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  90% of the school day;
• Students learn the content and simultaneously gain knowledge of the language;
• Starting in third grade the amount of English increases to 20%, and Spanish is used for 80% of instruction;
• Knowledge and skills are taught in Spanish reinforcing English literacy through thematic teaching and attention to cross-linguistic development.