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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I were you, I'd ask some of the schools you're looking at. They'll be able to give you a better idea than one family's anecdote. They may also tell you that they can't recall any student starting the dual language program past K or 1st grade there, and if that's the case I'd rank those schools lower than schools who have more experience getting 1st or 2nd graders up to speed.[/quote]

Agree. I don’t recall my specific notes from tours offhand, but remember that some schools are open to it and some highly discouraged it – and made that known / weren’t warm to the idea at all when parents asked in the tours.

Is your kid capable of doing it? Absolutely. Will they be miserable? It really depends on the school’s attitude; they need supportive teachers on board.

It’s great that you know the language and that presumably PK3er would also join in on the adventure.

YMMV, but anecdotally I did something like this as a kid but even later – 5th grade. No one else at the school had that experience but the school was supportive and made the difference. Yes there was a lot of staring into space not knowing what was going on but really only for first three months. And then things started to click and sped up from there.

If you go for it, definitely look into exposure or even immersion over the summer. Camps, shows, books/stories you already know in English, songs, etc. Make it a family project. Even as seemingly small as kindly asking for a Spanish-speaking server at restaurants so you can practice in context. It adds up and will make the school drop-off less jarring.

If you have the means, I’d have loved to do something like Concordia over the summer: https://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/

Good luck![/quote]

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