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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone tell me more about the Spanish Immersion at Mount Vernon? Pros/cons? 
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Yes, please, as another potential MVCS parent I'd like to know what parents at MVCS think of the immersion program. We are 80% certain to go to MVCS; scores are improving, the community support is great, etc., but we still have some concern about whether the immersion program benefits everyone.[/quote]

We were at MVCS and transferred our child to one of the better publics mentioned on this board. We did not want to continue at the school because the focus was only on immersion and ESL at the expense of other subjects like math. It was ok for the younger grades, but as our child progressed to more advanced material, we did not see the benefit of our child, a native English speaker, learning word problems and such in Spanish. The school teaches Spanish speaking children English. But does not teach English speaking students Spanish. The resources are all devoted to ESL and immersion. There are only one or two non-immersion sections in each grade, and those are filled largely with students who have learning challenges or developmental delays. So not a good fit either. Also, there is no continuity of Spanish immersion into middle school. So students will have to go right back to learning middle school math in English.

The immersion program is there 100% for non-English speakers and is developed and taught as such. It just wasn't the right for for our older elementary aged child who was getting frustrated at the lack of support. FWIW, my child is a top student and was also in TAG. [/quote]

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