French Immersion is one of the four official school programs recognized in the province of Manitoba. Its purpose is to offer families who want their children to become fluent in both French and English the choice of doing so. The program is over 35 years old in Manitoba and is established as an effective and proven second language educational program open to all young children from every background. The program starts in Kindergarten and continues to Grade 12.

Choosing to enroll in a French Immersion Program adds a language enrichment component to the education of young people. This phenomenon will contribute to their success in today's world and the world of the future, a world marked by rapid change on the social, economic and intellectual fronts, a world dominated by information technology and the global market.
- Curriculum Policy for the French Immersion Program in Manitoba (1996) p. vii

In a French Immersion program, most courses are taught in French. The only exception is the English language arts class which accounts for about a quarter of the time.

The immersion approach allows for an active and practical acquisition of the French language through subject matter acquisition.
-Curriculum Policy for the French Immersion Program in Manitoba (1996) p.3

In the Pembina Trails School Division, five schools deliver the French Immersion Program in Kindergarten:
École Crane, K – 4
École Dieppe, K – 6
École St.Avila, K – 6
École Tuxedo Park, K – 6
École Van Walleghem, K – 8
École Bonnycastle, K

Other schools with French Immersion are:
École Charleswood, 7 – 8
École Viscount Alexander, 5 – 9  
École Secondaire Oak Park, 9 – 12
Institut Collégial Vincent Massey, 10 – 12

A French Immersion Kindergarten information evening for parents will be held at the Pembina Trails School Division Administration Office on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 7 – 8 p.m. Every school will also host an information evening for new parents in the months of February & March.