Ukrainian Bilingual Program

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The Ukrainian Bilingual Program (UBP) is part of some Albertan school board's education. [1] The program was introduced in Edmonton in both the secular and Catholic systems[ citation needed ] After initially being in Edmonton it then expanded to Vegreville in 1978, Sherwood Park] in 1979 and Lamont 1980.[ citation needed ] Ukrainian as a second language (which is different from a bilingual program) has been taught as 9-year, 6-year and 3-year long programm in rural Alberta[ when? ]. There was also a locally developed program from grade 1 in the County of Two Hills.[ citation needed ]

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History

In 1974, in Edmonton, Alberta, the Ukrainian Bilingual Program was created. It was introduced in the Edmonton Public School Board system beginning with a kindergarten class. [2] The 2013–2014 academic school year was the final year for the program to operate in the Edmonton Public School Board district. [3] Edgar Schmidt, superintendent of EPSB cut the program in May 2013 due to declining enrolment in public UBP elementary schools. [4]

The UBP was also introduced into the Edmonton Catholic School District, with its first class starting in 1984.[ citation needed ] The program in the Edmonton Catholic School Board system celebrated its 40th anniversary in April 2015. [5] [6]

The Lakeland School District offered Ukrainian language education for over 20 years, based in Bonnyville, Alberta. [7]

Community

Students from the UBP have met with students from Aboriginal student groups to share their histories of residential schools and the Holodomor (Ukrainian famine of 1932–33). [8]

Locations of the Program

Although the UBP began in the Edmonton Public School district, it expanded to the Catholic Board about a decade later. The Program also expanded to the area surrounding Edmonton, to the Elk Island Public School District. [1]

The program is currently available in the Edmonton Catholic school system and the Elk Island school system which includes schools in Sherwood Park, and Vegreville. [9] [10] The Elk Island Catholic system also provides the Ukrainian Bilingual Program in Sherwood Park. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ Cummins, Jim; Danesi, Marcel (1990). Heritage Languages: The Development and Denial of Canada's Linguistic Resources - Jim Cummins, Marcel Danesi - Google Books. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN   9780920059692 . Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bilingualand Immersion Schools" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton Public Schools cancels Grade 7 Ukrainian bilingual program". Kidsnotcutsalberta.ca. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ukrainian roots: Edmonton family looks back on 25 years in bilingual school program | Metro News". Metronews.ca. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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  8. ↑ Ukrainian Bilingual Students and Aboriginal Students Gathered Together | Edmonton Eparchy - Official Website
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  10. ↑ EICS Division - Ukrainian Bilingual
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