English / French

English / French

At SISD, we currently offer two fully immersive bilingual streams: English/French and English/German. We define bilingualism as the regular use of two or more different languages in daily life. Therefore, a bilingual person is able to communicate, think and reflect in (at least) two different languages, even if one of the languages remains dominant. Bilingualism is designed to offer learners the chance to develop international-mindedness, to broaden their skills and capabilities and to acquire the information needed to access other cultures.

Bilingual Grade 1-3

Bilingual co-teaching English/French

• Core subjects (Language, Maths, Science and Social Studies) taught in both languages​
• 6 lessons of Arabic (A and B) and 3 sessions of Islamic Studies for Muslims  per week (Grade 1 – 3) ​
• 2 qualified teachers in the classroom at the same time (one English and one French)
• Adult to student ratio – 1:13

Bilingual Grade 4-5 

One week in English and one week in French

• Core subjects (Language, Maths, Science and Social Studies) taught in both languages​
• 5 lessons of Arabic (A and B) and 2 sessions of Islamic studies ​per week (Grade 4 – 5)​