in schools isn't a sure thing.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
  
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• Quebec speaks out about New Brunswick’s ‘very worrying’ French immersion reforms

  New Brunswick's current immersion program offers up to 90 per cent of class time in French, while the new program will devote half the day to learning in French.

  Education

  Jan 27, 2023
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• Chorus of criticism against N.B.’s proposed reform to French immersion school program

  Teachers and parents gathered in Fredericton to make their voices heard opposing the New Brunswick government's plan to reform the French immersion program in schools by the fall.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2023
• ‘I’m worried for my little boy’: N.B. parents push back on proposed French immersion program

  The latest French immersion consultation for N.B. was held in Saint John and lasted about three hours with intense scrutiny of the program from dozens of parents and teachers.

  Education

  Jan 25, 2023
• ‘Sham’ consultation for new N.B. immersion program fuels concerns

  'It was just canned questions and canned answers. It was a bit of a disappointment and a letdown,' said Chris Collins of Canadian Parents for French in New Brunswick.

  Education

  Jan 17, 2023
• N.B. Education Minister addresses French immersion plan in first public consultation

  The public question and answer forum lasted 29 minutes and included a question that labelled the process as a 'con job.'

  Education

  Jan 17, 2023
• New Brunswick releases controversial French second-language plan for English schools

  Under the new plan, kindergarten and Grade 1 students in N.B. will spend 50 per cent of the school day "engaged in exploratory learning in French" to foster literacy skills

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
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• N.B. education minister says Grade 7 student being used as political ‘prop’

  The comments from the N.B. cabinet minister come as the province is about to reveal a new French second-language program that will replace immersion for all incoming students.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
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• Advocates warn N.B. is breaking fragile social contract by reforming French immersion

  The language debate has been rekindled in Canada's only officially bilingual province, as the New Brunswick government looks to reform French immersion in schools.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022