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Winnipeg school to offer province's first Punjabi bilingual program next year

BY The Canadian Press, Mar 20, 2023 7:02 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

There will also be some focus on Indian culture and history.

A new Punjabi bilingual program is set to start at the Seven Oaks School Division in Winnipeg next school year.

Students will receive Punjabi instruction in core subjects for about half of the day.

There will also be some focus on Indian culture and history.

Amber Trails Community School will be offering the program to students in kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2.

This is the fourth non-French bilingual program offered in the school division, which currently runs similar programs in Ukrainian, Ojibway and Tagalog.

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