Second Language Programs

Second Languages

Edmonton Catholic Schools’ second language programs provide children with a wealth of experiences and advantages that benefit them within the classroom walls and beyond. Learning a second language will: enhance academic growth and excellence, enrich and complement a child’s first language, facilitate fluency in additional languages, encourage new ways of thinking about things, develop an appreciation for cultural diversity in Canada and the world, open doors to exciting career opportunities and earn citizenship in the world community.

Edmonton Catholic Schools is proud to offer the following second language programs:

The Official and Second Languages Education Centre
(OL₂EC)

OL₂EC is offering language proficiency testing to provide students with international credentials to gain entrance to universities locally and abroad. The governments of France and Spain, along with the University of Cambridge have given Edmonton Catholic Schools the certifications to conduct the language testing. Which is good news for students enrolled in french immersion and spanish bilingual programs. Those enrolled in the Ukrainian bilingual program will continue to have access to the Ukrainian Languages Entrance Exam provided in partnership with the University of Alberta and the University of Lviv.

• OL₂EC Program Details