Some smaller boards say they will not be able to offer French immersion remotely
A physically distanced classroom with masks and hand sanitizer is seen at Kensington Community School in Toronto on September 1, 2020.Ontario’s largest school board says almost a third of Toronto students will be learning online come fall, and some smaller boards say they will not be able to offer French immersion remotely.
As schools prepare to reopen in the province after the pandemic shutdown, a growing number of families are choosing to keep their children at home due to the uncertainty surrounding school plans and health and safety measures, and fears of contracting COVID-19. Experts have warned that a large shift to online education couldfor students who don’t have the kind of home environments or learning resources as others do.
“In order to keep the numbers what the government wants, with regards to the larger class sizes, you’re going to have to combine split grades. In some of our rural areas, you’re probably going to have to combine two or three grades,” she said.Meanwhile, some smaller school boards across the province have said they are unable to offer French immersion to all students.
“We are so very sorry that we cannot offer the French immersion programming at this time in the remote-learning setting,” the letter added. “I find it shocking to say there are not enough students while French immersion is in high demand in Ontario and across the country,” he said.
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