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ee Request turned down (for now) French language junior kindergartens Meeting in Barrie, French is a second because French is not decision particularly in The committee Language Junior mandate to examine the Wednesday night, language rather than he language spoken. view of the negative eventually recomme- Kindergarten programs feasiuitity * of members of the Simcoe mother tongue. In all It was agreed that response, two years nded that it is not ap- a! this time. The establishing Junior County Roman Catholic {oo many instances the there would be ago, to such a request propriate to comply committee will remain Kindergarten program- Separate School turned home cannot reinforce widespread reaction to from the anglophone with the request to in place and that it be mesacross the county in down a request to have he efforts of the school such a_ unilateral sector. establish French given an expanded September, 1983. French language junior kindergarten classes set up in the county. The decision was kf if af = | i! vaitewensie -- ARO eid is fighting recession witha the board reviewed a report on the subject prepared by a special committee of the board that initially looked into the original request. The committee was appointed at the regular meeting of the board, December 16, 1981, in response to a request presented at the November meeting for the establishment of French Language Junior Kindergartens in the county. The Committee mandate was to study the feasibility of setting up such a programme in each of our five French Language Instructional Units and report its findings and recom- mendations to the board. There were three meetings of this com- mittee, during which all aspects of the request and its implications were considered. Two presentations were received directly by the committee - one in written form from the Program Consultant of Francais, Denis Levert, and a brief delivered orally by Mme. Simone Levert and members of her committee of parents. Other briefs presented to the Special R 00 ROLLS iN STOCK Bomititel Were leon to Choose from. idered ll, tach Fae ieee iol Perfect for Home directed primarily to this committee. All of the input received spoke eloquently and _ for- cefully to the needs of pre-kindergarten-age children in the fran- cophone sectors of the county. The advantages of regular program- ming conducted by qualified teachers, and the potential social as well as academic gains were pointed out. or Cottage OUTDOOR TURF 6x12' Early Identification Program success would be facilitated b . 1 j ra gine ' strengths eLa rg est in stock Ina rainbow and weaknesses in ° . childrens' learning selection in of colours styles a year earlier z than is currently Simcoe County possible. The provision of a_ stimulating en- eCourteous, vironment where language would be encouraged would enhance the learning opportunities for children. It was recognized that all of the above advantages would accrue to children attending Junior Kindergarten regardless of the language of instruction. The additional benefits of such a programme for French Language Instructional Units were examined. The situation in at least some of the French Language Units currently is such that for a number of students professional sales staff eLifetime guarantee on installation ROBY'S PERSONALLY GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES CARPET LAND 2 526-4231 iret ww 137-5002 Friday, May 21, 1982, Page 5