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4- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 24, 2006 French immersion designation has some school neighbours seeing red By Melanie Hennessey SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER frustrated that it will run an told trustees of the Halton optional program that excludes District School Board that they my kids. need to provide French Although Catriona Franc lives "We're not saying no French Immersion students living north right across the street from a Immersion, we're saying accom- of the QEW with a school that planned new modate every- will focus on their needs. e l e m e n t a r y "It's making people one." She argued that single track school in north- crazy. It costs a lot of The school French Immersion schools proeast Oakville, money to build a new was in the duce students with superior her daughter school, and I'm frustratboard's capital French fluency. Cavers also may never be a forecast as a noted that the Canadian ed that it will run an student at the dual French- Association of French optional program that school. English school, Immersion Teachers endorse I n s t e a d , excludes my kids." but at a board single-track schools as the most Franc may have meeting in effective environment for teachto put her on a Vangie Travis J a n u a r y , ing French. bus headed to dual-track supporter trustees voted The three Grade 1 to 6 West Oak Public to change its French Immersion schools in School. status to a single-track French Oakville operate as single track That's because the proposed Immersion school. schools, and Cavers suggested new school at Pine Glen Road As it is currently proposed, the board, "stick with a winning and Oakhaven Drive, known by the new school will serve about format and maintain the status the board as West Oak Trails 466 French Immersion students quo." (WOT) #3, is currently designat- living in the West Oak Trails area Although WOT #3 is currently ed to be a French Immersion who are curin the school "Stick with a winning school. rently bused to board's capital Franc says she's frustrated Pine Grove format and maintain plan as a singlethat her children won't be able to Public School, the status quo." track French walk to school, and concerned south of the Immersion Brenda Cavers, with pollution and traffic issues QEW. school, it is resulting from buses bringing The school single-track supporter under program some kids into the neighbour- board expects review to deterhood and taking others out of it. that WOT #3, built to accommo- mine the type of program to be It's an issue that's dividing date 550 students, will open with offered. the growing community, says over 600 French Immersion stuSchool board staff say that local resident Vangie Travis. dents in 2007, and grow to over decision must be made by "It's making people crazy," 700 students by 2011. November of this year, with the she says. "It costs a lot of money Last week, Brenda Cavers of expectation that the school will to build a new school, and I'm Ecole Pine Grove Parent Group open in September 2007. website worth visiting Sheridan's internationally renowned School of Animation, Arts and Design now has openings in: · Advanced Television and Film · Computer Animation · Journalism (Print, Broadcast, New Media) · Corporate Communications · Crafts and Design · Interior Design / Interior Decorating · Performing Arts / Theatre Arts · New Media Design APPLY NOW FOR SEPTEMBER! Call 416-754-2600 or visit express.sheridaninstitute.ca A foreveryoungnews.com