The Saskatoon Multilingual School (SMS) is one of SIA’s longest ongoing programs. Established in 1983 through co-operation with the Catholic School Board, the School now includes over 900 students and 150 teachers.

Since 1988, the Saskatoon Public School Board has provided space at Aden Bowman Collegiate, Walter Murray Collegiate, Mount Royal Collegiate, and W. P. Bate School. Other classes run at the College of Education building and in Private homes.

The Language classes are available for anyone who is interested in learning a new or heritage language. Evening and weekend classes are held for children and adults in 25 different languages.

High school credit classes are offered in the following languages: German, Mandarin, Polish, and Spanish. 
 
SMS offers the following Heritage Languages:

Arabic                    Cantonese               Dari and Pashtu (Maihan)     French

German                 Greek                       Hindi                                     Hungarian

Japanese              Korean                     Mandarin                              Norwegian          
 
Persian                  Polish                       Portuguese                          Punjabi
 
Russian                 Sinhala                     Spanish                                Tamil

Tagalog (Filipino)  Tigrinya (Eritrean)     Ukrainian                              Yoruba

Vietnamese

SMS Events:

The Language Schools annually perform in a Choral Festival in March and on July 1st for Canada Day Celebrations.

Some Schools participate in Saskatoon’s Folkfest events as well as put on their own events for the public.  

Why Study a Heritage Language?

• Develop general learning and thinking abilities;
  
• Attain the skills needed to explore heritage and therefore develop personal identity;
  
• Gain the means to bridge the language barriers which often isolate Canadian children from their parents or grandparents;
  
• Learn marketable skills resulting in increased opportunities for future employment and entrepreneurial ventures as Canada looks to expand international trade;
  
• Become a valuable asset to Canada’s multicultural mosaic.
  
  Call the SIA Office for more information on:
  
  How you can begin taking Language classes
  Starting your own language School
  Coordinating a language School

Contact Nafiseh at:

Phone: (306) 978-1818   extension: 17                                                 

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