Spanish Immersion Program

We're opening the door to Spanish Immersion—and to the world— for interested incoming kindergarten and first grade students.

Do you want your child to be able to:

• Interact in many different cultural situations?
• Reach advanced levels of second language proficiency?
• Enhance native language ability?
• Demonstrate greater problem-solving abilities and flexible thinking?
• Increase college preparedness and career opportunities?           

Unique characteristics of the Spanish Immersion Program:

• In primary grades, the curriculum is taught through the language of Spanish for 80-90% of the school day;
• Students learn the content and simultaneously gain knowledge of the language;
• The amount of English is gradually increased until English and Spanish are each used 50% of the time, usually starting in third grade;
• Knowledge and skills are taught in one language and reinforced in the other language through thematic  teaching and attention to cross-linguistic development;
• Approximately 50% of the students are English speakers and 50% are English Language Learners.