CALGARY FRENCH & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIETY
Registered Name: CALGARY FRENCH & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIETY
Business No: 119218022RR0001
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More Than a School, It’s a Community
Our community is enriched by partnerships with our families. With over 30 nationalities represented, our students interact daily with classmates, and teachers incorporate learnings from the heritage and experience in our community.
French Immersion and Spanish Fluency
Students enjoy enriched academic courses, graduate bilingual in French and English, and are functionally fluent in Spanish. French immersion starts as early as junior preschool, allowing children to learn French as its own language. Second language learning enhances focus, problem-solving, creativity, empathy, and understanding of other cultures.
Exceptional Curriculum
Strong academics, immersive language programming, international focus, and development of the whole student form the foundation at CFIS. Students engage in co-curricular clubs and experiences—from sustainability initiatives to annual musical productions—and expand learning in visual arts, music, physical education, travel studies, and speech and debate. Individualized learning is supported by specialized teachers, learning strategists, and literacy coaches. Student results on Provincial Achievement Tests and Diploma Examinations are well above provincial averages.
International Education
As multilingual learners in a UNESCO Associated School, students engage in advocacy and humanitarian work through Travel Studies, Round Square, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum.
Graduating Global Citizens
Completing senior high school in French immersion opens post-secondary options. Graduates are well-rounded, transition easily into university, and embody CFIS’s values as leaders, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens, attending universities in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K.
