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'École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges' or 'ESCBD' (Béatrice-Desloges Catholic High School), is a French language high school teaching grades 7-12 in the community of Orléans in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario (capital of Canada).

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History

Programs offered

PSA

Optimax

References

External links

History

The school opened its doors in 1997, in order to give more space to the overcrowded Garneau high school in Orléans, Ontario. The student population grew rapidly when the 7th and 8th grade groups were incorporated to the 9-12 group in 2001, and since then, the school has been undergoing expansion in order to accommodate the growing number of students.
The school is name after Béatrice Desloges, an early twentieth century Franco-Ontarian teacher in Ottawa who, with her sister Diane, successfully opposed Regulation 17 which aimed at rendering illegal all French language teaching in the province of Ontario.^[1]

Programs offered

PSA

ESCBD offers a Specialized Arts Program for students which starts from grade 7. Once a student officially enrolls into PSA by grade 9, he or she has to choose a specific domain of specialization: either Music, Visual Arts, or Drama.^[2] Within the Drama specialization, a partnership with the École nationale de l'humour (National Comedy school) of Montreal is offered for specific modules.

Optimax

The school also offers a program for gifted students named "Optimax". To be admitted to the program the student must demonstrate high academic capabilities, such as a 79% overall average in the following subjects: French, mathematics, sciences, social studies (history and geography), as well as a minimum grade of 75% in each of those subjects.^[3] There are three categories within the program pertaining to specific age groups. Grades 7 and 8 are in the Exploration program, Grades 9 and 10 in the Planification program, Grades 11 and 12 in the Specialization Program. At the completion of High School studies, students who have successfully completed all three programs receive a certificate of completion with their High School Diploma.

References

1. http://www.francoidentitaire.ca/ontario/texte/T0268.htm
2. http://www.beatrice-desloges.ecolecatholique.ca/fr/Programme_spécialisé_en_arts_(PSA)_25.html
3. http://www.beatrice-desloges.ecolecatholique.ca/fr/Centre_denrichisment_Optimax_21.html

External links

★ Official school website

★ Specialized Arts Program (PSA) website

★ Centre d'enrichissement Optimax

★ Official site of school district

★ List of French Ontario school