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French Immersion is for everyone, School District 72 wants students to know

Bilingual people in Canada have higher employment and higher income then monolingual people
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École Phoenix is the only middle school in School District 72 with a French Immersion program. Photo by Marissa Tiel – Campbell River Mirror

School District 72’s (SD72) Rachel Black, vice-principal for French programs, aims to dispel myths surrounding French Immersion.

“We really want our community to know that French Immersion is for everyone,” Black said during her presentation at the SD72 board meeting on Feb. 27. “French Immersion has been redefined over the last few years, so it is no longer what we once thought it was.

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