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[quote=Anonymous]My child is at the German School, so this is coming at the question from a different angle. Their full curriculum is in German, but they start teaching English as a second language in 1st Grade. That year it's 45 minutes a day, two days per week. In 2nd and 3rd grades it expands to 45 minutes a day, four days per week. In 4th grade it expands again to a total of five 45 minute periods each week. They offer Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes to cater to kids ranging from new arrivals to native speakers. It is by no means immersive, but the kids benefit from learning the dominant language as their second language, as their whole life outside of the school is an English language immersion experience.[/quote]
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