Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board


The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is the Catholic school board for the city of Hamilton, Ontario which includes the former Wentworth County. It currently operates 54 schools: 46 elementary, 7 secondary and 1 adult school.

History

The Hamilton Separate School Board was established in 1855 and the seven other boards were formed for the next 114 years in Wentworth County. In 1969, the boards became known as the Hamilton-Wentworth Roman Catholic Separate School Board.
Following the Ontario government's passage of the Fewer School Boards Act of 1997, the HWRCSSB became the English-language Separate District School Board No. 47 in 1998 and was renamed to the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board in 1999. French language schools operated by its francophone unit, the Le conseil des écoles séparées catholiques romaines de Hamilton-Wentworth became part of French-language Separate District School Board No. 58, which later became the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.

Schools

Adult Schools/Continuing Education Centres

The following Schools in Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board that offers French Immersion:
  1. St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Elementary
  2. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary
  3. St. Joseph Catholic Elementary
  4. St. Eugene Catholic Elementary
  5. Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Elementary
Benefits of French Immersion Schools:
French immersion programs are essential and functional for students' everyday life in Canada. Learning French is like any other task, it can be difficult at first, but eventually, it becomes subconscious. The earlier the student can be exposed to it, the easier it will be grasped. Students that are in French Immersion schools complete the same curriculum subjects as other schools but have the advantage of learning a new language.
The French Immersion program was designed to take benefit of children's capacity to learn freely and smoothly. Also, take advantage of their communicative competence and open perspectives on language and society. Therefore, learning French becomes unconscious, and there is a heavy focus on understanding before pronouncing.