Advanced Math in MCPS Immersion School

[motheroftwo2]

Hi,
I applied my child for College Gardens ES in Rockville for its Chinese Immersion Program.
I wonder how Immersion school deals with kids whose math is advanced.
Since there is only one CI class, do everyone just go in same pace? or do they move the kids with advanced Math to other class?

On the other hand, how do they handle the kids who are falling behind in math, then?

[Anonymous]

I'm curious about this too! We went to an open house for a different immersion program, and were concerned about the lack of mention of math/science!

[Anonymous]

They're supposed to offer the same math opportunities as regular schools. Unfortunately, at our immersion program -- that meant going to compacted math with an english speaking class, which meant less immersion for our child, but at least the advanced math opportunity is being addressed.

[Anonymous]

Not true about getting less immersion if you send your kids to compacted math. The compacted, or advanced math class is held during the 1st period in the middle school, where the kids go there first, THEN to their elementary school for immersion instruction. So the kids get to school at the same time as their classmates, and have a full day of immersion instruction-in this case our kids are in the French immersion program so it is full immersion.

[Anonymous]

I think the way this is handled actually depends on the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not true about getting less immersion if you send your kids to compacted math. The compacted, or advanced math class is held during the 1st period in the middle school, where the kids go there first, THEN to their elementary school for immersion instruction. So the kids get to school at the same time as their classmates, and have a full day of immersion instruction-in this case our kids are in the French immersion program so it is full immersion.

Not the same case for partial immersion program, which only for math and science. On the day of math subject, kids who go to compacted/advanced math will be taught in English. They will only get science in immersion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not true about getting less immersion if you send your kids to compacted math. The compacted, or advanced math class is held during the 1st period in the middle school, where the kids go there first, THEN to their elementary school for immersion instruction. So the kids get to school at the same time as their classmates, and have a full day of immersion instruction-in this case our kids are in the French immersion program so it is full immersion.

This depends on the school. At Rock Creek Forest compacted math is offered at the school (they don't bus to a middle school), but what they do is combine the immersion kids who qualify with the kids who qualify from the English program. This may be because having separate sections would be too small. The class is held during the regular math period -- and offered only in English, so yes, the kids in that program end up getting less Spanish that year.