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CFIS provides extensive social and emotional learning support through a dedicated learning supports team, including school psychologists and guidance counsellors. Specialist staff assist with literacy and language development, contributing to students' social-emotional growth. The Library and Learning Commons spaces foster inquiry-driven learning, digital citizenship, and cross-curricular competencies aligned with UNESCO principles. The House Program offers a faculty-mentored environment to develop students' academic, social, and emotional potential. Guidance counsellors support students' well-being and post-secondary planning, complementing a learning environment designed to nurture emotional growth.
CFIS provides a wide-ranging learning supports program with specialist staff to assist students. Literacy facilitators motivate reading and support homework, and Reading specialists focus on helping youngest students become proficient in written French. School psychologists support social and emotional challenges. Learning strategists develop customized educational plans, and Teacher assistants and Interns provide in-class support. External support includes educational aides, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists.
CFIS uses full French immersion with English literacy development beginning in Grade 3 and Spanish instruction introduced in Grade 4. EAL specialist support is available for students whose first language is not English. Embark offers a supportive entry point for Grade 1–4 students with no prior French experience. English language development is integrated alongside French immersion to support multilingual learners. The program fosters fluency in multiple languages throughout the primary years.
CFIS provides mental wellbeing support through school psychologists to aid students with social and emotional challenges. Guidance counsellors offer individual attention to students' well-being and post-secondary planning. The Learning Supports team and the House Program contribute to students' social and emotional development. Small class sizes and a bilingual immersion environment support a positive sense of belonging and well-being. The library spaces reinforce wellbeing through inquiry, collaboration, and digital citizenship.
CFIS has an Anti-Racism & Mutual Respect Policy safeguarding the rights of all community members to be treated with kindness and respect, privacy, and self-identification. The policy outlines processes for reporting rights violations, investigations, and consequences, including confidentiality and restorative actions. It emphasizes non-discrimination across race, culture, gender, and other identities and provides guidance on enforcement and safe-campus practices.
Calgary French and International School (CFIS) is a private, independent day school in Calgary serving ages 1 to 18. The school delivers the IB continuum—PYP (Preschool to Grade 5), MYP (Grade 6 to 10), and DP (Grade 11 to 12)—alongside the Alberta/Canadian curriculum, with full French immersion and Spanish language enrichment. Established over 50 years ago as The Calgary French School, CFIS was Calgary's first French immersion school and has grown into a Round Square and UNESCO Associated School. It earned IB Diploma Programme authorization in 2019 and is pursuing PYP candidacy and MYP by 2025. The 700 77 Street SW campus features two gyms (7,000 sq ft and 8,000 sq ft), a 100 m by 60 m main field, and two U12 pitches, plus dedicated music and band spaces and on-site cafeterias. CFIS emphasizes travel and global citizenship through Round Square and offers robust arts, languages, and sports opportunities.
