Spanish/English Dual Language Program
** Asegure de registrar su hijo/a para Kinder en la escuela que le corresponde **
** Please be sure to register your child for Kinder at their neighborhood school **
Dates to know
Learning another language is “like this whole new world opening up to me. … It blows my mind.”
“In my future, it’s going to open up a whole lot more doors. I can be more successful, and I can have better opportunities.”
The process of learning Spanish is “like baby steps. You do the alphabet, then you do sentences and syllables. Then you work on grammar. You just keep moving up the scale.”
Our Program
Our Dual Language Program is a 90/10 bilingual educational program. Instruction is primarily in Spanish at the early grade levels, allowing English-speaking students to become bilingual. The Spanish/English Dual Language Program provides learning opportunities for students to become culturally competent world citizens capable of using, appreciating and developing academic and social languages in both Spanish and English.
Program goals
- To increase grade level academic achievement
- Bilingualism and Biliteracy
- Sociocultural Competence
Parent participation and commitment
To ensure achievement and success, it is necessary for families to commit to the program for eight years (kindergarten through eighth grade). Active parent support is extremely important to the long-term success of each student. This support includes classroom involvement, homework help, parent workshop attendance and feedback.
The program continues at Gaiser Middle School and McLoughlin Middle School. Students who wish to continue their language studies beyond middle school will complete the Spanish language pathway at the Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies. If students continue they also have the opportunity to graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy.
Nuestro Programa
Nuestro programa de Lenguaje Dual es un programa educacional bilingüe en una proporción del 90/10. La intrucción es principalmente en español en los primeros años de primaria. Esto le da la oportunidad a los estudiantes angloparlantes volverse bilingüe. El Programa de Lenguaje Dual en inglés/español provee a los estudiantes oportunidades de aprendizaje en como ser ciudadanos del mundo que son culturalmenet competente capaces usar, apreciar, y desarollar lenguaje academico y social en inglés y español.
Metas del Programa
- Aumentar logro académico a nivel de grado
- Bilingüismo y Biletrado
- Competencia Sociocultural
Participación y Compromiso por parte de los Padres
Para asegurar la realización y éxito es necesario que las familias se comprometan con el programa por ocho años (K-8). El apoyo activo de los padres es extremadamente importante para el éxito a largo plazo de nuestro Programa de Lenguaje Dual. Se les anima a involucrarse en el salón de clases, ayudar a sus niños con sus tareas, asistir a talleres para padres y compartir sus puntos de vista.
El programa continuá en Gaiser Middle School y McLoughlin Middle School. Los estudiantes que desean continuar sus estudios en el lenguaje mas alla de la secundaria pueden completar el Spanish language pathway en la escuela Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies. Sí continúan los estudiantes también tienen la oportunidad de recibir un sello de biletrado en su diploma.
Kindergarten Jump Start
Kindergarten Jump Start is a free program for incoming kindergarteners that takes place a few weeks before the school year begins. Students participate in a variety of math, literacy and hands-on activities, learn school routines and become familiar with their new surroundings.
Data shows that students who attend Jump Start are better prepared for kindergarten than children who do not participate. They also gain confidence, leadership skills and enthusiasm for school. Don’t miss this opportunity to give your child a successful transition to kindergarten!
To register your child, please contact the Sarah J. Anderson office.