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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is a spanish immersion program being thought of as a possible program that should be included at Van Ness?   I think that it would be a great program for the school.  In addition to all of the documented benefits it brings for children learning a second language at a young age, it also would expand the middle and high school options for children who attend Van Ness Elementary.  These [b]kids would then have the option to go to some of the high performing middle school charters that have spanish immersion [/b](i.e. Mundo Verde), and also would allow them to continue this all the way to high school (with the new DC International Charter School - DCI).   Thoughts?[/quote]

Not exactly. Under current law, charters are not supposed to give priority to students based on language.

The only way to get into DCI is to go to a DCI feeder school. You don't even need to speak another language, but of course, it wouldn't hurt.[/quote]

You are incredibly wrong. There will be approximately 20-30 slots open for lottery for DCI. You do not have to have an immersion background. There will be a beginning language track in each of the three languages at DCI. If you enter in 6th grade you could then have 7 years of language instruction in a language!! [/quote]

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