Supports for Students

​About one-quarter of our students are identified as English as Additional Language Learners (EAL). Our schools offer many different kinds of programming and supports to assist learners to develop English skills while also advancing academically.

• Keep the Home Language Alive
• Why English Language Development?
• See Learning English for School 

L.E.A.D. (Literacy, English and Academic Development) program  

We offer specialized programming for English as Additional Language Learners who face additional challenges as a result of the circumstances of their migration (often from war-torn regions) and their lack of opportunity for prior schooling.

This  program is in nine locations and offers intensive language instruction and support.

• L.E.A.D. Brochure
  

Additional Supports 

Programming for English as Additional Language Learners is based on their ESL coding and their language assessment which results in a benchmark level. 

There are also other services in the CBE which provide help and support for immigrant families. These include:

• Diversity and Learning Support Advisors
• Interpretation Services ​​
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