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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR2541 |
| TITLE: | Association for English-German Bilingual Education of Edmonton Fonds |
| CREATOR: | Association for English-German Bilingual Education of Edmonton |
| DATE RANGE: | 1973 - 1981 |
| EXTENT: | 0.12 m of textual records |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | The English-German Bilingual Program began in the fall of 1978 as an experimental program in response to provide German as a second language in the Edmonton school system. The program proved successful and Edmonton Public School Board now offers a bilingual program from kindergarten to Grade 12. The Association for English - German Bilingual Education of Edmonton (AEGBEE) operates to support the Program. The Association raises additional monetary support for the program through a casino night held every other year. Over 600 students attend the program. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of records documenting the operation of the Association of English-German Bilingual Education of Edmonton including correspondence, minutes, and copies of the periodical Buntes Allerlei dating from 1971 to 1983. |
| GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the administrative history/biographical sketch sourced from: Association for English-German Bilingual Education of Edmonton, http://germanbilingual.epsb.net/aegbee.html (Accessed July 16, 2008 |