07.23.2023
Dual Language Immersion at SCVi
Dual language immersion refers to teaching and learning in two languages. Learners enrolled in SCVi’s dual language immersion program, now serving grades K-5, are taught 50 percent of the instructional time in Spanish by a native Spanish-speaking facilitator and 50 percent of the instructional time in English by an English-speaking facilitator.
Learners share the same curriculum and project-based opportunities as their peers and have exposure to the same state standards while receiving instruction in both languages. The Spanish and English-speaking teachers collaborate on teaching all subject material.
The benefits of dual language immersion:
- More than 40 years of research consistently documents the power of language immersion programs to help learners attain high levels of second-language proficiency.
- No other type of instruction, short of living in a second-language environment, is as successful.
- Young children especially thrive in this type of instructional environment.
If you have questions about SCVi’s dual language immersion program, please email info@scvi-k12.org.