About the Program
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 enroll in the program. More than 20 different language programs are available.
Please Note:
- Class are offered based on enrolment and teacher availability.
- After the start of the program, classes may be cancelled due to low enrollment, attendance, and/or teacher availability. Families will be contacted with updates, as necessary.
- Stacked classes may be created based on enrolment numbers.
- Additional fees are required for international fee-paying visa students.
Registration Information
Registration Start Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Registration Deadline for Full Program: Monday, September 8, 2025 (*students can still register after this date starting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025).
*Due to the processing time for new applicants, students who register after September 8, 2025 will not be able to attend the full language program in its entirety. In order to start the program on the first day of classes, registration forms must be received before this deadline.
Day of Class | Class Time |
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Friday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Saturday | 9:30 am to 12:00 pm (all classes) 9:00 am to 11:30 am (only for Mandarin - Simplified classes at Markville S.S.) |
Tuesday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Wednesday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Thursday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
The program is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
A $20 resource/consumable fee is collected which supports the costs of technology fees such as licensing, maintaining a virtual platform, online resources and classroom materials.
International fee-paying visa students are required to pay the $20 resource/consumable fee plus $225 for a total of $245.
If a student wishes to take an additional class of the exact same language a fee of $225, plus the $20 consumable/resource fee will be charged for a total of $245.00.
Transfer Policy
- Once payment is completed, any changes made to the registration before the start of the program will require a $5.00 administration fee.
Refund Policy
- No refunds are issued after the start of the program.
- A full refund, less a $5.00 administration fee will be applied if a refund is requested before the start of the program.
Elementary school-aged children (SK to Grade 8). Students must be age 5 before December 31 (proof of age is required).
NOTE: Use of a laptop or desktop is required to complete the registration process.
- 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 see our step-by-step guides on how to create a new account and instructions on how to register.
- Please have your credit card (Visa/MasterCard) or PayPal account ready. If paying by credit card, you will see a transaction charge of $20.00 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 Site Information. 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.
Indigenous Languages
Location | Day of Class | Class Time |
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Remote | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
To preserve this language, this program will be taught in an online format to better accommodate participants from across the province. Classes occur online using a synchronous and asynchronous model, with check-in opportunities with the teacher. Families will be contacted with updates as necessary.
International Languages
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Arabic | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 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 |
Cantonese | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 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 | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Keswick H.S. | Georgina | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Markville S.S. | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 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 | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Cantonese | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Cantonese | Markville S.S. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Cantonese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Dari | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Farsi | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Keswick H.S. | Georgina | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Farsi | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
German | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Greek | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Greek | Sir William Mulock SS | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Gujarati | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Hebrew | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Hindi | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Italian | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Japanese | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Thornlea SS | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Korean | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Macedonian | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Mandarin | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 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 |
Mandarin - Simplified | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 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 | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Keswick H.S. | Georgina | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Markville SS | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 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 | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Markville S.S. | Markham | Saturday | *9:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Mandarin - Traditional | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Punjabi | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Russian | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Keswick H.S. | Georgina | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class | Notice |
Sanskrit | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Spanish | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Keswick H.S. | Georgina | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Stephen Lewis SS | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Tamil | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Turkish | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Urdu | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Urdu | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Vietnamese | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Vietnamese | Tommy Douglas SS | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Yoruba | Remote | Online | 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.
Please note:
- Additional fees are required for international fee-paying visa students.
- Elementary classes and Secondary Credit course offerings are subject to enrollment and teacher availability. Stacked classes and courses may be created based on registration numbers.
- In addition, classes and courses may be subject to closure after the start date based on low enrollment, attendance, and/or teacher availability.
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.