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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read the Oakridge/Claremont thread.

If you don’t value the Immersion aspect first and foremost, it may not be the school for you. My kid is in 2nd grade in Immersion, and it’s getting “real” and people who sent their kids for reasons that did NOT include really desiring Spanish learning are bailing next year.

So my advice would be to do it bc you are committed. Otherwise give your spot to a family who is.

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Can you speak more to this please? Just provide a little more detail? I’m curious [/quote]

Do you value your child learning another language?  Because obviously, that's a huge part of the curriculum.  So if you think it's just a fun elective, the Immersion program may not be right for you.  It's half the school day (and will be more starting Fall 2023 for the younger kids).  My husband grew up in a Spanish speaking country, so it's very important to us.

By support I just mean, will you provide Spanish language materials at home?  If you are able, of course.  Books, shows, whatever.  If your child needs some help mastering vocabulary, are you willing to help?  There will be times it's harder than your neighborhood school.  They do math and science in spanish, so that can require a bit of extra learning on your part to be able to support as kids get older.  In K and 1st, it's not too complicated, but we are in 2nd and I can feel the shift to it becoming more challenging.  Because they need to have kept up their language skills.

And now that other families who really would like the opportunity for Immersion will be turned away (since this year there are less K classes) I'd just advise you take the spot because you want it.  Not just because you "won" the lottery or something.

We are at Claremont (not Key) but it's a wonderful community.  I love it.[/quote]

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