Robert Browning School is a French immersion

French immersion

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...

 public elementary school

Elementary school

An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg

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. The current principal of Robert Browning School is Mme Gashyna. Generally, students from this school passing to grade 6 attend École Golden Gate Middle School

École Golden Gate Middle School

École Golden Gate Middle School is a bilingual middle school at 330 Bruce Ave. in Winnipeg, Manitoba. GGMS is the only middle school in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division to have French immersion available. Not all students attending École Golden Gate Middle School take the French immersion...

 (the only middle school

Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

 in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division

St. James-Assiniboia School Division

St. James-Assiniboia School Division is a school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Currently, there are 15 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, and 4 high schools. Thus, in total, there are 25 schools...

 that has French immersion

French immersion

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...

 available) if wishing to continue with French immersion, otherwise they generally attend Lincoln Middle School which does not have French immersion.

Mission statement

In a bilingual setting, empower every student to learn, to succeed, and to participate responsibly in an ever changing society.

Academics

Contrary to popular belief, students in French immersion

French immersion

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...

do not lack in skills with English Language Arts. 25% of the school day is English and at the grade 5 level, English Language Arts Divisional Test results of Robert Browning's students have consistently been above the Division mean.