Somme (river) invasion fleet of William the Conqueror assembled in the Bay of the Somme, at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. The river also featured in the 1346 withdrawal of Edward III of England's army, which forded the river at the Battle of Blanchetaque during the campaign, which culminated in the Battle of Crécy. Crossing the river also featured prominently in the campaign which led to the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. In 1636, a Spanish army led by Thomas Francis, prince of Carignan, crossed the Somme defeating a French army during the Thirty Years War threatening Paris. Most famously, the Battle of the Somme, during
Agincourt Collegiate Institute grade 4 Extended French Programme which started in 2006, became another feeder school for Extended French students. ACI is located in the region of Agincourt, one of the most ethnically diverse communities in Scarborough. , 39% of the student body speaks a primary language other than English at home as often as English, and 18% of its students speak mostly or only a language other than English. Agincourt CI offers the advanced placement program for physics, chemistry, biology, statistics, calculus and vectors, and French since the beginning of September 2006. Agincourt also offers French Immersion and Extended French programs from