Students learn to read first in their dominant language. Then, they spend equal amounts of time studying Language Arts in English and in Spanish in second grade. Math is taught in English, and Science and Social Studies are taught in Spanish. Students build fluency and comprehension through daily interactions in both languages with both English and Spanish dominant students.
Language immersion Programs
Students are immersed in the target language 90% of their instructional time from kindergarten through second grade. Over time, instruction in English is gradually added, and students are learning 50% of the time in English and 50% of the time in the target language by 5th grade.
SPANISH One-Way
Classroom comprised of primarily Spanish-dominant speakers
Learning English and Spanish over the course of a day
Morning meetings, community circles, and breaks done in the language of the day (flips back and forth between Spanish and English)
Students are immersed in the target language 90% of their instructional time from Kindergarten through 2nd grade.
Over time, instruction in English is gradually added, and students are learning 50% of the time in English and 50% of the time in the target language by 5th grade.
