{"id":482,"date":"2025-06-04T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/?page_id=482"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:29:51","slug":"elementary-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/elementary-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementary Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_455824067\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-5\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1184277543\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1869462597\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1774740952\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-660660411\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  data-animate=\"flipInX\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"margin:0px; padding:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/Elementary-Education-Programs_01-1.png\" alt=\"Elementary Education Programs\" width=\"100%\"  \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1608616262\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  data-animate=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-982352879\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\" line-height: 110%; text-shadow: 1px 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); padding:5%; margin:0px;\">Current Elementary Programs<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-982352879 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-982352879 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-982352879 {\n    font-size: 2.5rem;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_455824067 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_455824067 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/Elementary-Education-Programs_02.jpg);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_1678707295\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #elementary-education-programs\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#elementary-education-programs\" data-title=\"Elementary Education Programs\" ><a name=\"elementary-education-programs\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-2060431077\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1656905193\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Kindergarten to Grade 8<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The school year extends from September to June. Families can choose from elementary schools across the region, and students have the option to study for either the full academic year or just one term. <\/span><b>A student\u2019s grade level is always assigned based on year of birth.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our teachers are certified by the Ontario College of Teachers, and follow the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca\/en\/curriculum#elementary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ontario Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> established by the province\u2019s Ministry of Education. YCDSB elementary schools have consistently performed above the provincial average in standardized testing, according to EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) results. Notably, our board has shown significant strength in reading and writing, particularly in Grade 6, where nearly 9 out of 10 students meet or exceed provincial expectations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We strive to place students in schools that offer strong ESL (English as a Second Language) programs to ensure they receive the language support they need to succeed. These programs provide targeted instruction to help students build English proficiency while keeping up with their academic studies. By placing students in environments where ESL resources are available, we aim to create a foundation for both language development and long-term educational achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our International Education Program students are not required to be baptized Catholics, but they should expect our schools to emphasize Catholic values, incorporating religious education and moral development into daily learning. Should an elementary-aged international student\u2019s legal status change (i.e. permanent resident, refugee status), then the student must comply with the board\u2019s Catholicity requirement and must receive the sacrament of baptism in a Roman Catholic church prior to commencing school on a non fee-paying basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >CURRENT ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<p><b><i>FULL YEAR<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This program is for both Elementary students (Kindergarten \u2013 Grade 8) and Secondary School students (Grades 9 \u2013 12) who wish to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).<\/p>\n<p><b><i>CUSTOMIZED SHORT-TERM STAYS<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of short-term programs is to develop language skills and foster cultural awareness. Students take part in the daily life of a school, with a particular focus on language immersion. The minimum requirement for short-terms stays is 2 weeks, with a maximum stay of 6 weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1656905193 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1656905193 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 0px 0px 100px 0px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1656905193 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 80px 50px 80px 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1678707295 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_1678707295 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/iep_bg_001.jpg);\n}\n#section_1678707295 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 50% 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_1600918516\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-5\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #how-to-apply\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#how-to-apply\" data-title=\"How to Apply\" ><a name=\"how-to-apply\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-807510313\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-771592160\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3371618549\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\" line-height: 100%;\">How to Apply<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3371618549 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mytruenorth.ca\/appindex.php?db=ycdsb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary is-xlarge\" rel=\"noopener\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>APPLY ONLINE<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1028545438\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-354121321\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h4 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:80%;\">step 1<\/span><b><\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n<p>Review and select your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOP 3 schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h4 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:80%;\">step 2<\/span><b><\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n<p>Review the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/YCDSB-Application-PROCEDURES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> International Education New Students Application Procedures<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h4 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:80%;\">step 3<\/span><b><\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n<p>Students living with their parents, family or family friends must complete and submit Waivers of Custodianship and\/or IRCC Custodianship documents.\u00a0 Students securing homestay services must complete &amp; submit the Homestay &amp; Custodianship applications through <a href=\"https:\/\/canadahomestaynetwork.ca\/ycdsb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada Homestay Network<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlihomestay.com\/york-catholic-district-school-board.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muskoka Language International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h4 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:80%;\">step 4<\/span><b><\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n<p>Submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/mytruenorth.ca\/appindex.php?db=ycdsb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Application<\/a> (select \u2018Apply Online\u2019 button)<\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h4 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"font-size:80%;\">step 5<\/span><b><\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n<p>Complete &amp; Submit full PAYMENT immediately after submitting the application.<\/p>\n<p><i>* Please ensure you review our refund policy prior to submitting an application and tuition payment.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/refund-policy\/\">REFUND POLICY<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-354121321 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 20px 0px;\n  margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-354121321 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 50px 20px 0px 0px;\n    margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-273179563\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h4 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Important documents linked:<\/span><b><\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1413110493\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1519451217\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3186337925\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/YCDSB-IE-Program-Tuition-Rates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YCDSB Tuition Rates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YCDSB School Locator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/YCDSB-Custodianship-Agreement_Oct-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YCDSB Custodianship Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRCC-Declarations-Custodian-Parent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRCC Declaration \u2013 Custodian &amp; Parent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/Waiver-of-Custodianship-Homestay-Designation-Residing-with-Parent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiver \u2013 Residing with Parent <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/Waiver-of-Custodianship-Homestay-Designation-Residing-with-Family_Friend.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiver \u2013 Residing with Family Member\/Family Friend\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3186337925 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1852942447\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1772167770\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/Homestay-and-Custodianship-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homestay and Custodian Services <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/PAYMENT_OF_FEES1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Payment Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/Non-Catholicity-Agreement_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non-Catholicity Agreement\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/REFUND-POLICY_Acknowedgement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Refund Acknowledgement Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/STUDENT-SUCCESS-AGREEMENT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Success Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/01\/YCDSB-Application-PROCEDURES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Education New Students Application Procedures (STEP 2)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1772167770 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-273179563 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 20px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-273179563 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 50px 0px 50px 0px;\n    margin: 20px 0px 50px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-1028545438 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-771592160 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-771592160 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n    margin: 100px 0px 100px 0px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-771592160 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 50px 50px 0px 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1600918516 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_1600918516 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/ycdsb_Asset-1333.svg);\n}\n#section_1600918516 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 50% 50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7672,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Current Elementary Programs Kindergarten to Grade 8 The school year extends from September to June. Families can choose from elementary schools across the region, and students have the option to study for either the full academic year or just one term. A student\u2019s grade level is always assigned based on year of birth.\u00a0 Our teachers are certified by the Ontario College of Teachers, and follow the Ontario Curriculum established by the province\u2019s Ministry of Education. YCDSB elementary schools have consistently performed above the provincial average in standardized testing, according to EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) results. Notably, our board&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"name":"YOUNGSUB KANG","url":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/author\/youngsub-kang\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"YOUNGSUB KANG","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/author\/youngsub-kang\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7672"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1151,"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/482\/revisions\/1151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}