High school and adult students can learn a new language this year!
Learn a language, share a culture, change the world! This program enables high school students and adult students to learn and maintain a language other than English and French. Students can earn up to three credits towards their Ontario high school diploma.
The program also aims to:
- foster global awareness and understanding
- prepare students for post-secondary studies and careers in business, trade and communications
- enable global skills for travel, International Student exchanges and other opportunities here and abroad
- develop communication skills for international/global employment opportunities.
The program runs from 9:00 am – 12:30pm, September 10 – June 10, 2022, every Saturday.
Virtual or In-Person
In-person and/or Virtual
ASL (American Sign Language), Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Spanish
In-person
Polish
Virtual
Italian, Mandarin (Traditional), Punjabi, Russian
See the languages offered, schedule and more!
You can learn more and register online using the button below.
Learn moreEligibility
- Grade 9-12 students in the 2022-2023 school year, and adults with or without prior linguistic and cultural background are eligible for the program.
- Adult students must meet the same requirements as high school students with regards to attendance and completion of assignments.
- All IL credit courses follow the Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 to 12, Classical Studies and International Languages (revised 2016) and are accepted as credits towards a high school diploma. Current graduation requirements recognize at least one credit in a third language.
- There are three levels of credit language courses:
- Level 1: Academic (BD) or Open (BO)
- Level 2: University (CU) or Open (CO)
- Level 3: University (DU) or Open (DO)
- CU and DU level courses have prerequisites (BD and CU respectively)
- CO and DO level courses have prerequisites (BO and CO respectively)
Please Note
The Ottawa Catholic School Board reserves the right to cancel any program due to lack of registration.