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[quote=Anonymous]we were in a partial immersion school through elementary (PK4-5th).

(1) I am glad my kids are proficient (not fluent) at a basic level in the language. But I feel like we lost a lot by not being in a neighborhood school. Immersion schools develop their own tight-knit community, but to participate you have to put in the time. If you work long hours or travel a lot you will not be able to do it. If, on the other hand, you have a lot of flexibility in your schedule or have a lot of supplemental help like an au pair or after school sitter or family in the area that can help with transportation, you and the kids will be able to participate more and will get more out of it. For us there was also a cultural overlay so we felt that was an important benefit of the program and worth it for us. 
(2) too soon to tell on whether there are long term English consequences. Kids were definitely still on grade level, but their spelling and writing in English is not strong. Hoping middle school helps it even out.

My youngest is not in immersion and I know there is no way that weekend language classes can ever get her to the level my immersion kids are at. It's one thing to learn in an hour of language class a day but our immersion program they spent 7 years going to school every other day in the target language. That's an early comprehension and comfort level that it is hard to replicate otherwise. [/quote]

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