International Language Classes for Secondary Students & Adults
The scope of the International Languages Secondary Program is to:
- Promote plurilingualism and linguistic diversity, a valuable basis for courses in International Languages at the high school level (for credit)
- Give secondary students the opportunity to learn or maintain a language other than English or French
- Prepare students for post-secondary studies in the fields of business, trade and communications
- Enhance student exchanges
- Develop skills for national and international opportunities.
This school year, language classes will be offered virtually.
A) Virtual Saturday Morning Classes (all students & adult learners)
Program Duration: September 20, 2025 - June 13, 2026
Time: Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration will open at the end of May, 2025.
Registration Deadline: Monday, October 13, 2025
B) Virtual Evening Classes: Tamil (all students & adult learners)
High schools who would like to organize the offering of language credit courses to their own students in the evenings could reach out to Continuing Education, IILP department.
Program Duration: October 7, 2025 - May 5, 2026
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Registration is now PENDING
C) Virtual Evening Classes: ASL, Arabic, German, Japanese, Russian,Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, and Swedish
Program Duration: January 13, 2026 - June 4, 2026
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Registration is now PENDING
Registration Deadline: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Please note: Courses will run based on sufficient enrolment and are subject to cancellation or changes. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
|
Credit Courses |
Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Code |
|
LANGUAGES |
BD Level (Grade 10) |
CU Level (Grade 11) |
DU level (Grade 12) |
|
American Sign Language (ASL) |
LASBO |
- |
- |
|
Arabic |
LYABD |
LYACU |
LYADU |
|
Bulgarian |
LBBBD |
LBBCU |
LBBDU |
|
Cantonese |
LKCBD |
LKCCU |
LKCDU |
|
Croatian |
LBCBD |
LBCCU |
LBCDU |
|
Czech |
LRCBD |
LRCCU |
LRCDU |
|
Danish |
LLDBD |
LLDCU |
LLDDU |
|
Dari |
LYDBD |
LYDCU |
LYDDU |
|
Finnish |
LLFBD |
LLFCU |
LLFDU |
|
Gaelic |
LWCBD |
LWCCU |
LWCDU |
|
German |
LWGBD |
LWGCU |
LWGDU |
|
Gujarati |
LIGBD |
LIGCU |
LIGDU |
|
Greek (Modern) |
LBGBD |
LBGCU |
LBGDU |
|
Hindi |
LIHBD |
LIHCU |
LIHDU |
|
Icelandic |
LLIBD |
LLICU |
LLIDU |
|
Japanese |
LKJBD |
LKJCU |
LKJDU |
|
Khmer |
LPKBD |
LPKCU |
LPKDU |
|
Norwegian |
LLNBD |
LLNCU |
LLNDU |
|
Mandarin - Simplified |
LKBBD |
LKBCU |
LKBDU |
|
Mandarin - Traditional |
LKMBD |
LKMCU |
LKMDU |
|
Pashto |
LYPBD |
LYPCU |
LYPDU |
|
Persian (Farsi) |
LYFBD |
LYFCU |
LYFDU |
|
Portuguese |
LWPBD |
LWPCU |
LWPDU |
|
Romanian |
LROBD |
LROCU |
LRODU |
|
Russian |
LRRBD |
LRRCU |
LRRDU |
|
Serbian |
LBSBD |
LBSCU |
LBSDU |
|
Sinhalese |
LISBD |
LISCU |
LISDU |
|
Somali |
LDMBD |
LDMCU |
LDMDU |
|
Spanish |
LWSBD |
LWSCU |
LWSDU |
|
Swedish |
LLSBD |
LLSCU |
LLSDU |
|
Tamazight |
LDTBD |
LDTCU |
LDTDU |
|
Tamil |
LITBD |
LITCU |
LITDU |
|
Thai |
LPTBD |
LPTCU |
LPTDU |
|
Urdu |
LIUBD |
LIUCU |
LIUDU |
|
Vietnamese |
LPVBD |
LPVCU |
PLVDU |
HOW TO REGISTER
OCDSB students must register through their Guidance Counselor