HOW DOES IMMERSION WORK?

Dual language immersion offers a rich bilingual experience for young learners. Immersion classes follow the same curriculum in all content areas (reading, writing, math, science, and social studies) as all other classrooms and use many of the same materials.

Two teachers will instruct students in this program - one for half the day in English, and the other for half the day in Spanish. In the Spanish-speaking classroom, the teacher will speak entirely in Spanish and use a range of strategies including pictures, songs, games, body language, facial expressions, and more.

As students progress from grade to grade, they will have a pathway toward advanced- level proficiency in Spanish. By ninth grade, immersion students will be prepared to take the AP Spanish exam and then participate in dual-enrollment or dual-credit classes with local universities, possibly earning college credits while still in high school.