With a growing number of immigrant students in PEI, an English language program is helping them adjust to life at their new schools on the island.
This fall’s new Functional Language Program offers beginner-level English to these newcomer students in small groups, which helps them more easily integrate with their classes and peers.
The program is being offered at Spring Park Elementary; Glen Stewart Primary; St. Jean Elementary; Stratford Elementary; West Royalty Elementary; and West Kent Elementary.
The program lasts between four and six weeks. It is taught to groups of up to eight students by teachers who travel between schools to support English as an Additional Language students.