The Language Immersion program is available for Spanish at Clearview Elementary School and Mandarin Chinese at Madison Elementary School for kindergarten through second grade students. In the school, students are immersed in Spanish/Chinese while they learn mathematics, science, reading, writing and other curriculum. Immersion means that teachers communicate only in Spanish/Chinese while teaching students.
Benefits of Learning Two Languages:
- Enhances academic and linguistic performance in both languages
- Cognitive advantages – physically enhances brain development
- Increases career and social opportunities
- Expands world view
- Scores statistically higher on SAT college entrance exams
- Increases attendance at colleges and universities
- Improves English language skills
- Enhances learning capacity for life
