Ottawa-Carleton District School Board - Family Reception Centre

Organization:

Phone Numbers:

613-239-2416

Email:

familyreceptioncentre@ocdsb.ca

Website:

www.ocdsb.ca/our_schools/family_reception_centre

Address:

Adult High School
300 Rochester St, Suite 202
Ottawa, ON
K1R 7N4

Intersection:

Rochester St and Somerset St W

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

By appointment only

Executives:

Pino Buffone - Director of Education

Service Description:

Assists all newly arriving and returning students, who speak a first language other than English and who will be living within the service boundaries

Will check documents for school * assess students in literacy, numeracy, English and first language * contact schools for placement (English as a Second Language, English Literacy Development, regular programs and special needs) * check documents for immunizations * provide information about the school and the community

Fees:

None

Application:

Call to make an appointment * bring immigration status document, previous school records, proof of address, immunization records, and the school aged children to the appointment

Eligibility / Target Population:

All new and returning students to Canada who speak a first language other than English and will who live within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board boundaries

Languages:

English ; French ; Arabic, Bengali, Mandarin, Russian, Somali , Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese

Area Served:

Ottawa (City of)