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[quote=Anonymous]Can any MMBDA parents provide their views on the quality of instruction in the Spanish immersion classes? I recently toured and loved the bright, open classrooms for the PS/PK. The PS3 classes were on a field trip, so I could not observe them, but observed the PK4 classes. I spoke to some students in Spanish and it was obvious that the children understood some Spanish, but would often answer in English.

In one class, the lead Spanish teacher was a non-native Spanish speaker and spoke to the students in English a great deal. Are songs and music used in these classrooms? In one class, the 5 year olds were sitting at desks and being instructed by the native Spanish teacher. Are any field trips centered around Spanish speaking culture/arts or conducted in Spanish only?

My 3 year old is bilingual so I would like for her to be in an environment that encourages even more use of Spanish. I speak to her in Spanish 95% of the time and my husband uses English. I am concerned that she may feel shy about speaking in Spanish if the majority of her peers are not.

Thanks so much.[/quote]

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