École J.H. Sissons School
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Ecole J.H. Sissons School is an elementary school
in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
, Canada
, operated by Yellowknife Education District No. 1
. The school is named for former Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
judge, John Sissons
.
J.H. Sissons offers the French immersion
program for all students.
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 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, operated by Yellowknife Education District No. 1
Yellowknife Education District No. 1
The Yellowknife Education District No. 1 is the public school board in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.-List of schools:-See also:* List of schools in the Northwest Territories* Education in Canada-External links:*...
. The school is named for former Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories is the name of two different superior courts for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories, which have existed at different times.The first Supreme Court of the North-West Territories was created in 1885...
judge, John Sissons
John Sissons
John Howard Sissons was a barrister, author, judge and a Canadian federal politician.-Early life:Sissons was born in Orillia, Ontario and, at the age of four, contracted polio, which injured his leg and he walked with a limp for the rest of his life...
.
J.H. Sissons offers the 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...
program for all students.