PELO Italian Classes

A program of the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur, PELO provides an opportunity for our students to learn a heritage language. The languages taught is based on demand and is usually dependent upon the largest cultural groups attending a specific school.

The Programme d'enseignement des langues d'origine (PELO), is a special project completely financed by the government. The purpose of the program is to allow each child to broaden and better appreciate his/her language and culture of origin. In our case, due to the number of pupils who are of Italian origin, the language taught is Italian.

The program is nevertheless open to all pupils in the school and at all cycles. Many pupils who are not of Italian origin avail themselves of the opportunity to learn a new language and better appreciate the culture of their friends, and as such, register for the program.

At present, the course is integrated into the pupil’s regular timetable for a total of 90 minutes per week.