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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents of students who started at RCF this school year or in the last two years (looking for more recent feedback) - how do like the immersion program? What didn't or don't you like about it or about this school? Thanks for any input and please no snark.[/quote]

My kid graduated 3 years ago but the program remains the same.

It will make your child fluent and literate in Spanish in the most natural way possible. All without you having to speak it.  You don’t even need to have your child practice over the summer.

The classes are large and they use the same curriculum as the rest of Montgomery county, for better or worse.

There are only two classes for each grade so the kids know each other very, very well after six years, again for better or worse.

The teachers are actually native speakers, unlike high school Spanish teachers sometimes.

The school itself is new and well run with an active PTSA.

Immersion teachers turn over at a higher rate than other elementary school teachers.

If your child is discovered to have a disability like dyslexia, you have to be okay pulling them from the program.

Overall it’s great. The new dual language programs like at Oakland Terrace (and eventually at middle and high schools) are the new trend. MCPS will never add more full immersion schools like RCF.

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Is teacher turnover really *high* in Spanish at RCF?  If so, it’s the opposite at SCES in French.  Just wondering if that was a typo or what you meant to say.[/quote]
PP said turnover is “higher,” not “high.” So if other ES teacher turnover is 5%, immersion turnover could be higher at 5.1%.[/quote]

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