1. 9/15/2015 The French Speaking Association of the North Shore Established in 1998, a fast growing community wanting to maintain French as a mother tongue while being fully integrated in the Australian society

2. 9/15/2015 French on the North Shore: What’s on offer? The Bilingual Program at Killarney Heights Primary School (KHPS) – 10 th year in 2008! Three French-speaking playgroups (2 in Lane Cove, 1 in Killarney Heights), most children on list for the bilingual program A local community of more than 155 families meeting regularly.

3. 9/15/2015 KHPS Bilingual Program Objectives Create a bilingual class within a quality Primary Public School on the North Shore Teach French as a mother tongue, rather than as a foreign language. Teach in French Fully integrate children in the Australian school system (not as ‘outcasts’), following the full school curriculum To give non French-speaking children the opportunity to learn French at school and encourage in all children the respect for other cultures and multiculturalism

4. 9/15/2015 KHPS Bilingual Program: Our Approach Method : Native speakers have one hour of intensive French/day All children in the bilingual classes: “team-teaching” Expected benefits for all : Linguistic – French for life Cultural – exposure to other cultures Improved learning capacity

5. 9/15/2015 KHPS Bilingual Program Give children the possibility to: Follow the bilingual approach all the way to HSC (Killarney Heights High School) Reintegrate any school in a French-speaking country Or stay in the Australian school system (public or private) Challenges: Recruitment Funding Manage individual expectations in a privately funded program

6. 9/15/2015 Why Killarney Heights Public School? Open to language teaching Commitment to quality teaching Parents’ criteria A great partnership with the school’s principal!

7. 9/15/2015 The Bilingual Program in 2008 132 children in the intensive french, 30% more than 2007 300 « anglophones » in the 18 bilingual classes.

8. 9/15/2015 Official Support NSW Dept of Education: 1 full time teacher since 2005. Building and resources, training French authorities: FLAM since 2000 but minimal amount received since 2005. Other bilingual schools: exchange of information and cultural activities …. sponsors!?