CSDCCS and its commitment towards newcomers

Le Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud (CSDCCS)

• CSDCCS welcomes more than 15 000 students in its 44 elementary and 10 secondary schools over at territory ranging from the Niagara peninsula to Peterborough and from Lake Ontario to the Georgian Bay.

• The mission of the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud is to offer students a quality education in a francophone Catholic environment. Values such as respect for the individual, equity, the promotion of excellence and a spirit of belonging to the Franco-Ontarian community are the core of our mission in helping students to reach their full potential.

• The board headquarters are based Toronto.

CSDCCS INITIATIVES

• Given the high number of newcomers in its schools, CSDCCS has committed to implementing welcoming and integration programs as part of its 2011-2016 strategic plan.

Integration modelincludes inputs from both within and outside

the school board

Programmes administrés à l’interne par le CSDCCS :

-PANA

-ALF

-Liaison communautaire

- TÉÉ

Programmes administrés à l’externe :

- Partenariats - Organismes communautaires - Services des agences

municipales, provinciales…

MODÈLE

D’INTERVENTION

L’école et sa communauté :

- L’implication des parents - Le conseil des parents - Le comité de participation

des parents - les associations

communautaires

Facteurs externes :

-Tendances démographiques

-Tendances quant à l’immigration

Internal strategies

• PANA (Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants)A program which faciltates socio-cultural and academic integration.

• ALF (Actualisation linguistique du français)

• Community liaisonCommunity partnerships and liaison.

4 community liaison officers:1.Toronto-Durham :

Adolphine Mukamanzi

amukamanzi@csdccs.edu.on.ca

1 800 274 3764, extension 73175

2. Peel-Halton, Kitchener-Waterloo:

Marie-Pierre Daoust

mdaoust@csdccs.edu.on.ca

1 800 274 3764, extension 73162

4 community liaison officers:3. Hamilton-Niagara

Franklin Leukam

fleukam@csdccs.edu.on.ca

1 800 274 3764, extension 71222

4. York-Simcoe:

Nadia Martins

nmartins@csdccs.edu.on.ca

1 800 274 3764

PIVOT PROJECT• Financed by the Ontario Ministry of Education.

• Various activities and programs in support of newcomer integration initiatives, developped and delivered in partnership with community and not-for-profit organizations.

• Successful examples include: Information sessions for post-secondary education, Physical activity programs.

PIVOT PROJECT• Summer camps in Toronto and Hamilton• Toronto visits and orientation operations• Culinary celebrations• Multicultural events

• TÉÉ (Swis workers in schools)

• 2 models : In partnership with community organizations and as a direct administrator.

• As direct administrator, sub-partnership agreements have been put in place.

• SWIS program in Peel-Halton:

1. Vitia Buaba Zam

vzam@csdccs.edu.on.ca

1 800 274 3764, extension 73163

2. Mélika Fontaine

mfontaine@csdccs.edu.on.ca

1 800 274 3764, extension 73161

Partnerships

• SWIS program delivered by:• Toronto: Le Centre Francophone de Toronto• Durham: Le Conseil des organismes

francophones de la région de Durham (COFRD)• Hamilton- Niagara: Le Centre de santé

communautaire Hamilton-Niagara

Partnerships

• REPFO• Centre Francophone de Toronto• La Passerelle I.D.É.• RDÉÉ Ontario• Collège Boréal• CANAFRIC Théâtre• COFRD• CSCHN• SOFIFRAN

EMERGING TRENDS and ISSUES

• New waves of immigration• Labour and employment issues• Youth activity programs and support• Immigration concentrations and mixed school

populations• Timeline for support - beyond the traditional

model

In conclusion• CSDCCS’s goal is to foster a welcoming

environment and promote successful school integration, at all grade levels

• This cannot be done alone. Partners are essential in building an inclusive strategy.

• A student’s success is entirely related to the degree with which the entire family has integrated.

Thank you!