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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they get one immersion program (which I am not entirely opposed to) I pray that they follow the method at Claremont over key. I obviously only have first hand knowledge of Claremont, but from what I heard from key it is a very different program and is not nearly as inclusive to Claremont (my friend describes the population as segregated, which is not my experience at Claremont).  [/quote]

This is the first time I'm hearing this, what is the difference in methods?  [/quote]

I don't know if there is an official method vs just the school environment. I have spoken with a few parents that attend key and they indicated that the school was segregated into the Spanish speaking and English speaking populations. I was told that the PTA meetings are always in English and that Spanish speaking families do not appear to attend (although a Spanish translator will be provider). I also heard that with Key the vast majority of after school events are attended by the English speaking families only. I knew some parents that pulled their child from Key because the Spanish portion of the day involved too much English. I have also heard that key has trouble getting fliers and documents translated to Spanish.

This is not the case at Claremont. From what I gather (although I haven't been to every meeting) the PTA meetings switch every month (so one is in Spanish, the next month English). The after school events I have attended are very well attended by the Spanish speaking families are often in Spanish. The events during school that the parents are invited to are all in Spanish. I am not in my son's class all day, but when I am there the teacher speaks in Spanish only. It seems from my experience at Claremont and my second hand knowledge of Key that Claremont makes more of an effort to reach out to Spanish speaking families and is considered the stronger program. [/quote]

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