Students in Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8 can learn to read, write and speak a new language or maintain their heritage language. Please note that no experience is necessary in a language to enrol in our programs. More than 20 different language courses are available.
Delivery of Elementary Courses (SK to Grade 8)
At this time we are planning for face-to-face, in-person instruction onsite for the 2022-2023 elementary program year. While we will be returning to the same ILIL school locations pre-pandemic, there may be some changes to the locations in which specific languages are offered.
Please be advised the program delivery model may change from face-to-face to remote (online) depending on the pandemic and from the Ministry of Education, York Health and Board directives.
Elementary Course Start Dates
Important information about weekday classes: weekday classes will begin at 6:00 pm and end at 8:30 pm.
Important Information about Saturday morning classes: to accommodate the large volume of students and parking lot traffic, elementary Saturday classes have different start times. Please refer to the ILIL Elementary Site Calendars for exact start times.
Classes take place: once a week, for 2.5 hours between September and June.
Elementary school-aged children (SK to Grade 8). Students must be age 5 before December 31 (proof of age is required).
The program is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
In recognition of the continued hardships faced during the pandemic, the consumable/resource fee for the 2022-2023 will remain at $10.00. This is due at the time of registration to be paid online via Edsby.
International fee-paying visa students are required to pay an additional $225 for registration, for a total of $235
Online registration for the 2022-2023 school year is available. See below for more details.
How to Register
Elementary online registration is now open!
Online Registration (Edsby) is open beginning May 11 to August 26, 2022
NOTE: use of a laptop or desktop is highly recommended over a mobile device.
- Use your existing Edsby parent account to register online.
- If you do not have an Edsby account, create a new account first, then register online. Please also see our step-by-step registration instructions.
- Please have your credit card (Visa/MasterCard) or PayPal account ready. If paying by credit card, you will see a transaction charge of $10.00 called YRDSB LANG on your billing statement.
- Select the language course, date, time and location.
- You will be required to provide your child's OEN (Ontario Education Number) as part of the registration. This number is located on your child's report card. For students who are not current YRDSB day school students, this number is not required.
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Please print the "Registration Submitted" page for your records.
- You will receive two email confirmations:
- one from Edsby confirming the registration was submitted
- one from PayPal with your payment details
Non-YRDSB students, please note:
Our office staff may contact you to confirm your enrolment for new students to the Indigenous Languages and International Languages program. At that time you will be required to provide proof of status in Canada:
- Canadian citizens require one original citizenship/immigration document.
- Other citizenships require two citizenship/immigration documents.
The date and time of the first class will be available through the Elementary Site Calendars. All students will be placed into age appropriate classes (day school grade) regardless of level of language fluency; teachers will differentiate instruction based on student needs. This will mean that, depending on enrolment, language classes may have a variety of grades represented in each class.
A printable list of language course offerings is available.
Indigenous Languages
Location | Day of Class | Class Time |
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Richmond Hill HS | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
To preserve this language, this program will be taught in a hybrid format to better accommodate the teacher and students who will be joining the course from across our school board. We also recognize that students join this program from across the province. A teacher will be available both in the classroom and online. Students may choose to participate face-to-face or virtually. There will be a teacher delivering the learning virtually, as well as an instructor present in the class for face-to-face students. Families will be contacted with updates as necessary.
International Languages
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Arabic | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Arabic | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Arabic | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Arabic | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Cantonese | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Cantonese | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Markville S.S. | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Markville S.S. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Cantonese | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Markham | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Dari | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Dari | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Farsi | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Dr. Bette Stephenson CFL | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Farsi | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Thornhill S.S. | Thornhill | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Filipino | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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German | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Greek | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Greek | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Greek | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Greek | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Gujarati | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Gujarati | Cedarwood P.S. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Gujarati | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Hebrew | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hebrew | Thornhill S.S. | Thornhill | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Hindi | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Hindi | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Italian | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Italian | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Italian | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Japanese | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Japanese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Korean | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Dr. Bette Stephenson CFL | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Thornhill S.S. | Thornhill | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Macedonian | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Mandarin | Unionville HS | Unionville | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
A Mandarin program where instructors teach Traditional writing script and also focus on Simplified writing script, however, please note these classes are subject to instructor availability.
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Mandarin - Simplified | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Dr. Bette Stephenson CFL | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Langstaff S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Markville S.S. | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Markville S.S. | Markham | Saturday | 9:00 to 11:30 AM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Markham | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Thornhill S.S. | Thornhill | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Mandarin - Traditional | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Punjabi | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Punjabi | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Russian | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Dr. Bette Stephenson CFL | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Langstaff S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Russian | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Sinhala | Langstaff S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Spanish | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Hodan Nalayeh S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Spanish | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Thornhill S.S. | Thornhill | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Tamil | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Cedarwood P.S. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Tamil | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Class Time |
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Turkish | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Ukrainian | Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Richmond Hill | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Ukrainian | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Urdu | Huron Heights S.S. | Newmarket | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Urdu | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Urdu | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Urdu | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Urdu | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Urdu | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Vietnamese | Emily Carr S.S. | Woodbridge | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Yoruba | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
As the language course is new to the program, to better support its development, it will be taught in a fully online format. Online learning does not require students and teachers to be face-to-face with each other. Classes occur online using a synchronous and asynchronous model, with check-in opportunities with the teacher. Families will be contacted with updates as necessary.
Google Classrooms
Please note that all ILIL teaching staff will continue to be used as a supplementary instructional tool.
Accessing the Google Classroom
For YRDSB students, a Google Classroom invitation link will be sent directly to the student’s @gapps.yrdsb.ca email address.
For non-YRDSB students, a call (from Private Number/No Caller ID) will be made to the parent/guardian listed on this form to provide sensitive information. Once you have received the student log in credentials, complete the following:
Using a PC or a MAC
- Sign out of all other Google accounts, either from your home school board or personal accounts.
- Open Chrome and select ‘Incognito Window” from the menu at the right hand side of the screen (where there are three dots in a row)
- In your Incognito window, go to https://classroom.google.com When prompted, select “Go to Classroom”
- When presented with the Google Login form, enter your 9 digit YRDSB student number and @gapps.yrdsb.ca (i.e. 123456789@gapps.yrdsb.ca)
- On the next login screen, which will have the YRDSB logo, please enter the student number only and the password that was provided (i.e. 123456789 & password)
- When prompted, accept any Google conditions.
- You are now logged in. Look for the plus sign in the top right corner, and use the Google Classroom code.
Issues with Finding the Student’s Google Classroom
If a Google Classroom code was not provided, please use the student’s @gapps.yrdsb.ca Gmail account of an email containing the Google Classroom invite
If you have any questions regarding the program (e.g., Google Classroom invitation links, class times, etc.), please contact ILIL@yrdsb.ca.
These programs will be offered subject to student enrollment and teacher/instructor availability. York Region District School Board reserves the right to cancel any program due to low enrollment and/or teacher/instructor availability.